Hadley War Memorial - Manse Road, Hadley, Telford, Shropshire - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

This War Memorial is located on Manse Road in Hadley, Telford, Shropshire. The War Memorial is Grade II Listed (Date Listed: 16 January 2008 ; English Heritage Building ID: 493507)

It is accessed via entrance gates to an elevated, fenced and paved area with garden. The Aberdeen granite obelisk is around 12ft high with incised and painted lettering with the names of those who died in both World Wars. The architect is unknown. The Cenotaph is raised on two stone steps and a concave chamfered plinth. The memorial is in a minimal style with a strong vertical emphasis expressed through the sharply ridged corners. The memorial was unveiled in 1953 by Colonel H B Sankey; the committee to raise funds for the memorial having been formed in 1919. Proceeds from the local 1951 Festival of Britain celebrations were also donated to the memorial committee.

Inscription: THESE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE FROM HADLEY AND DISTRICT WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE


Names:
1914-1918 EDWIN AUSTIN HARRY AUSTIN CHARLES W. BAKER WILLIAM H. BAKER JOHN BEDDOW GEORGE W. BLANDFORD HAROLD BLOCKLEY WILLIAM BLOUNT WALTER BRIGHT ALBERT BURDEN JOHN BURDEN EDWARD W. BUTLER ALFRED R. DISS JOHN M. DONNELLY GEORGE DARRICOTT A. CLIVE DOWNES HAROLD H. FIFIELD CHARLES A. FLETCHER EDWARD J. FLETCHER ISAAC FOULKES EDWIN R. FRANCIS BENJAMIN FROST WILLIAM GARDNER ALLEN GITTINS FRED GUY THOMAS GUY CHARLES HANMAN W. HARLEY E. J. HEGARTY CLIFFORD J.A. HOARD FREDERICK J. HUGHES JOHN M. JARVIS HARRY JOHNSON ALFRED W. JONES THOMAS W. LAWSON GEORGE C LEES SAMSON LEIGH JONATHAN LOWE JOSEPH MALEY JOHN NAGINGTON CHARLES NICHOLLS HUBERT V. PARR A.REGINALD PITCHFORD W.JAMES POTTER ALBERT PRICE HARRY PRICE JOHN PRICE WILLIAM PRICE JOHN PRITCHARD THOMAS RALPHS ALBERT REYNOLDS JOHN ROGERS ERNEST H. ROSSITER EDWARD ROWLEY THOMAS SMITH RICHARD W. TRANTER SAMUEL WAKEHAM HENRY WILLIAMS CHARLES H. WOODS GEORGE YARNOLD

1939-1945 GILBERT N. BARKER GEORGE DAVIES IVOR W. GRAINGER ERNEST HARRIS THOMAS J.S. HARRIS ARTHUR HERRING EDWARD HORDLEY ARTHUR H KIMBERLEY JOSEPH L. LANGFORD GEORGE LAWLEY HARRY ROGERS BERTRAM H. SKITT HERBERT R. SMITH CHARLES N. SMITHERMAN GEORGE STRINGER PERCY TITLEY VERNON W.G. TORBETT NORMAN WILLIAMS HENRY G. YARNOLD AUBREY C. PRICE TOM BYTHEWAY

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1953 Private or Public Monument?: Government Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Hadley Parish Council Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: Manse Road Hadley Telford, Shropshire United Kingdom TF1 5NJ Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes

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