Memorial

Stone Serviceman

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Current Location

On a triangular island in front of the former Post Office (now a Wetherspoons pub) , Granville Square, junction of Radford Street (A520), Station Road, and High Street, Stone, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST15 8AA, England

OS Grid Reference

SJ 90116 33999

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Serviceman / Servicewoman
WMR Reference Number: 2215
Description: Square section column, surmounted by a cast bronze figure of a soldier, bare-headed, with belt, haversack and water bottle, standing with a short Lee-Enfield rifle in reverse arms. A steel helmet is at his feet. Two sets of four cast bronze plaques are mounted on the sides of the column. The upper set carries the WW1 Names, the lower set the WW2 Names. Beneath the plaques on the front face is a yellow marble tablet carrying addenda from both conflicts, incised and gilded, within a gilded border. There is a Stafford knot at the base of each of the WW2 plaques.
Inscription: 6 o' clock face: Upper plaque: "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" / 1914-1919 / (Names) Lower plaque: 1939 - 1945/ (Names) Other faces: Upper: (Names); Lower: 1939-1945/ (Names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 138
Died: 138
Information shown: Surname, initials, rank, regiment
Order of names: Alphabetically by surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 73
Died: 70
Information shown: Surname, forename, initial, awards, rank, unit
Order of names: Alphabetically by surname

History

Maker(s): ALBERT TOFT, Sculptor
Maintenance History: 1997: renovated to add names that were not included in the memorial before. DATE UNKNOWN: PLANS TO MOVE MEMORIAL DUE TO PEDESTRIANISATION OF THE AREA

Ceremonies

Unveiled

10th January 1921

Earl of Dartmouth PC KCB

Dedicated

10th January 1921

REV G R NEWMAN

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Stone Serviceman

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Stone Serviceman

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Memorial Details

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