Enville War Memorial

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Reference WMO/96416

Address:

Bridgenorth Road

Enville

DY7 5JA

England

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Type: Freestanding
Description: Wheel cross
Materials:
  • Stone Stone (any)
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: The village memorial for the men of the village who died in the Great War and WW2 An adjacent plaque on the surrounding railings records 'Arthur John Mills Maintained this Memorial from 1946 to 2011'.
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In grateful memory of our brothers who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1919 [ie Grey - Penton] Also in memory of the fallen 1939 -1945 [ie Allen - Shepherd]

Names: Lieut. Col. Sir H. F. Grey Bart /Sergeant H. Hubbold/ Corporal H. Shaw/ Lanc. Corp. J. Smith /Private E. Barnes/ Private W. T. Breakwell /Private W. Brown/ Private A. Claybrook /Private H. L. F. Harding/ Private J. Hartley/ Trooper H. Hodges /Private C. E. Horton/ Private D. T. Horton /Private J. F. Horton/ Private F. Hudson/ Private H. A. W. Penton Acting Sgt. W.C.H. Allen/ Pilot Officer E.G. Boucher /Sgt. Pilot. G. Heath/ Lieut. R. D. Hutton-Squire/ L/Cpl. C. Picken /Driver G.E. Shepherd Most notable name listed on the memorial is that of Sir Henry Foley Grey (formerly Lambert), 7th Baronet, who was born on 21 Jan 1861, and at 11 years old succeeded his father, Sir Henry Edward Francis Lambert, 6th Baronet. In 1905 he was permitted by Royal Licence to assume the name of Grey in lieu of Lambert. In 1883 he married Catherine Sarah Payne, daughter of Rev Alfred Payne, rector of Enville, Staffordshire, and they had one son and five daughters. He died on 17th December 1914, and was succeeded by his son. His appointments are listed in Burke's Peerage as Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for Worcestershire, High Sheriff 1901, Justice of the Peace for Staffordshire, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding the Worcester Yeomanry, and Mayor of Stourbridge 1914. Who's Who lists him as having been promoted to Lt Col in 1906, and retiring in 1913. His address is given as Enville Hall, Stourbridge (?), Staffs, and The Lodge, Great Malvern. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.

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