Memorial

Gobowen

Gobowen and District War Memorial

Source: Copyright Martin Briscoe

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Current Location

Junction of Old Whittington Road and Chirk Road, outside Coop shop., Chirk Road, Gobowen, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 3JR, England

OS Grid Reference

SJ 30275 33530

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cenotaph
WMR Reference Number: 13820
Description: Replica of whitehall cenotaph surrounded by railings. Inscription in white stone tablets on the front face of the memorial. Other inscriptions carved into the stone. Carved wreaths on the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock faces.
Inscription: 6 O'CLOCK FACE: THE GLORIOUS DEAD / ROLL OF HONOUR / (NAMES) / 1939 - 1945 / (NAMES) / TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN EVER-GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS DISTRICT / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR. / "GOD PROVED THEM AND FOUND THEM WORTHY OF HIMSELF." 9 O'CLOCK FACE: 1914 / YE HAVE / NOT DIED / IN VAIN 3 O'CLOCK FACE: 1919 / THERE IS / A LIFE / IN DEATH

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 26
Died: 26
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of names: surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 11
Died: 11
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of names: surname

History

Sponsor Type: public

Ceremonies

Unveiled

June 1922

Mr G W Ferrington, Reverend G O Browne, Mr E Hudson, Reverend G Roberts, Reverend H Smith, Mr F G Davis, Superintendent Taylor, Major General R A Montgomery CVO CB, Mrs Montgomery, ex-Sergeant G Jones MM.

Conservation

Components

Cenotaph

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

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Gobowen

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Gobowen

Current Location

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Memorial Details

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