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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), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
28910

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Current location

VILLAGE HALL
Main Rd
Gnosall
Stafford
Staffordshire
ST20 0ET
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 83067 20654
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
TWO WOODEN VARNISHED BOARDS WITH MOULDED FRAMES. ONE FOR 1st WW CASUALTIES, ONE FOR 2nd WW CASUALTIES.
Inscription
FWW PLAQUE - REMEMBRANCE / GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / GNOSALL-CUM-KNIGHTLEY. / MEN WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE, GIVING THEIR LIVES THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. / TRUE LOVE BY LIFE, / TRUE LOVE BY DEATH BE TRIED, / LIVE THROUGH FOR ENGLAND; / WE FOR ENGLAND DIED. / [NAMES] SWW PLAQUE - REMEMBRANCE / SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945 / GNOSALL-CUM-KNIGHTLEY / MEN WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE. / GIVING THEIR LIVES THAT WE MIGHT LIVE / TRUE LOVE BY LIFE / TRUE LOVE BY DEATH IS TRIED, / LIVE THOUGH FOR ENGLAND / WE FOR ENGLAND DIED / [NAMES] / GNOSALL & DISTRICT BRANCH / BRITISH LEGION / BRASS PLAQUE BELOW REMEMBRANCE PLAQUES RECORDS THAT THE LAND ON WHICH THE HALL STANDS WAS DONATED AS A MEMORIAL TO THE FALLEN IN TWO WORLD WARS. 1914-1918. 1939-1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 51
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 51
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 10
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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