Memorial Tablet - St Michael - Shirley, Derbyshire
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N 52° 58.309 W 001° 40.534
30U E 588938 N 5869956
A WWI memorial tablet in St Michael's church, Shirley.
Waymark Code: WM14XXF
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/09/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
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A WWI memorial tablet in St Michael's church, Shirley, consisting of tall limestone tablet in the style of a grave headstone. The top has a design in relief comprising a gilded crown above crossed rifles with gilded bayonets over a botonee cross flanked by laurel sprays. The inscription reads:
To the Glory of God
and
In Honour of our Soldier Boys
Who Died in the Great War
To serve the right & destroy the wrong
(Names)
Their Name Liveth for Evermore


Names on memorial -
Lc.l Herbert Moorhouse, Sep 15th 1915
Lc.l John Gilman, Aug 30th 1916
Kenneth Eaton, May 17th 1917
George Gilman, Sep 24th 1918
Charles E. Green, Oct 2nd 1918
Beresford Maskrey, Nov 5th 1918
Thomas Chadwick, Jan 19th 1919
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 Michael
Church Lane
Shirley, Derbyshire England
DE6 3AS


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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed

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