Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Wyre Forest
Town
Kidderminster
County
Hereford And Worcester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
85536

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Current location

Kidderminster Railway Museum
Station Approach
Kidderminster
Wyre Forest
Hereford And Worcester
DY10 1QX
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 83743 76259
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Standard GWR framed and glazed Roll of Honour, with dedicatory inscription in the centre flanked by four columns of names. The GWR device (the arms of London and Bristol) at the top.
Inscription
Centre: GREAT/ WESTERN/ RAILWAY/ ROLL/ OF/ HONOUR/ 1914-1918/ On this Roll of Honour are shown/ the names of members of the staff/ of the Great Western Railway/ Company who gave their lives in the/ Great War. Many of the men were called/ upon to participate in some of the fiercest/ fighting of the campaign; they upheld the/best traditions of their Country, and their/ memory is revered alike by the Company and/ their comrades./ The number of Great Western men who/ joined His Majesty's Forces was 25,479/ representing thirty-three per cent of the/ Company's staff. Those who gave their lives/ in the war numbered 2,524./ WAR HONOURS/ The following War Honours were gained by members of the Great Western Railway Staff/ (List of numbers of decorations received). Left and right (Names)
Inscription legible?
no
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2524
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2524
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, occupation
    Order of information: By occupation and then alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
History
Originally located in the old Birmingham Snow Hill station which was demolished in 1985. It was then framed and put up in the booking hall in Kidderminster Town Station.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC

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