Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Bridgnorth
Town
Shifnal
County
Shropshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
83310

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Current location

St Andrews Church
Church Street
Shifnal
Bridgnorth
Shropshire
TF11 9AA
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 74675 07492
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Nowy headed wooden board featuring an animal on the top edge. Inscription in gilded Roman lettering.
Inscription
TO THE MEMORY OF/ BASIL RICHARD BROOKE, D.S.O./ CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY./ CHAVALIER LEGION D'HONNEUR./ YOUNGEST SON OF JOHN TOWNSHEND BROOKE,/ OF HAUGHTON HALL IN THIS PARISH./ BORN NOVEMBER 28TH, 1882./ SERVED WITH THE GRAND FLEET, 1914-1918./ DIED OCTOBER 8TH, 1929./ BURIED AT HAWKSHEAD CHURCHYARD, WESTMORLAND.
Inscription legible?
no
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, honours, family, birth, death and burial place, surname, forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: depth c. 50mm, height c.1000mm, width c. 1500mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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