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Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Shrewsbury And Atcham
Town
Shrewsbury
County
Shropshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: November 1920
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Dedicated
    Date: November 1920
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
38029

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Current location

At west end of church.
St Giles Church
Wenlock Rd
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury And Atcham
Shropshire
SY2 6JP
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 506 119
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Stained glass windows, depicting St George to the left of a central tablet with decorated border, and St Martin to the right.
Inscription
(UNKNOWN)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barlow, Archibald George
Boyer, Sydney James
Deane, Richard John
Derriman, Gerald Lysley
Dymock, Robert Townsend Vaughton
Edwards, James Andrew
Higley, Wilfred John
Jones, Frank
Jones, John Edward
Martin, Walter Sidney Stanley
See details for all 21 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 21
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 21
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Alabaster
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • THE SHREWSBURY CHRONICLE by N/A 19 November 1920 p.5 col.7 Source: Media Library Published:N/A SHREWSBURY The memorial was unveiled by Col Deane, formerly commanding the King's Shropshire Light Infantry Depot, and dedicated by Vicar, the Rev. F Roberts
  • Kelly's Trade Directory Shropshire (1937) p.224
  • Other website www.stgilesshrewsbury.co.uk/history/photo-album/st-giles-church

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