Memorial
Biddulph
Current Location
Junction of High Street and John Street, Town Centre, High Street, Biddulph, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, ST8 6AW, England
OS Grid Reference
SJ 88436 57864
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Serviceman / Servicewoman
- WMR Reference Number
- 13568
- Description
- Figure of a soldier in mourning with his head bowed and leaning on his rifle standing on a simple pillar and closely surrounded by railings. A tablet recording additional names from both the First and Second World Wars (identified as a result of research by Mr Les Andrew in the late 1990s) has been placed at a horizontal angle to the main memorial.
- Inscription
- TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS/ PARISH WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (Names)
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 73
- Died
- 73
- Information shown
- Forename, surname
- Order of names
- Surname
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Number Commemorated
- 35
- Died
- 35
- Information shown
- Forename, surname
- Order of names
- Surname
- Maintenance History
- Letters on the additional stone are difficult to read 1999 Nov: 19 names added.
Ceremonies
Unveiled
1922
Unveiled
14th November 1999
Components
- Pillar
Made from: Granite
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1449759
- Figure
Made from: Marble
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1449759
- Historic England - Biddulph War Memorial: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1449759?section=official-list-entry
- Historic England - War Memorial in St Lawrence's Churchyard, Biddulph: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1450156 "A second memorial was erected for Biddulph in 1922; this is located within the town itself at a prominent road junction."
- The Sentinel 21 Oct. 1999 p.13 19 names added following research by Les Andrew, a WW2 ex-serviceman, who had also compiled a Book of Remembrance to be presented to Biddulph Town Hall (refer separate record).