Thomas Barrett VC


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Reference WMO/261851

Address:

Christ Church

Church Road

Coseley

WV14 8YB

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Metal Brass
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: Brass, decorated border. Crown with GR underneath in top left corner, VC medal top right. Regimental crest under top border.
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To the Glory of God/ and to the honoured memory of/ Thomas Barrett / of Darkhouse Lane in this Parish/ Aged 22 years / Private in the 7th Batt South Staffs Regt./ who fell in action in France on 27th July 1917/ after having performed / Glorious deeds of personal valour/ and / devotion to duty/ which gained him the/ recognition of his Sovereign/ in the bestowal of the / VICTORIA CROSS / the most coveted of all honours and the symbol/ of that / supremely unselfish courage/ which has ever been the ideal of the British Army/ This tablet is erected by the / Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Men of the/ Seventh Batt South Staffordshire Regt. / as a tribute to the heroism of a gallant comrade/ R.I.P.

Thomas Barrett

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