Memorial

Coalbrookdale - WW1 and WW2

Coalbrookdale - WW2 Names and inscription

Source: Copyright Gordon Locock

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Current Location

At the entrance to the grounds of the YHA building., YHA Coalbrookdale, 1 Paradise, Coalbrookdale, Wrekin, Shropshire, TF8 7NR, England

OS Grid Reference

SJ 66992 04313

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 13847
Description: Obelisk surmounted by a cross, all in cast iron on a concrete base. Name plaques mounted on obelisk.
Inscription: 6 o'clock front face: "THEIR / NAME LIVETH / FOR/ EVERMORE" / ECCL'US - XLIV-14 // ERECTED BY / PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THOSE NAMED BELOW / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 -1919 / (60 NAMES) // 9 o'clock face: TO THE GLORIOUS / . MEMORY . / OF THE MEN OF / THIS VILLAGE WHO / GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE WAR OF / 1939 -1945 // (7 NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 60
Died: 60
Information shown: Forename, initials, surname.
Order of names: Listed alphabetically by surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 7
Died: 7
Information shown: Forename, initial, surname
Order of names: Listed alphabetically by surname

History

Maker(s): Mr Harold Fowler, Designer
The Dale Co. Ltd., Manufacturer
Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: 2010: Grant applied for by the Ironbridge Gorge Parish Council to War Memorials Trust for repairs and cleaning. 1968, March: GII listed Names cast as separate panels and fixed to cast iron Obelisk.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

22nd May 1921

Major General Sir Charles V F Townshend KCB CB DSO MP;

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Coalbrookdale - WW1 and WW2

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Coalbrookdale - WW1 and WW2

Current Location

OS Grid Reference

Names listed on this memorial

Contribute to the War Memorials Register

Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Conservation

Components

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