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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- District
- Shrewsbury And Atcham
- Town
- Shrewsbury
- County
- Shropshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 6 Nov.1949
Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Shrewsbury
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 64388
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Current location
St Chads Church
St Chads Terrace
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury And Atcham
Shropshire
SY1 1JX
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 487 125
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Book of Remembrance contained in a carved oak lectern. It is designed to imitate a second Book of Remembrance and oak lectern also housed in the church, which had been created following WW1.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1300
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1300
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Lectern
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak - Book
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- Lectern
- 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 - Reference
- THE SHREWSBURY CHRONICLE by N/A 11 Nov. 1949 Source: Media Library Published:N/A SHREWSBURY Report of dedication andlist of names of the fallen
- WELLINGTON JOURNAL & SHREWSBURY NEWS by N/A 23 Oct. 1948 p.5; 13 Nov. 1948 p.6;25 july 1949 p.8; Source: Media Library Published:N/A WELLINGTON, SHROPSHIRE
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