William Hancock And Company Limited - WW1 (brewery)

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Undefined
Town: Nangarw
County: Undefined
Country: Wales
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 60494

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Description

Plaque with gilt lettering, shouldered at top.

Inscription

TO THE HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THOSE EMPLOYED BY/ WILLIAM HANCOCK AND COMPANY LIMITED/ WHO FOUGHT AND DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ 1914-1918/ (Names)

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 31
Served and returned: 0
Died: 31
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,regiment
Order of information: surname

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

A Century of British Brewers plus plus 1890-2012 by Norman Barber, Mike Brown and Ken Smith p.45 Published:Longfield Brewery History Society 2012 Longfield, Kent William Hancock & Co Ltd was acquired by Bass Charrington Ltd in 1968, and traded as Welsh Brewers and later Bass Wales. The site was sold in 1999 to S A Brain & Co Ltd, who still brew there.

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