War Memorial, Victoria Road.

Grade II listed building, listed on 31st July, 1986. The War Memorial 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 1914-18 war, and a second plaque added to the base, carries the names of those killed in the 1939-45.war.

1914    
Carter, William   Howdle, James
Duffield, John H.   Richards, S.
Holder, John J.    
     
1915    
Bird, Enoch   Franklin, William
Blincoe, Edward   Goodwin, George
Bouncer, Joseph   Green, John
Carter, Thomas S.   Handley, Joseph
Cheetham, Walter E.   Handley, William
Clarke, Alfred   Harper, Joseph
Constable, William   Hartshorne, Albert
Conway, Peter   Haywood, W.
Cooper, A.   Hitchman, Joseph W. E.
Cooper, John T.   Hooper, Stanley
Cotterell, Joseph   Howells, Harry
Day, James   Joynson, Leonard C. B.
Edwards, Edward   Knight, David
Firman, Rupert   Lee, Thomas
Ford, Benjamin   Marshall, Harry
1915 continued        
Newell, William   Raybould, J.   Smith, James
Palmer, Joseph   Rice, Benjamin W.   Standford, Harry A
Parker, Herbert   Rotherham, Wm. T.   Stokes, William
Parton, John   Rudd, V.R.   Walker, Matthew S.
Peake, David   Rudkin, James   Winfield, William
Peake, Maurice   Sheppard, Benjamin J.   Yardley, Eric
Powell, J.   Simkin, George  
         
1916    
Aston, W. E. C.   Ebery, Wilfred
Bailey, Edward   Farnell, Arthur C.
Bateman, William   Fellows, Harold J.
Bates, Thomas   Fieldhouse, Elijah
Belcher, Arch. C.   Foster, Alfred
Bird,Alfred   Gilder, Walter
Bird, Enoch   Green, George H.
Blundell, William E.   Green, Joseph
Bradshaw, Michael   Green, Thomas
Brown, Thomas   Griffiths, John T.
Butler, George H.   Hague, Vincent
Careless, Isaac   Harper, Isaiah
Carroll, William   Hawkins, George
Cattell, Joseph   Holder, William A.
Cooksey, Harry   Holland, William
Corbett, Joseph   Horton, Bert
Corfield, Charles   Humphreys, Alf. E.
Davies, Samuel   Humphreys, Alf. J. O.
Devey, James   James, Louis
Eaton, Harrington L.   Johnson, James
1916 continued        
Jones, Albert   Nicholls, Frederick   Richardson, Thomas
Jones, Arthur   Onions, George   Robinson, George
Jones, Samuel C.   Orton, William H.   Rose, James
King, William H.   Owen, William E.   Sirdefield, Robert
Kingston, Reginald   Partridge, Frank   Shinton, Frederick
Kingston, Roland   Perry, Thomas   Smith, J. W.
Lappage, Frederick   Perkins, James   Treadwell, Alfred
Lowe, Benjamin   Pincher, William   Vale, John Edward
Martin, William   Pooler, Harold   Wall, Arthur
McQuire, William   Price, James Paul   Whitehouse, J. H.
Middleton, John T.   Price, John   Wilkes, John
Millward, George   Price, John   Worrall, James
Myatt, Benjamin J.   Pymm, F. L.   Yates, Horace R.
Myatt, George H.   Reece, William    
Nicholas, Benjamin
            		  Remmington, R.    
1917    
Aldritt, William   Fellows, John H.
Allsopp, Harry   Garratt, Edward
Bayley, Joseph F.   Green, George T.
Beddall, Arthur E.   Green, Samuel
Benton, James   Griffiths, Ernest D.
Billingham, Foley   Groves, Samuel
Burns, Enoch   Hammonds, William
Camp, John H.   Hammonds, Cyril B.
Causer, Harry   Handley, James
Challoner, Sydney   Harper, John H.
Clarke, William   Hartshorne, Thomas
Colcombs, Sidney C.   Haynes, Edwin
Cotterill, Arthur   Hingley, J. W.
Dangerfield, A. G.   Holder, James
Dawes, Charles R.   Horton, Thomas
Dean, Ernest   Hutchinson, Reuben
Dean, Joe   Kendrick, W.
Dodd, Sydney V.   Lloyd, William
Dudley, Sydney J.   Mansey, Thomas
Dutton, John W.   Matkin, John
1917 continued        
McNulty, W. H.   Richardson, Fred   Wilkes, Clifford
Moseley, Samuel   Robinson, Albert   Wilton, Joseph
Newton, William   Rollinson, Enoch T.   Witton, Benjamin
Owen, William T.   Slater, Joseph   Woodhatch, S. J.
Payne, Zachariah   Tyler, George   Wright, James
Peake, John   Webb, John Thomas   Yates, George
Powell, Frank Wm.
             		  Wilkes, Alfred J.    
1918    
Ash, Joseph   Essex, Frank
Atkins, Charles   Essex, Thomas
Baggott, S.   Fisher, Joseph
Ball, John Samuel   Gittings, Arthur
Barber, Francis L.   Hammonds, Albert
Bellingham, Richard   Haywood, George
Boffey, James   Heaven, Ernest
Broughton, Simeon   Holmes, William
Cant, Sydney   Horton, Alan M.
Carter, John   Jones, Stephen
Chamber, Edwin   Kibble, Edward
Chambers, Horace   Labon, John
Clarke, John T.   Lloyd, John W.
Conway, Alfred   Lucas, Joseph
Cooper, Job   Marston, James
Cotgrave, Robert   Maybury, Thomas
Cottrell, Levi   McNulty, Andrew
Cross, John   Parker, William E.
Dudley, Alfred   Payne, Ernest
Edwards, Edwin J. T.   Perry, Leonard
1918 continued        
Phillips, Sydney   Robinson, William   Taylor, Frederick J.
Pincher, Joseph   Rowley, Wilfred   Tranter, Thomas W.
Price, Andrew   Rudge, Anthony   Walters, Abendigo
Purcell, John   Shaw, Richard   Wiley, William J.
Rickhuss, Joseph   Shayler, Sidney R.   Wilkes, Arthur
         
