| The War Memorial,
Victoria Road. |
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The war memorial. As seen in July
2011. |
The war memorial in Victoria Road was built on the
site of Darlaston House, the home of the Mills family.
When the foundations were dug for the war memorial, the ground gave way to reveal part of the cellars of
Darlaston House. The workmen found a number of bottles of wine, much
of which was drunk there and then, although some bottles of parsnip
wine did find their way to The Green Dragon in Church Street, were
they went on sale.
The model for the soldier on the memorial was Fred Pullar, an
employee of Darlaston Urban District Council. In 1923 he modelled in
full army uniform for the statue at Wolverhampton College of Art.
The plaques for the First world War list deaths until 1927, shortly
before the completion of the memorial. |
| The memorial is a Grade II listed building, listed on
the 31st of July, 1986.
It is built of marble
with a bronze statue of a soldier carrying a rifle on
top. It is of square plan, with a base of two steps and
clasping buttresses at each corner.
Four plaques (one on
each side) record the names of those killed in the First
World War, and a second plaque added to the base,
carries the names of those killed in the Second World
War. |
The statue of Fred Pullar on top
of the memorial. |
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A close-up view of Fred
Pullar. |
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1914 |
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| Carter, William |
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Howdle, James |
| Duffield, John H. |
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Richards, S. |
| Holder, John J. |
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1915 |
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| Bird, Enoch |
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Harper, Joseph |
| Blincoe, Edward |
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Hartshorne, Albert |
| Bouncer, Joseph |
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Haywood, W. |
| Carter, Thomas S. |
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Hitchman, Joseph W. E. |
| Cheetham, Walter E. |
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Hooper, Stanley |
| Clarke, Alfred |
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Howells, Harry |
| Constable, William |
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Joynson, Leonard C. B. |
| Conway, Peter |
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Knight, David |
| Cooper, A. |
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Lee, Thomas |
| Cooper, John T. |
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Marshall, Harry |
| Cotterell, Joseph |
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Newell, William |
| Day, James |
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Palmer, Joseph |
| Edwards, Edward |
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Parker, Herbert |
| Firman, Rupert |
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Parton, John |
| Ford, Benjamin |
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Peake, David |
| Franklin, William |
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Peake, Maurice |
| Goodwin, George |
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Powell, J. |
| Green, John |
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Raybould, J. |
| Handley, Joseph |
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Rice, Benjamin W. |
| Handley, William |
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Rotherham, Wm.T. |
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| 1915 continued |
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| Rudd, V. R. |
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Smith, James |
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Winfield, William |
| Rudkin, James |
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Standford, Harry A |
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Yardley, Eric |
| Sheppard, Benjamin J. |
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Stokes, William |
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| Simkin, George |
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Walker, Matthew S. |
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1916 |
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| Aston, W. E. C. |
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Gilder, Walter |
| Bailey, Edward |
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Green, George H. |
| Bateman, William |
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Green, Joseph |
| Bates, Thomas |
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Green, Thomas |
| Belcher, Arch. C. |
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Griffiths, John T. |
| Bird,Alfred |
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Hague, Vincent |
| Bird, Enoch |
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Harper, Isaiah |
| Blundell, William E. |
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Hawkins, George |
| Bradshaw, Michael |
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Holder, William A. |
| Brown, Thomas |
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Holland, William |
| Butler, George H. |
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Horton, Bert |
| Careless, Isaac |
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Humphreys, Alf. E. |
| Carroll, William |
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Humphreys, Alf. J. O. |
| Cattell, Joseph |
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James, Louis |
| Cooksey, Harry |
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Johnson, James |
| Corbett, Joseph |
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Jones, Albert |
| Corfield, Charles |
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Jones, Arthur |
| Davies, Samuel |
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Jones, Samuel C. |
| Devey, James |
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King, William H. |
| Eaton, Harrington L. |
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Kingston, Reginald |
| Ebery, Wilfred |
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Kingston, Roland |
| Farnell, Arthur C. |
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Lappage, Frederick |
| Fellows, Harold J. |
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Lowe, Benjamin |
| Fieldhouse, Elijah |
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Martin, William |
| Foster, Alfred |
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McQuire, William |
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| 1916 continued |
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| Middleton, John T. |
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Pooler, Harold |
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Treadwell, Alfred |
| Millward, George |
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Price, James Paul |
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Vale, John Edward |
| Myatt, Benjamin J. |
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Price, John |
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Wall, Arthur |
| Myatt, George H. |
