Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Dudley
Town
Brierley Hill
County
West Midlands
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
70461

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Current location

St Michael's Church
Church Hill
Brierley Hill
Dudley
West Midlands
DY5 3AA
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 91643 86847
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Stone tablet with inscribed commemoration above three vertical columns with names inscribed in each. The columns are divided by, and bordered with, marble pillarwork. The top of the tablet is sculpted as a broken arch with a Latin cross adorned with a laurel wreath at the centre. There is a shelf at the base of the tablet below which there are several further names inscribed.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF BRIERLEY HILL, WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES DURING THE GREAT WAR./ THIS TABLET AND MEMORIAL WINDOW ARE DEDICATED AS A TOKEN OF/ GRATITUDE FOR THEIR SELF-SACRIFICE IN THE CAUSE OF RIGHT AND LIBERTY/ (Names...)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 184
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 184
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble, Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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