WWI memorial, Stokesay, Shropshire, England
N 52° 25.835 W 002° 49.921
30U E 511421 N 5808943
World War I memorial to the fallen and the survivors from the village
Waymark Code: WMF51G
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/24/2012
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This memorial is in the form of a soldier in WWI uniform on a plinth. The front of the upper section has the names of those fallen in WWI, below that the lower plinth has WWII names. Unusually the side of the upper plinth shows the names of the villagers who returned home alive after the first war.
Located in the churchyard of St. John the Baptist's church, Stokesay.
Private or Public Monument?: Other
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: The people of the village
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe
Physical Address of Monument: Stokesay Church graveyard Stokesay, Shropshire England
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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed
Website for this Monument: Not listed
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