1919        
Robinson, George   Smith, Alfred   Thould, Louis
         
1920        
Fowell, George   Harris, Benjamin   Owen, Charles G. A.
Shakespeare, Joseph        
         
1922        
Anslow, Samuel   Whitehall, Richard    
         
1923        
Watson, Sidney        
         
1925        
Jones, Richard   Mobbs, E.    
         
1926        
Foster, Arthur   Marney, John    
         
1927        
Page, George
             		       

1939-45
Armed Forces
Ash, G.   Gough, J.   Owen, W.
Baggot, S.   Greenhouse, W.   Payne, J.G.
Bailey, L.   Griffiths, W.   Penrice, G.
Bawn, W.H.   Grove, W.A.   Perry, R.S.
Beard, B.C.   Guest, P.   Phillips, H.J.
Belcher, T.E.   Hammonds, W.T.   Phillips, J.
Boliver, G.W.   Harris, B.   Pullar, H.V.
Bray, J.   Harris, Bert   Pullar, G.O.
Brookes, A.   Harris, R.   Purnell, G.T.
Brookes   Handley, A.   Ray, L.J.
Burkett, D.T.   Harley, J.   Roberts, J.
Butler, A.   Hawkins, D.   Rose, J.E.
Butler, K.   Herbert, A.   Rose, Marie
Carter, A.   Holder, J.T.   Self, F.
Carter, J.T.   Horton, J.   Smith, J.
Cartwright, W.   Ingles, J.N.   Spellman, F.B.
Clay, J.E.   Ince, E.N.   Stone, G.
Collins, J.   Jeffs, J.M.   Steadman, N.
Croton, R.   James, R.V.   Steemson, L.
Crowther, J.   Jarratt, H.L.   Sullivan, T.
Crowther, J.T.   Kenderdine, T.   Taylor, H.R.
Dudgeon, E.   Lee, S.   Tolley, J.T.
Durnall, G.T.   Leech, E.J.   Tomlinson, E.
Downes, G.W.   Lees, Mary   Walters, J.E.
Druery, V.   Lynch, J.T.   Wilkes, F.C.
Evans, A.E.   Malborn, H.   Wilkinson, S.
Evans, E.E.   Meanley, R.   Williams, H.A.
Fellows, V.   Millard, W.J.   Withers, P.
Foster, J.   Micklewright, J.W.   Worrollo, J.
Franklin, S.C.   Mountford, E.N.   Young, W.M.
Giles, A.   Muckle, H.H.    
         
Civilians        
Cross, Ethel   Mumford, H.J.   Prestidge, Elsie M.
Mills, Ellen   Perrins, F.   Prestidge, M.T.
Mitchell, Annie   Perrins, H.   Woodward, J.
Mumford, Emily   Perrins, R.   Woodward, Mary
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.
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