Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Birmingham
Town
Sutton Coldfield
County
West Midlands
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
38628

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Current location

By Four oaks railway station.
Four Oaks Methodist Church
South Parade
Sutton Coldfield
Birmingham
West Midlands
B74 2UU
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 11647 97985
Denomination: Methodist

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Description
PLAQUE
Inscription
TO THE HONOURED/ MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ OF THIS CHURCH WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Cavit, Sydney Norton
Cobb, Frederick Henry
Colbourn, Cyril George
Gilbert, William
Holbeche, Edward
Johnson, Arthur
Larnock, Primrose Logan
See details for all 7 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename,decorations
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 600MM, width 450MM
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
CHURCH PROPERTY GIVEN

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