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Memorial details

Memorial type
Other memorial
District
Anglesey
Town
Holyhead
County
Gwynedd
Country
Wales
Commemoration
VC or GC Recipients, First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Opened
    Date: 12 January 1980
    Attended by: Captain E G Williams MBE
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
37022

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Current location
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Previous locations
  • Royal British Legion Club
    Holyhead
    Anglesey
    Gwynedd
    Wales

    OS Grid Ref: SH 248 828
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Lounge within the Royal British Legion building. Dedicatory metal plaque mounted on a wooden backboard. Plaque flanked by a photograph of the two men with medal ribbons and brief biography below each.
Inscription
VICTORIA CROSS LOUNGE/ THUS NAMES BY CAPT. E. G. WILLIAMS MBE. RBL./ ON 12 JAN. 1980/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ CAPT. JOHN FOX-RUSSELL VC. MC. RAMC,/ SEAMAN W. WILLIAM/ VC. DSM & BAR (MEDALLE MILITAIRE)/ BOTH OF THIS TOWN/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Fox-russell, John
William, W
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, forenames, place of birth, additional, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, forenames, place of birth, additional, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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