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Memorial details

Memorial type
Serviceman / Servicewoman
District
Birmingham
Town
Handsworth
County
West Midlands
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
51953

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Current location

St James' Church
St James Road
Handsworth
Birmingham
West Midlands
B21 0HL
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 03595 89702
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
LIFE SIZE BRONZE FIGURE OF E G ABBOTT AT REST IN FULL UNIFORM THERE IS ALSO A BRASS PLAQUE NEXT TO THE FIGURE REGIMENTAL BADGE AT THE FOOT OF THE MEMORIAL AND AROUND THE BASE
Inscription
Figure: DEAR TO THE MEMORY OF ERIC GOWARD ABBOTT 5TH SOUTH STAFF REGT. / HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY /// Plaque: IN GRATITUDE TO GOD FOR / ERIC GOWARD ABBOTT / LIEUTENANT 5TH SOUTH STAFFS REGT / KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE / MARCH 14 1917. AGED 24 YEARS. / THIS OAK PANELLING IS ERECTED BY / HIS BROTHER / CYRIL EDWARD ABBOTT / AS A PERPETUAL MEMORY OF HIS SUPREME / SACRIFICE. / "AND THIS MAN DIED, LEAVING HIS DEATH FOR AN / EXAMPLE OF NOBLE COURAGE, AND A MEMORIAL / OF VIRTUE, NOT ONLY UNTO YOUNG MEN, / BUT TO ALL HIS NATION." / 2. MAC. VI. 31
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abbott, Eric Goward
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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, forenames, surname, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death, relationships
    Order of information: Rank, forenames, surname, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death, relationships
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 350mm, width 260mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Figure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Panelling
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
St James' Church

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