Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Bridgnorth
- Town
- Astley Abbotts
- County
- Shropshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 83226
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Current location
St Calixtus Church
Astley Abbotts
Bridgnorth
Shropshire
WV16 4SW
England
OS Grid Ref: SO 70859 96234
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Ornately decorated marble tablet with the names on two panels- the left hand panel is headed by a Latin cross, the right hand panel by a wreath.
- Inscription
- HONOUR THE MEMORY OF THE LOYAL & GALLANT MEN/OF ASTLEY ABBOTS WHO FELL IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR/KING AND COUNTRY/1914-1919/[names] Left Hand Panel-"GREATER LOVE/THAN THIS THAT/HIS LIFE FOR HIS Right Hand Panel-HATH NO MAN/A MAN LAY DOWN/FRIENDS". JOHN XV.13
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bath, Henry
Davies, Frederick
Emson, Arthur Charles
Ford, William Ernest
Greenhalgh, Harry
Hinton, Charles
Kyte, Reginald
Leaver, Victor
Lewis, George
Norry, George Reginald
See details for all 16 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 16
Served and returned: 0
Died: 16
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, rank,regiment
Order of information: rank THEN surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble
- Tablet
- 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
- St Calixtus Parishioners WW1
- WMO ID: 257209
- Condition: Good [last updated on 28-02-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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