War memorials Post 2

This is to hold the second set of images specifically of war memorials.  There ended up being too many for a single post, and a few others are included in the daily posts (click on 'memorials, in the labels section) to see all such posts .  Again, I shall try to add text to highlight the interesting features of the various memorials in the next few days.

Ludlow, Church of St Laurence.  This is the WW2 Memorial, in the main entrance opposite the WW1 memorial shown below,

The first of the Meyricke memorials in St Laurence, Ludlow.  This reports the deaths of 2 members of the family in WW1.

It appears they were following family tradition.  The second and third members of the family named on this plaque died at the battle of New Orleans (War of 1812, free of Australian involvment) and the Relief of Ladysmith.  The final person died riding in a horse race.

Another victim of Gallipolli.

A memorial from Llangurig.  The first in Wales.

The honour Roll from Llangurig.  Those in gold are the fallen.  They had a higher survival rate than many areas.

From Aberystwyth.  The main memorial is very large and appears in the chronological entry for that day.

A garden of Remembrance in Church Stretton.

This plaque honours the link between Church Stretton and St Dunstans a charity serving blinded veterans.

These two paper rolls honour the dead of Church Stretton in WW1 (RH) and WW2 (LH).   Again, long lists for a small town.

These next two are from the cemetery at Church Stretton, some distance from the church.

From Shrewsbury.  This is a memorial to Colonel C R Cureton, a very senior officer woh died in the Sikh Wars

This plaque memorialises Admiral Benbow who died in Jamaica of wounds fighting the French (apparently for the right to capture a Spanish bullion cargo).  This is called the Action of 1702 and I am not quite clear if this was a war or not!

Ironbridge; a nice memorial in that it shows the kit and uniform of the soldier.

Much Wenlock.  The upper tablet, for WW1 has 68 names inscribed while that for WW2 below only has 16.

A simple memorial at Diddlebury.

I have no idea of the name of the place where this one was.  I couldn'yt find a place name on it and the only building in site was a pub, with the name of a bland chain!  I think it was in England rather than Wales, but certainly in the Marches,

In the cemetyery at Clun: distant from the church.

The main memorial at Clun, right outside the church

A collection of memorials in the the Church at Clun.

This is the centre top of the previous image.  Some very evocative words on which to finish.

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