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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
- 38678
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Current location
Holy Trinity Church
Coleshill St
Sutton Coldfield
Birmingham
West Midlands
B72 1TF
England
OS Grid Ref: SP 12189 96285
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- NOWY HEADED PLAQUE BADGE OF ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGT IN NOWY HEAD
- Inscription
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ PERCIVAL ALLEN GROVE/ SECOND LIEUTENANT/ 1/5TH ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGIMENT/ ELDER SON OF ALLEN AND ELIZABETH GROVE,/ BORN AT SUTTON COLDFIELD, SEPTEMBER 29TH 1889,/ WOUNDED JULY 1ST IN ACTION IN FRANCE AND/ DIED JULY 5TH 1916./ INTERRED AT ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN./ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS,THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS."
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Grove, Percival Allen
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,place of burial,manner of death,relationships,additional
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - White - Plaque
Measurements: depth 30MM, height 500MM, width 600MM
Materials: Brass
- Backboard
- 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 - Sponsorship
- Private
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