Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Stoke On Trent
Town
Fenton
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 11th November 1922
    Attended by: Colonel John Ward C.B., C.M.G., the Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent, who had commanded the 25th Middlesex Regiment during the war.
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
38390

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Current location

Staircase wall.
Fenton Town Hall
Baker Street
Fenton
Stoke On Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 3BX
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 89110 44558
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Tablet formed by square white ceramic tiles framed within a dark green ceramic frame. Main inscription in black and red lettering. Mosiac inscription at the base.
Inscription
IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF FENTON/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918./ (Names)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abberley, B.
Abbotts, T. H.
Abraham, G.
Adams, J. H.
Alcock, Albert
Alcock, Amos
Alcock, Arthur
Alcock, E. A.
Alcock, Eli
Alcock, James
See details for all 499 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 499
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 499
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename / initial, surname
    Order of information: surname - only alphabetical by first letter
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height c3350mm, width 2440mm
    Materials: Ceramic
Listing information
Condition
History
2019- Building saved from demolition- memorial secure; 2013, May: site is now for sale and future of memorial is uncertain. Fenton Community Association are acting to save the memorials in the building.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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