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    Memorial

    Wirral Grammar School For Boys, Bebington - WW2

    Wirral Grammar School - plaque

    Source: Copyright Tanya Fry

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    Current Location

    On the wall in the school foyer, Wirral Grammar School for Boys, 17, Cross Lane, Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 3AQ, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SJ 32662 83942

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    2355
    Description
    Wall-mounted, bronze, rectangular, Nowy-headed plaque, mounted on an oak backboard with shelf beneath. An enamelled school crest is located at the top centre within the header. The plaque has a raised decorated border and the backboard has a rebate that is half the width of the frame. The mural, featuring poppies and stylised soldiers, surrounding the memorial is a later addition.
    Inscription
    IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/THE OLD BOYS OF WIRRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL/WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE WORLD WAR/1939-1945/(NAMES)/"WHEN YOU GO HOME, TELL THEM OF US AND SAY,/FOR YOUR TOMORROW WE GAVE OUR TODAY".
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    46
    Died
    46
    Information shown
    Surname, initials
    Order of names
    surname
    Custodian
    Wirral Grammar School

    Components

    Plaque

    Height: c750 mm

    Width: c1000 mm

    Depth: c10 mm


    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    Backboard

    Height: c1000 mm

    Width: c1150 mm

    Depth: c20 mm


    Made from: Wood - Oak


    Condition: Good


    Names

    Names listed on this memorial

    • W S Barnes

    • J E Beedles

    • O K Chrimes

    • T Clayton

    • K G Codling

    • J S Cooper

    • L Corson

    • A E Cox

    • R Le Mesurier Cox

    • S Davies

    • W Duncan

    • W Dunkerley

    • R Evans

    • R Evans

    • R Gedling