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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Oswestry
Town: Dudleston
County: Shropshire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 37919

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Current location

St Mary the Virgin Church
Dudleston
Oswestry
Shropshire
SY12 9EF
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 34592 38425
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

A pedimented white marble tablet mounted onto a mottled marble backboard. The dedication is written in black lettering. There are four flags and a wreath in relief at the top of the tablet. At the top is a gold painted cross.

Inscription

WE PRAY YOU YOU REMEMBER/ IN THE LORD/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919./ (Names)/ FOR GOD KING & COUNTRY.

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Beyer, Leslie
Chapman, Alister H D
Edwards, Richard
France, John
Hampson, Hugh
Knowles, William C
Tomkins, Edwin T
Tomkins, George
Woollham, James
See details for all 9 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 9
Served and returned: 0
Died: 9
Exact count: no
Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, regiment.
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: height c.1066 mm, width c.762 mm
Materials: Marble - White
Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Anonymous, 'Dudleston War Memorial', Wellington Journal & Shrewsbury News, 19 April 1919, p. 8, cn 2.

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