Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Redditch
Town
Webheath
County
Hereford And Worcester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Palestine (1918-1948)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 23rd October 1928
    Attended by: COL GODWIN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
32126

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Current location

On the west
external wall of the church
ST PHILIPS CHURCH
Church Rd
Webheath
Redditch
Hereford And Worcester
B97 5PD
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 01520 66762
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A PAIR OF SIMPLE RECTANGULAR TABLETS MOUNTED ON THE EXTERNAL WALL OF THE CHURCH: SMALL, RAISED LATIN CROSS IN THE CENTRE OF THE WW1 TABLET
Inscription
Top Tablet - TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM WEBHEATH AND/ DISTRICT WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (25 NAMES)/ R.I.P./ YE THAT LIVE ON MID ENGLAND'S PASTURES GREEN/ REMEMBER US, AND THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN/ Lower Tablet - 1939 - 1945/ (5 NAMES)/ PALESTINE 1948/ (1 NAME)/ REST ETERNAL GRANT UNTO THEM O LORD/ AND LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON THEM
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alexander, Thomas Endle
Andrews, John W
Andrews, Oscar
Barker, Albert
Barter, Stanley
Beckensale, Thomas
Bowen, Harold Morgan
Broom, C
Cheape, Hugh Grey
Cheape, Leslie St Clair
See details for all 31 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 25
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 25
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Palestine (1918-1948)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Church of St Philip
  • Grade II
  • 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
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
CHURCH WARDENS

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