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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Dudley
Town
Oldswinford
County
West Midlands
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
48105

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Current location

54
Old Swinford Hospital
Heath Lane (A491)
Oldswinford
Dudley
West Midlands
DY8 1RQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 90290 83497
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Three Rectangular, black, polished marble plaques with gold lettering. Centre plaque is double width of two outer plaques.
Inscription
Centre plaque: IN MEMORY / OLD BOYS OF OLD SWINFORD HOSIPTAL KILLED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY / WORLD WAR 1 / (NAMES) Right hand plaque: IN MEMORY / OLD BOYS OF OLD SWINFORD HOSIPTAL/ KILLED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY / WORLD WAR II / (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ashcroft, James William
Bartle, Benjamin
Beaman, Wilfred Henry
Bennett, Ernest
Bennett, William
Beresford, Ralph
Billingsley, Mark
Blewitt, Fred
Blewitt, John
Bourne, Richard Augustus
See details for all 47 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 22
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 22
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, regiment, manner of death, date of death, age at death
    Order of information: Surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 46
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 46
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, regiment, manner of death, date of death, age at death
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: height 1220 mm, width 500 mm
    Materials: Marble
  • Undefined
    Measurements: height 1220 mm, width 510 mm
    Materials: Marble
  • Undefined
    Measurements: height 1220 mm, width 990 mm
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
History
2000: Removed for repair
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The School FEOFFEES

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