Memorial

Halesowen Cross

St John The Baptist Church Cross

Source: Copyright J. B. E. Hale

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In the churchyard next to the gates, St John the Baptist Church, High Street, Halesowen, Dudley, West Midlands, B63 3BB, England

OS Grid Reference

SO 96642 83583

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 17460
Description: Three-stepped base surmounted by shaft and Cross. Behind it is a wall with bronze tablets set into it with dedication and names on. The whole stands on a raised area accessed by steps to either side. Metal flower holders stand on the base steps of the Cross.
Inscription: DEDICATORY PLAQUE: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF THOSE BRAVE / MEN OF HALESOWEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914 - 1919 AND IN THE WORLD WAR OF 1939 - 1945 / FOR THE CAUSE OF JUSTICE AND FREEDOM WW1 NAME PLAQUES: 1914 - 1919 / (NAMES) WW2 NAME PLAQUES: 1939 - 1945 / (NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 413
Died: 413
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of names: surname,forename

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 117
Died: 117
Information shown: Surname and Initials
Order of names: By surname

History

Maker(s): MESSRS COLLINS & GODFREY OF TEWKESBURY, Builder
SIR HAROLD BRAKSPEAR FSR ARIBA, Designer
Maintenance History: 1954: ORIGINAL WW1 STONE TABLETS REPLCED WITH BRONZE ONES WHEN THE WW2 NAMES WERE ADDED

Ceremonies

Unveiled

15th September 1921

Major J. Reddie, C.B.

Dedicated

15th September 1921

REV H C A COLVILE

Unveiled

24th April 1954

Ald. L. Harper (Mayor of Halesowen)

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Halesowen Cross

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