Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Coventry
Town
Coventry
County
West Midlands
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
48014

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Current location

ST MARYS GUILDHALL
Coventry
Coventry
West Midlands
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 330 780
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
BLACK METAL PLAQUES MOUNTED ON NOWY-HEADED WOODEN SURROUND. EMBOSSED SILVER LETTERING.
Inscription
DEDICATED TO THE FIREMEN WHO DIED IN THE COVENTRY BLITZ/ (NAMES)/ "GRIM DETERMINATION OF THE SIREN WAILING - TENSION AS THE FIRST BOMBS FELL - EXHILARATION AS HE LEFT COVER TO ATTEND THE FIRST CALL - EXALTATION AS THE RAIDS PROCEEDED AND HELL WAS LET LOOSE AROUND HIM. THEN EXHAUSTION, AND, FINALLY, MUCH LATER, SATISFACTION - A USEFUL NIGHT'S WORK." SIR AYLMER FIREBRACE.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 67
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 67
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height 57 IN, width 29 IN
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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