Memorial
Rood End Memorial
Current Location
ROOD END SCHOOL, Rood End Rd, Oldbury, Sandwell, West Midlands, England
OS Grid Reference
SP 009 889
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 52158
- Description
- MARBLE SHIELD ON STONE PLINTH
- Inscription
- PRO PATRIA MORI/ 1914-1918/ "THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED TO THE UNDYING MEMORY OF HIS MAJESTYS FORCES OF ROOD END WHO HEEDLESS OF SELF SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES THAT ENGLAND MIGHT LIVE"/ (NAMES)
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 54
- Served
- 27
- Died
- 27
- Information shown
- surname,forename
- Maker(s)
DALLOW AND SONS, Sculptor
Components
- Plaque
Made from: Marble
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1434723
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1434723 (accessed 29/05/2026)
- Plinth
Height: 8FT
Width: 3FT
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1434723
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1434723
Report a Concern
- War Memorials Trust Reference Number
- 155322
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