Memorial

Shrewsbury Postal District - WW1

Plaque

Source: Copyright Janet Scase-Hughes

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Current Location

In the main room of the building, General Post Office, Castle Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury And Atcham, Shropshire, SY1 1AA, England

SJ 49498 13100

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 13978
Description: A bronze plaque with an inscription in relief at the centre and a border of carved flowers. There is a laurel wreath at the top centre containing the monogram 'SPD' in intertwined letters.
Inscription: ERECTED BY THEIR COLLEAGUES TO THE / MEMORY OF THE UNDERMENTIONED OFFICERS / OF THE / SHREWBURY POSTAL DISTRICT / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1918 / (Names)

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 20
Died: 20
Information shown: Surname, rank, regiment, decorations, initials of forenames

Backboard

Height: 914mm

Width: 965mm

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good

'Shrewsbury Postal District Memorial Tablet: Unveiling Ceremony', Shrewsbury Chronicle, 19 March 1920, p. 5.