Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Dudley
Town
Lower Gornal
County
West Midlands
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
48071

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Current location

Five Ways Methodist Church
Ruiton Street
Lower Gornal
Dudley
West Midlands
DY3 2EG
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 91738 91626
Denomination: Methodist

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Description
Nowy headed grey marble tablet on a backboard.
Inscription
ERECTED IN MEMORY/ OF OUR DEAR BROTHER/ L. CPL. ERNEST SIMMONDS/ 10525, 2ND WORCS REGT./ KILLED IN ACTION AT PERONNE, FRANCE/ SEPTEMBER 19TH 1918/ AGED 33 YEARS/ HE DID HIS DUTY
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Simmonds, Ernest
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, forename, surname, service number, regiment, place of death, date of death, age at death, relationship
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 380 mm, width 530 mm
    Materials: Marble - Grey
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other

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