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Memorial details
- District
- Birmingham
- Town
- Aston
- County
- West Midlands
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), VC or GC Recipients
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 12 September 2006
Attended by:
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 63396
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Current location
Aston Parish Churchyard
Aston Hall Road & Witton Lane
Aston
Birmingham
West Midlands
B6 6QA
England
OS Grid Ref: SP 082 899
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Gravestone with a stepped base and an engraving of the Victoria Cross at the top.
- Inscription
- "FOR VALOUR"/ NEAR THIS SITE LIES/ ALFRED WILCOX/ 1884-1954/ AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS/ FOR CONSPICUOUS BRAVERY/ IN FRANCE 12 SEPT 1918/ THIS STONE IS ERECTED IN MEMORY/ OF AN ASTON BORN MAN BY HIS/ FAMILY AND HIS REGIMENT/ THE OXF & BUCKS LT INFTY.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,regiment,forename,relationships,additional,decorations
Order of information: Undefined - VC or GC Recipients
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,regiment,forename,relationships,decorations
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Gravestone
- 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 - Sponsorship
- Corporate,private
- Reference
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