Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Walsall
Town
Darlaston
County
West Midlands
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
43389

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Make a Donation
Current location

ST LAWRENCES CHURCH
Church St
Darlaston
Walsall
West Midlands
WS10 8DY
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 97698 96831
Denomination: Church of England

View location on Google Maps
Description
Two varnished oak boards with carved inscription in Gold lettering. The eleven civilians were all in a group of adjoining houses in Lowe Avenue.
Inscription
BOARD ONE: 1939 - 1945/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY./ KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE/ (NAMES)/ YOURS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO SEE/ THAT OUR SACRIFICE HAS NOT BEEN/ IN VAIN BOARD TWO: 1939 - 1945/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY./ KILLED BY ENEMY ACTION/ (NAMES)/ YOURS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO SEE/ THAT OUR SACRIFICE HAS NOT BEEN/ IN VAIN
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ash, G.
Bailey, L.
Bawn, W. H.
Beard, B. C.
Belcher, T. E.
Boliver, G. W.
Brookes, A.
Brookes
Burkett, D. T.
Butler, A.
See details for all 81 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 70
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 70
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initial, year died
    Order of information: year died, surname, initial
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initial
    Order of information: surname, initial
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: height 1970MM, width 860MM
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
CHURCH AUTHORITIES
Reference

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.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

© WMR-43389

For queries, please contact [email protected].