Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Birmingham
- Town
- Birmingham
- County
- West Midlands
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 38696
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Current location
The Library of Birmingham
Centenary Square
Broad Street
Birmingham
Birmingham
West Midlands
B1 2EA
England
OS Grid Ref: SP 06286 86855
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Central Public Library
Chamberlain Square
Birmingham
Birmingham
West Midlands
B3 3HQ
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined - Central Public Library
Edmund Street
Birmingham
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined - Show More (1)
- Central Public Library
- Description
- Rectangular Portland stone tablet with gilded incised inscription.
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ ALL OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE KILLED IN ACTION/ AND OF/ JAMES PHILIP TONKS/ OF THE FRIENDS' AMBULANCE UNIT/ MEMBERS OF THE STAFF OF THE BIRMINGHAM PUBLIC LIBRARIES/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR/ OF 1939 - 1945
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Cope, Maurice Henry
Davey, Frank Edwin
Smith, Maurice George
Tonks, James Philip
See details for all 4 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 4
Served and returned: 0
Died: 4
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forenames, surname, unit
Order of information: By unit
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Portland
- Tablet
- 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
- Birmingham City Council
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