Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Pulpit or pulpit part
District
Dudley
Town
Hurst Hill
County
West Midlands
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
70376

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Current location

Hurst Hill Methodist Church
Upper Ettingshall Road
Hurst Hill
Dudley
West Midlands
WV14 9QS
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 93527 93996
Denomination: Methodist

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Description
A dark wooden pulpit at the front of the Church. Around the front of the pulpit the dedication is incised into the wood. In the centre, below the dedication, a black arched plaque gives the names of soldiers who died in white lettering.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF THIS CHURCH WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ REV. W. H. DIMMOCK/ WILLIAM ALLDEN SIMEON RICHARDS/ HARRY O. ALLEN GEORGE SHEPPARD/ JAMES BAUGH FRANK SMALLMAN/ WILLIAM BURTON ISAAC SMALLMAN/ JOHN W. COX HOWARD TURNER/ SAMUEL WILLIAMS/ 1939-1945/ JACK ALLDEN PETER NICHOLLS/ HAROLD ASTON WILLIAM TURNER/ LESLIE HODGKISS ERIC T. WATERHOUSE
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 14
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 14
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname
    Order of information: surname (in two lists)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname
    Order of information: surname (in two lists)
Components
  • Pulpit
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Lettering
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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