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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Birmingham
- Town
- Handsworth
- County
- West Midlands
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 38641
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Current location
Trinity Methodist Church
Rookery Road
Handsworth
Birmingham
West Midlands
B21 9PR
England
OS Grid Ref: SP 030 900
Denomination: Methodist
- Description
- PLAQUE REGIMENTAL BADGE ABOVE INSCRIPTION
- Inscription
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ MAJOR HERBERT WHITEHOUSE RFA/ (C/34TH ARMY BRIGADE, RFA)/ KILLED IN FRANCE ON THE 23RD MARCH 1918/ IN THE 23RD YEAR OF HIS AGE/ FIFTH SON OF PHILIP AND CLARA ELLIS WHITEHOUSE/ "MOOREFIELDS", HANDSWORTH WOOD/ BORN 13TH MAY 1895/ A DEVOTED SON, A LOVING BROTHER, A FAITHFUL FRIEND. BELOVED BY ALL./ THIS TABLET IS PLACED HERE AS A TOKEN OF UNDYING AFFECTION/ BY HIS FATHER, MOTHER, BROTHERS AND SISTERS
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Whitehouse, Herbert
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of birth,age of death,relationships,additional
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: depth 50MM, height 300MM, width 300MM
Materials: Brass
- Plaque
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- CHURCH PROPERTY COMMITTEE
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