Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Wyre Forest
Town
Bewdley
County
Hereford And Worcester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
32299

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Current location

Attached to the east wall of the church (Outside church)
St. Anne's Church
Load Street
Bewdley
Wyre Forest
Hereford And Worcester
DY12 2AE
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 78597 75324
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Large stone wall consisting of a central stone panel with flanking curved walls. A dedicatory inscription in the centre panel is flanked by two columns of the WW1 casualties, the WW2 casualties are carved on the outer, curved parts of the wall (22 to the left, 7 to the right). The stone, central panel features a Latin cross in relief and the WW1 panels are surrounded by a laurel and ribbon border with a flaming torch within a wreath on the outer edge: the WW2 curved panels are beyond these. There is an iron railing in the front of the whole composite.
Inscription
Centre: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF BEWDLEY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ PRO PATRIA Left and right hand panels: (WW1 names) Curved Walls: (WW2 names)
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Alberts, John
Ashcroft, George A.
Baker, Geo. William
Barnfield, Fred. Delappé
Bentley, Thomas
Bevan, James
Birch, Alfred Ernest
Bishop, James S.
Bishop, John
Bishop, Thomas
See details for all 105 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 76
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 76
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, forename, surname, regiment
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 29
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 29
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, forename, surname, regiment
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Panelling
    Measurements: height 4000mm, width 8000mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
2000: The bottom of the central section in particular has been badly eroded with some of the inscription hard to read.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Birmingham Daily Gazette - Tuesday 23 December 1919 Bewdley Council agreed to erection of a monument in Load Street as a War Memorial

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