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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
- 43339
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Current location
Boldmere Methodist Church
Boldmere Rd
Sutton Coldfield
Birmingham
West Midlands
B76 5LJ
England
OS Grid Ref: SP 10865 94402
Denomination: Methodist
- Description
- VARNISHED OAK BOARD WITH INSCRIPTION IN GOLD LETTERING
- Inscription
- IN/ LOVING MEMORY/ OF THE MEN/ WHO WENT OWN FROM THIS HALL/ AND LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ THEY WERE A WALL/ UNTO US BOTH/ BY NIGHT AND DAY/ 1 SAM XXV, 16
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bates, Arthur
Beach, Walter
Bliss, Arthur
Bough, Hugh
Butler, Frank
Randall, Arthur
Seaton, Walter J
Williams, Alfred
See details for all 8 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: 0
Died: 8
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: depth C 30MM, height C 900MM, width C 600MM
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Board
- 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
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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