Combined WWI / WII memorial lych gate - St Mary - Corley, Warwickshire
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N 52° 27.808 W 001° 33.455
30U E 597993 N 5813566
The Corley Village War Memorial at St Mary's church is in the form of a lych gate.
Waymark Code: WMVJ24
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/23/2017
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The Corley Village War Memorial is in the form of a lych gate, constructed of wood with pitched tiled roof. Two marble tablets inside bear inscriptions & names.
Inscription -
Gable : IN / MEMORIAM / 1914 1918
Tablet, right : TO THE GLORY OF GOD, AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF THIS PARISH, WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918. / (10 NAMES)
Tablet, left : 1939 - 1945 / F/O NEVILLE JOHN DUSSON / AGED 24 YEARS / MISSING ON AIR OPERATIONS / 29TH OCTOBER 1944
Names on memorial -
Duffin, Samuel
Dusson, Neville John
Fox, Edwin
Houghton, Victor
Jackson, Benjamin
Matthews, Alfred Herbert
Pettifor, Wilfred Thomas
Steeley, Mark John
Steeley, Herbert Walter
Thackhall-browett, Arnold L.
Private or Public Monument?: Other
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Not known
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe
Website for this Monument: [Web Link]
Physical Address of Monument:
St. Mary's Church (known as Corley Parish Church)
Church Lane
Corley, Warwickshire England
CV7 8AY
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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed
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