Memorial

Walmley - WW1

Walmley, WW1

Source: Phil Duggan

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Current Location

St John the Evangelist Church, Walmley Road, Walmley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B76 1QN, England

SP 13685 93539

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 114599
Description: Wall mounted, portrait oriented wooden framed engraved brass plaque. Two title verses and the war duration infilled with red paint. Two other title verses and names infilled with red paint. A border band comprising a decorative ivy leaf design on a black ground and between two red lines, encloses the inscription and names.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL / MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF THIS PARISH AND NEIGHBOURHOOD / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914-1918. / (21 NAMES) / "THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU, / AND GIVE YOU PEACE." NUM VI 24. 26.

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 21
Died: 21
Information shown: Rank, forename initials, surname, battalion, regiment or service
Order of names: Listed alphabetically by surname

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

Frame

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

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