Memorial

Willenhall Obelisk

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Current Location

Memorial Garden, Stafford Street, Willenhall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV13 1SJ, England

OS Grid Reference

SO 96241 98800

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 17633
Description: Four-stepped base surmounted by a plinth and a stone obelisk, on whose front face is a carved stone laurel wreath. Flanking the obelisk are two stones of Remembrance, to each of which are fixed plaques commemorating those killed in WW2. At either side of those WW2 stones are two larger stones of Remembrance, with plaques attached commemorating those killed in WW1. The whole is set within fenced Memorial Gardens. (N.B. Resting against the foot of each of the WW2 Stones of Remembrance are small stones of Remembrance, inscribed with the names of Civilians who died in WW2, to which our record 88972 relates. There is also a small tablet commemorating a casualty of the Northern Ireland Troubles, to which our record 88971 relates. Fixed to the boundary wall behind the obelisk are plaques commemorating those killed in the Boer War; our record of that memorial is WMR 17634).
Inscription: Stone of Remembrance 1: 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES) Stone of Remembrance 2: 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 450
Died: 450
Information shown: Initials, surnames
Order of names: Listed alphabetically by surname.

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 96
Died: 96
Information shown: Initials, surname
Order of names: Listed alphabetically by surname

Conservation

Components

Obelisk

Made from: Stone - Portland

Condition: Good

Stone of remembrance

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good

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Willenhall Obelisk

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Willenhall Obelisk

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Memorial Details

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