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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Shropshire
Town
Ludlow
County
Shropshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: Prize Giving Day 1919
    Attended by: EARL OF POWIS
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
37967

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Current location

Schoolroom of Palmers Hall
Ludlow College
Mill Street
Ludlow
South Shropshire
Shropshire
SY8 1GW
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 511 744
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
LARGE OAK BOARD DIVIDED INTO PANELS WITH NAMES IN PAINTED LETTERING IN COLUMNS WITHIN THEM. DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION AT THE TOP. . Newspaper report on unveiling of WW2 Memorial has: The memorial "is completed by an illuminated Roll of Honour handsomely bound in red leather decorated with gold which contains the names of all Old Ludlovians who took part in the First World War 1914-1918 and the Second World War 1939-1945".
Inscription
(...) OLD BOYS OF THE SCHOOL (...)/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Acton, G D
Addison, A C
Austin, E V
Bach, P
Bodenham, C E
Brocklehurst, C
Dallow, W E
Diggle, H V
Gilkes, N S
Griffiths, H A
See details for all 29 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 213
    Served and returned: 184
    Died: 29
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: height 2100MM, width 5940MM
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE SONS OF THOSE WHO SERVED
Sponsorship
Public,other
Responsibility
LUDLOW COLLEGE WAR MEMORIAL COMMITTEE

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