Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Newcastle Under Lyme
Town
Kidsgrove
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
38319

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Current location

ST THOMAS CHURCH
The Av
Kidsgrove
Newcastle Under Lyme
Staffordshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 838 541
Denomination: Church of England

View location on Google Maps
Description
RECTANGULAR WHITE MARBLE INSCRIPTION TABLET SURMOUNTED BY TWO FIGURES. WHOLE IS MOUNTED ONTO A RECTANGULAR MARBLE BACKBOARD FIGURE OF AN ANGEL SUPPORTING A SOLDIER CARVED IN RELIEF AT THE TOP OF THE TABLET
Inscription
PRO DEO ET PATRIA/ TO THE SACRED MEMORY OF THE KIDSGROVE MEN/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ "QUIT YOU LIKE MEN; BE STRONG"/ 1. COR. XVI. 13.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allbutt, Jos
Bailey, Thos.
Bailey, Wm
Barlow, Hugh
Baskeyfield, Thos
Birtles, Arth
Bossons, Geo
Brookes, John
Brough, Jas
Bullock, Herbert
See details for all 115 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 113
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 113
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST THOMAS
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
CHURCH COUNCIL

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

© WMR-38319

For queries, please contact [email protected].