Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Coventry
Town
Coventry
County
West Midlands
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 03 February 1921
    Attended by: The Mayor (Councillor W.H. Grant) performed the unveiling; those present included dignitaries, relatives of the Fallen, and about 150 Police officers
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
87768

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Current location

Coventry Central Police Station
Little Park Street
Coventry
Coventry
West Midlands
CV1 2JX
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 33537 78676
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • In the Recreation Room
    Police Station
    St Mary's Street
    Coventry
    Coventry
    West Midlands
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Rectangular brass plaque, with raised lettering against a dark background, fixed to a wooden backboard.
Inscription
IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING MEN/ OF THE COVENTRY POLICE FORCE WHO DIED FOR/ KING AND COUNTRY DURING THE GREAT WAR/ (NAMES)/ 1914 1918 LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER SEE TO IT/ THAT THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brown, Charles D
Gabbitas, Charles
James, John
Jennings, Thomas
Kings, George
Lucas, Abraham
Randle, Oliver
Richards, Joseph
Smith, Albert E
Webb, Frank
See details for all 10 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, Regiment
    Order of information: Grouped in descending order of rank, then alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
West Midlands Police
Reference
  • Coventry Evening Telegraph 4/2/1921 (page 2) reported at length the unveiling ceremony that had taken place the previous evening in the Recreation Room at City Police Station, including the information that in 1914 the Coventry City Police force had 137 officers, of whom 60 had served in the Armed Forces. The name of the plaque's manufacturer was stated to have been Messrs G.W. Pridmore & Son of Coventry. www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000337/19210204/036/0002
  • Coventry Evening Telegraph 26/7/1957 (page 5) reported on the opening of Little Park Street Police Station, which had become operational that week.
  • httpps://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/204794
  • Coventry Evening Telegraph 3/2/1921 (page 3) reported that the memorial had been placed in the Club Room of the City Police Force. www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000337/19210203/062/0003

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