Memorial

Little Dawley or Dawley Parva

Source: Copyright Richard Pursehouse

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Current Location

Junction with Lightmoor Rd, Holly Rd, Little Dawley, Wrekin, Shropshire, England

OS Grid Reference

SJ 680 070

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Composite
WMR Reference Number: 38094
Description: Communal space with benches surrounding memorial, which consists of a wooden cross on a brick base, in front of which is a boulder on a two-stepped base upon which the memorial plaque is placed. The plaque has names in relief in four columns.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF DAWLEY PARVA WHO FELL IN THE GREAT/ WAR 1914-1918/ (Names) Board on wall beneath cross: WE WILL/ REMEMBER/ THEM (Unknown type) In memory of the servicemen of Dawley Hamlets who laid down their lives/ Neil Bewley/ 45 Commando/ Royal Marines/ 12th August 1977 (exact line spacing and sentence case unknown).

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 37
Died: 37
Information shown: surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Died: 10
Additional Information: names are indistinct in the photo

War: Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname,year died,regiment,forename

History

Costs: c£150-191
Sponsor Type: public
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: WMT Small Grants Scheme £250 in 1999.
Maintenance History: 1999. Memorial was vandalized on the day of rededication, but repairs were made Unknown date: name added to original plaque.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

11 Jan. 1920

Bishop of Lichfield

Dedicated

11 Jan. 1920

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Little Dawley or Dawley Parva

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