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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Town
- Blore
- County
- Staffordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- F Osborne and Co. Ltd (Manufacturer)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 51131
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Current location
ST BARTHOLOMEWS CHURCH
Blore
Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 137 494
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- PLAIN RECTANGULAR BRASS PLAQUE MOUNTED ONTO AN OAK BACKBOARD. INCISED INSCRIPTION.
- Inscription
- 1914 1918/ ERECTED/ BY THE PARISHIONERS OF/ BLORE-WITH-SWINSCOE TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN/ PROUD MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME/ SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR/ (NAMES)/ ALSO IN GRATEFUL/ ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THOSE/ WHO WERE SPARED TO US/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Billington, E
Bott, A
Clewes, C
Clowes, S
Grundy, W
Howson, D
Okeover, H E
Slack, F
Warrington, G
Young, C
See details for all 12 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 16
Served and returned: 13
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,decorations
Order of information: rank,surname,decorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 2FT 3IN, width 1FT 3IN
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak
- 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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