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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Shrewsbury And Atcham
- Town
- Shrewsbury
- County
- Shropshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 37898
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Current location
RC CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF OUR LADY
Town Walls
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury And Atcham
Shropshire
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 490 120
Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description
- PIETA IN OAK WITH INSET OF OUR LADY HOLDING THE DEAD CHRIST SURROUNDED BY A CROWN OF THORNS IN TOP CORNERS OF BOARD ARE BADGES OF KINGS SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY (LEFT) AND CHURCH (RIGHT)
- Inscription
- PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF THE MEN WHO WENT/ FORTH FROM THIS PARISH AND GAVE THEIR LIVES/ THAT YOU MIGHT LIVE/ (NAMES)/ LUXAETERNA LUCEAT EIS DOMINE CUM/ SANCTIS TUIS IN AETERNUM (TRANS: LET PERPETUAL LIGHT, O LORD, SHINE ON THEM WITH ALLL YOU SAINTS FOREVER)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 63
Served and returned: 0
Died: 63
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,decorations
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- First World War memorial
Measurements: height 9670MM, width 1220MM
Materials: Wood - Oak
- First World War memorial
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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