56th Warwickshire VAD [Voluntary Aid Detachment]


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Reference WMO/291099

Address:

The Olton Project-a Muslim Community Centre

Kineton Green Road

Olton

Solihull

B92 7EB

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Attached to a building/structure
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Metal Brass
  • Timber Timber (any)
Lettering: Unknown
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: Brass plaque on a wooden backboard. The plaque has the Red Cross symbol. This church was Congregational until the United Reformed Church was formed in 1972 and was closed in 2018.
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DURING THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 1919/ THIS ROOM WAS LENT BY/ THE OLTON CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH/ TO THE 56TH WARWICKSHIRE V.A.D./ FOR USE AS A RED CROSS/ AUXILIARY HOSPITAL (ATTACHED/ TO THE 1ST BIRMINGHAM WAR HOSPITAL/ REDNAL). 819 WOUNDED WERE/ NURSED AND TENDED HERE

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