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Price, John |
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Whitehouse, J. H. |
| Nicholas, Benjamin |
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Pymm, F. L. |
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Wilkes, John |
| Nicholls, Frederick |
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Reece, William |
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Worrall, James |
| Onions, George |
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Remmington, R. |
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Yates, Horace R. |
| Orton, William H. |
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Richardson, Thomas |
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| Owen, William E. |
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Robinson, George |
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| Partridge, Frank |
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Rose, James |
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| Perry, Thomas |
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Sirdefield, Robert |
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| Perkins, James |
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Shinton, Frederick |
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| Pincher, William |
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Smith, J. W. |
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1917 |
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| Aldritt, William |
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Groves, Samuel |
| Allsopp, Harry |
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Hammonds, William |
| Bayley, Joseph F. |
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Hammonds, Cyril B. |
| Beddall, Arthur E. |
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Handley, James |
| Benton, James |
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Harper, John H. |
| Billingham, Foley |
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Hartshorne, Thomas |
| Burns, Enoch |
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Haynes, Edwin |
| Camp, John H. |
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Hingley, J. W. |
| Causer, Harry |
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Holder, James |
| Challoner, Sydney |
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Horton, Thomas |
| Clarke, William |
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Hutchinson, Reuben |
| Colcombs, Sidney C. |
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Kendrick, W. |
| Cotterill, Arthur |
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Lloyd, William |
| Dangerfield, A.G. |
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Mansey, Thomas |
| Dawes, Charles R. |
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Matkin, John |
| Dean, Ernest |
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McNulty, W.H. |
| Dean, Joe |
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Moseley, Samuel |
| Dodd, Sydney V. |
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Newton, William |
| Dudley, Sydney J. |
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Owen, William T. |
| Dutton, John W. |
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Payne, Zachariah |
| Fellows, John H. |
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Peake, John |
| Garratt, Edward |
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Powell, Frank Wm. |
| Green, George T. |
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Richardson, Fred |
| Green, Samuel |
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Robinson, Albert |
| Griffiths, Ernest D. |
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Rollinson, Enoch T. |
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| 1917
continued |
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| Slater, Joseph |
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Wilkes, Clifford |
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Wright, James |
| Tyler, George |
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Wilton, Joseph |
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Yates, George |
| Webb, John Thomas |
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Witton, Benjamin |
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| Wilkes, Alfred J. |
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Woodhatch, S. J. |
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1918 |
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| Ash, Joseph |
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Haywood, George |
| Atkins, Charles |
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Heaven, Ernest |
| Baggott, S. |
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Holmes, William |
| Ball, John Samuel |
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Horton, Alan M. |
| Barber, Francis L. |
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Jones, Stephen |
| Bellingham, Richard |
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Kibble, Edward |
| Boffey, James |
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Labon, John |
| Broughton, Simeon |
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Lloyd, John W. |
| Cant, Sydney |
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Lucas, Joseph |
| Carter, John |
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Marston, James |
| Chamber, Edwin |
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Maybury, Thomas |
| Chambers, Horace |
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McNulty, Andrew |
| Clarke, John T. |
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Parker, William E. |
| Conway, Alfred |
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Payne, Ernest |
| Cooper, Job |
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Perry, Leonard |
| Cotgrave, Robert |
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Phillips, Sydney |
| Cottrell, Levi |
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Pincher, Joseph |
| Cross, John |
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Price, Andrew |
| Dudley, Alfred |
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Purcell, John |
| Edwards, Edwin J. T. |
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Rickhuss, Joseph |
| Essex, Frank |
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Robinson, William |
| Essex, Thomas |
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Rowley, Wilfred |
| Fisher, Joseph |
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Rudge, Anthony |
| Gittings, Arthur |
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Shaw, Richard |
| Hammonds, Albert |
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Shayler, Sidney R. |
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| 1918
continued |
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| Taylor, Frederick J. |
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Walters, Abendigo |
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Wilkes, Arthur |
| Tranter, Thomas W. |
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Wiley, William J. |
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| 1919 |
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| Robinson, George |
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Smith, Alfred |
