Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- North Shropshire
- Town
- Cheswardine
- County
- Shropshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 50929
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Current location
ST SWITHINS CHURCH
Cheswardine
North Shropshire
Shropshire
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 719 299
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- RECTANGULAR PLAQUE SET ON WOODEN LATIN CROSS WITH INFILLED ARMS. SIMPLE PLAQUE WITH NO DECORATION OTHER THAN LETTERS. POLISHED WOODEN CROSS WITH SECTIONS INBETWEEN ARMS.
- Inscription
- V.E. DAY 1945 - 1995/ (EXACT WORDING UNCLEAR)/ THROUGHOUT THE NATION/ (EXACT WORDING UNCLEAR) /TO MAINTAIN WORLD PEACE/ SINCE THE ENDING OF THE LAST/ WORLD WAR IN EUROPE/ (EXACT WORDING UNCLEAR)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- 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
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