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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945)

Maker

MESSRS JOSEPH CRIBB (Letter cutter / Engraver)
W C H King (Sculptor)
MacDonald Gill FRIBA, FRGS (Designer)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 21st November 1947
Attended by: LORD FORESTER

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

38092

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Current location

Wrekin College
Wellington
Wrekin
Shropshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 640 110
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Stone tablet bearing School Badge and Motto in proper colours at top. At base painted figures of an Angel, left, and a Biblical boy holding a sword, right.

Inscription

REMEMBER BEFORE GOD THOSE SONS OF THE SCHOOL WHO, FAITHFUL TO ITS MOTTO, PASSED FROM THE SIGHT OF MEN BY THE PATH OF DUTY AND SERVICE DURING THE WAR/ (Names)/ BE VALIENT FOR GOD AND FIGHT THE LORD'S BATTLES

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 97
Served and returned: 0
Died: 97
Exact count: no
Information shown: Initials, surname
Order of information: Alphabetically by surname with some obvious later entries out of order

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone

Listing information

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Condition

Wrekin College WW2
WMO ID: 219546
Condition: Undefined [last updated on 05-08-2018]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

Wrekin College

Reference

THE SHREWSBURY CHRONICLE by N/A 1946-47 Source: Media Library Published:N/A SHREWSBURY

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