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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Stafford
Town
Gnosall
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
28908

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Current location

ST LAWRENCES CHURCH
Gnosall
Stafford
Staffordshire
ST20 0EP
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 83017 20892
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
OBLONG TABLET WITH CURVED TOP. LETTERING INCISED AND PAINTED. CARVED, PLAIN BORDER
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL / MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE PARISH / OF GNOSALL WITH KNIGHTLEY WHO MADE THE / SUPREME SACRIFICE FOR LIBERTY, TRUTH AND RIGHT / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / (NAMES) / "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baugust, J L
Baugust, R I
Beeston, C
Bocking, B
Bocking, J W
Bratton, A
Bridgen, J
Brough, E
Brough, J
Cartwright, D
See details for all 51 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 52
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 52
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,decorations
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height C 1000MM, width C 1000MM
    Materials: Alabaster
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE
  • Grade I
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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