Queen Street Congregational Church
Picture taken from the book "Queen Street Congregational Church, Wolverhampton: the Story of a Hundred Years 1809-1909" by Henry Arthur May.
The memorial was erected in the vestibule at the main entrance to the church. The memorial is a panel of Carrara marble,surrounded by alabaster,on a background of dark panelling.
The memorial covers a space 10' by 7'. The panel is called 'He is Risen' created by Mr. R.J.Emerson. The panel has two female figures,an angel and a mourner.
The inscription on the bronze panel below reads 'To our glorious dead 1914.1918' and a list of the following names.
GEORGE NORMAN ADAMS Captain
6th Bn South Staffordshire Regiment
Died at Home 20/10/1918
Grave/Memorial Reference:7500.
Cemetery:WOLVERHAMPTON BOROUGH CEMETERY
WILLIAM BAILEY Corporal 9010
1st Bn South Staffordshire Regiment
Killed in Action 07/11/1914 Age: 21
Son of Harry Bailey of Calf HeathShareshill, Wolverhampton.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 35 and 37
Cemetery: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
GEOFFREY HENSHALL BOSTOCK Private 7450
20th Bn Royal Fusiliers
Died of Wounds 20/01/1917 Age:20
Son of W. H. and Annie B. Bostock of "The Woodlands," Avenue Rd. Wolverhampton.
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. B. 21.
Cemetery: ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
JOSEPH CADDICK Private 31873
8th Bn South Staffordshire Regiment
Killed in Action 23/04/1917 Age:28
Son of Elisha and Mary Ann Caddick of 645 Parkfield Rd. Wolverhampton.
Grave/Memorial Reference:Bay 6
Cemetery:ARRAS MEMORIAL
REGINALD CRADDOCK Second Lieutenant
5th Bn North Staffordshire Regiment
Killed in Action 21/03/1918
Grave/Memorial Reference: Bay 7 and 8
Cemetery:ARRAS MEMORIAL
VICTOR EDWARD CRADDOCK Private 200014
"A" Bn Tank Corps
Formerly 1642 Machine Gun Corps
Killed in Action 20/11/1917 Age:20
Son of Frederick William and Mary Ann Amy Craddock, of "Silverdale" 10 Oaklands Rd. Wolverhampton.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 13
Cemetery: CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL
Gerald W. Davies
Lillie Dicks
Arthur T. Dickinson
George Hidens
Albert Lee
Charles S. Northall
George Reynolds
Edgar Rutter
Albert Fieldhouse
Leslie G.Shaw
Gilbert H.Shelton
John P.Thorne
A.Gordon Veitch
Ernest C.White
George T.Woods
William Wright
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Information taken from Express & Star,Thursday 17th January 1924.
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