Memorial

Men Of Alrewas

Alrewas setting

Source: Copyright DR Walker

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Current Location

Junction of Main Street and Post Office Road, Post Office Rd, Alrewas, Lichfield, Staffordshire, DE13 7AE, England

OS Grid Reference

SK 17011 15050

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 13307
Description: Cross with tiered plinth, these tiers bearing the inscription. The whole set on a rougher stone base.
Inscription: Side 1: TO THE ETERNAL MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF ALREWAS WHOSE NAMES/ ARE INSCRIBED HEREON, WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR THE EMPIRE IN/; THE GREAT WAR, AND OF ALL THOSE/ OTHERS FROM THIS PARISH WHO/ FOUGHT UNDER THE FLAG DURING/ THE SAME PERIOD 1914-1919/ IN LIKE MANNER/ WE HONOUR THE MEN OF ALREWAS/ WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED BELOW/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945/ (NAMES) Side 2: (names) Side 3: (names) Side 4: (names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 32
Information shown: surname, forename
Additional Information: Commemoration does not distinguish between those who died and those who served and returned.

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 6
Information shown: initial, surname, rank
Order of names: Surname
Additional Information: Commemoration does not distinguish between those who died and those who served and returned.

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Components

Cross

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1429128

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1429128 (accessed 07/05/2026)

Plinth

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1429128

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1429128 (accessed 07/05/2026)

Base

Made from: Stone

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Men Of Alrewas

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