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Thould, Louis |
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| 1920 |
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| Fowell, George |
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Owen, Charles G. A. |
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Shakespeare, Joseph |
| Harris, Benjamin |
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| 1922 |
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| Anslow, Samuel |
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Whitehall, Richard |
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| 1923 |
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| Watson, Sidney |
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| 1925 |
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| Jones, Richard |
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Mobbs, E. |
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| 1926 |
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| Foster, Arthur |
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Marney, John |
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| 1927 |
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Page, George
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| Armed Forces |
| Ash, G. |
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Gough, J. |
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Owen, W. |
| Baggot, S. |
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Greenhouse, W. |
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Payne, J. G. |
| Bailey, L. |
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Griffiths, W. |
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Penrice, G. |
| Bawn, W. H. |
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Grove, W. A. |
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Perry, R. S. |
| Beard, B. C. |
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Guest, P. |
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Phillips, H. J. |
| Belcher, T. E. |
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Hammonds, W. T. |
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Phillips, J. |
| Boliver, G. W. |
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Harris, B. |
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Pullar, H. V. |
| Bray, J. |
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Harris, Bert |
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Pullar, G. O. |
| Brookes, A. |
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Harris, R. |
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Purnell, G. T. |
| Brookes |
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Handley, A. |
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Ray, L. J. |
| Burkett, D. T. |
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Harley, J. |
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Roberts, J. |
| Butler, A. |
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Hawkins, D. |
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Rose, J. E. |
| Butler, K. |
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Herbert, A. |
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Rose, Marie |
| Carter, A. |
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Holder, J. T. |
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Self, F. |
| Carter, J. T. |
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Horton, J. |
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Smith, J. |
| Cartwright, W. |
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Ingles, J. N. |
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Spellman, F. B. |
| Clay, J. E. |
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Ince, E. N. |
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Stone, G. |
| Collins, J. |
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Jeffs, J. M. |
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Steadman, N. |
| Croton, R. |
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James, R. V. |
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Steemson, L. |
| Crowther, J. |
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Jarratt, H. L. |
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Sullivan, T. |
| Crowther, J. T. |
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Kenderdine, T. |
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Taylor, H. R. |
| Dudgeon, E. |
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Lee, S. |
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Tolley, J. T. |
| Durnall, G. T. |
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Leech, E. J. |
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Tomlinson, E. |
| Downes, G. W. |
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Lees, Mary |
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Walters, J. E. |
| Druery, V. |
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Lynch, J. T. |
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Wilkes, F. C. |
| Evans, A. E. |
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Malborn, H. |
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Wilkinson, S. |
| Evans, E. E. |
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Meanley, R. |
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Williams, H. A. |
| Fellows, V. |
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Millard, W. J. |
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Withers, P. |
| Foster, J. |
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Micklewright, J. W. |
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Worrollo, J. |
| Franklin, S. C. |
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Mountford, E. N. |
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Young, W. M. |
| Giles, A. |
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Muckle, H. H. |
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| Civilians |
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| Cross, Ethel |
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Mumford, H.J. |
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Prestidge, Elsie M. |
| Mills, Ellen |
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Perrins, F. |
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Prestidge, M.T. |
| Mitchell, Annie |
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Perrins, H. |
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Woodward, J. |
| Mumford, Emily |
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Perrins, R. |
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Woodward, Mary |
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The plaque on the right-hand gate pier that
commemorates the restoration of the war memorial in
2004. The project was funded by English Heritage, the
European Regional Development Fund, and Walsall
Metropolitan Borough Council. |
| Part of the Remembrance Day
ceremony held at the war memorial on Thursday the 11th
of November, 2010. |
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Another view of the
Remembrance Day ceremony on Thursday the 11th of
November, 2010. |
Some of those present at the Remembrance Day
ceremony in November, 2010.
The war memorial at night.
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