Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Stafford
Town
Chebsey
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
38466

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Current location

CHEBSEY CHURCH
Chebsey
Stafford
Staffordshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 860 280
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Celtic Cross with Celtic engraving all over, including a sword. On three stepped base. In November 2018 gilded inscriptions appear on red marble tablets front and rear of the top step which appear to be later additions. Original isncription gave only initials for the fallen but the later tablet bears full forenames and an additional named individual.
Inscription
Top Plinth: REMEMBER BEFORE GOD THOSE / FROM THIS PARISH WHO DIED / FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / (10 Names) Bottom Plinth: (Names) Later Tablets: Front: SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918/ (11 Names) /MAY THEIR SOULS THROUGH THE MERCY OF GOD REST IN PEACE Rear: WE REMEMBER ALL WHO AHVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES / FOR OUR COUNTRY IN WAR. / WE COMMEND THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES / TO THE MERCY AND LOVE OF GOD.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, Valentine
Ball, John Buckley
Breward, Rowland
Ecclestone, Robert Henry
Hatton, William
Jackson, Thomas
Shore, Henry
Silvester, Herbert
Simpkin, Samuel
Talbot, Harold
See details for all 11 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 25 CM, height 151 CM, width 144 CM
    Materials: Stone
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 198 CM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • THE SHREWSBURY CHRONICLE by N/A MAY 1920 Source: Media Library Published:N/A SHREWSBURY

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