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    Memorial

    Cannock

    Cannock War Memorial

    Source: Anthony Jeffrey

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    Current Location

    Roadside., Market Place, Cannock, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, WS11 1AW, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SJ 98010 10162

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    Names

    Names listed on this memorial

    • Albert H. Ansell

    • Albert Addison

    • Wm. Edwin Benton

    • Ernest Wm. Benton

    • Alfred E. Benton

    • Richard Beedles

    • Albert E. Barnes

    • Alfred Baker

    • Herbert Baker

    • Joseph H. Bird

    • Edward Bickley

    • William Bickley

    • Harry Bland

    • Frank Boult

    • Walter H. Buck

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    Type of Memorial
    Sculptured / Cast group
    WMR Reference Number
    2124
    Description
    Soldier and sailor both holding unfurling standard between them surmounting tall pedestal. Pedestal of silver-grey Aberdeen granite, figure carved from block of Sicilian white marble. Sunken panels lead-raised letters.
    Inscription
    This Monument / was erected in Grateful / Memory of the men of / Cannock / Who died in the defence / of their Country / in the Great War / 1914 – 1918 / Their Honour. Our Gratitude. / (names) Also Remembered are
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    129
    Died
    129
    Information shown
    Forename, Initial(s), Surname
    Order of names
    Surname, forename
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    78
    Died
    78
    Information shown
    initials, surname,
    Order of names
    surname, initials
    War
    Korean War (1950-1953)
    Number Commemorated
    1
    Died
    1
    Information shown
    initial, surname
    Maker(s)
    • Messrs James Beresford & Sons, Sculptor

    Costs
    £650

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    22nd May 1923

    Colonel John Vaughan Campbell (Coldstream Guards) V.C., D.S.O., C.M.G., A.D.C. - commanded one of the Staffordshire Brigades in France.

    Dedicated

    22nd May 1923

    Bishop of Lichfield. Councillors, Memorial Committee, the clergy, dignitaries, representatives of the fallen

    Components

    Pedestal

    Made from: Granite - Aberdeen


    Condition: Unknown


    Sculpture

    Height: 20ft 3in


    Made from: Marble - Sicilian


    Condition: Unknown


    Lettering

    Made from: Lead


    Condition: Unknown


    Report a Concern

    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    WMO/254485

    To report a concern about the condition of this memorial, visit War Memorial Trust.

    Help update these details if the condition is wrongWar Memorials Register Logo
    • Cannock Advertiser - Saturday 21 April 1923 Page 3 COL. JOHN V. CAMPBELL, V.C., D.S.O. TO UNVEIL CANNOCK WAR MEMORIAL. DEEDS WHICH WON COVETED DECORATION. ---
    • Cannock Advertiser - Saturday 12 May 1923 Page 3 CANNOCK WAR MEMORIAL
    • Lichfield Mercury - Friday 25 May 1923 Page 8 CANNOCK WAR MEMORIAL. THE UNVEILING CEREMONY. ---
    • Carter Postcard Collection
    • The Story of the Cannock War Memorial A blog post including the history of the memorial and newspaper cuttings: https://wyrleyblog.wordpress.com/cannock/the-story-of-the-cannock-war-memorial/