George Skey And Company Employees WW1

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Maker

DOULTON & CO LIMITED (Manufacturer)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 24th September 1922
Attended by: COLONEL CHARLES BAILEY
Dedicated
Date: 24th September 1922
Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Stafford
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Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

38419

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Current location

In Car Park
Morrison's Supermarket (Site of George Skey and Co)
Marlborough Way
Wilnecote
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B77 2NY
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 22106 01580
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Tablet made out of four tiles (assumed to be of the Company's own manufacture) topped with stone pediment with wreath and Company title at centre and with similarly decorated moulding at base. Red and bluse inscription. Now set on low concrete platform with brick base.

Inscription

GEORGE SKEY & CO./ IN HONOURED MEMORY OF OUR MEN/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ VALLEY COLLIERY/ (Names)/ BEAUCHAMP COLLIERY/ (Names)/ WORKS / (Names)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Baker, Edward
Baker, Joseph
Banks, William
Brain, Fred
Carter, Charles
Cresswell, Albert
Duffy, Samuel
Ellson, Leonard
Gadsby, Fred
Hill, Alfred
See details for all 19 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 19
Served and returned: 0
Died: 19
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename,occupation
Order of information: occupation

Components

Tablet
Measurements: height C 2FT, width C 2FT
Materials: Ceramic

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History

SITE NOW OWNED BY MORRISONS

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Corporate

Reference

‘Stories from the Great War Vol 3 The Tammy Tommies’. Mick Manise

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