War Memorials
D-EXP/P/W27 Apr 1946 - Oct 1995 Wolverhampton Archives
These photographs have been catalogued and digitised thanks to the kind generosity and support of Kathy and Patricia Hughes.
D-EXP/P/W27 Apr 1946 - Oct 1995 Wolverhampton Archives
These photographs have been catalogued and digitised thanks to the kind generosity and support of Kathy and Patricia Hughes.
D-EXP/P/W27/145 4 Nov 1986 Wolverhampton Archives
Vandals sprayed blue paint on the cenotaph less than a week before Remembrance Sunday. Councillor John Bird is quoted.
D-EXP/P/W27/138 28 Aug 1951 Wolverhampton Archives
Floodlit for the first time. The names that can be seen on the photograph include S. J. Sankey, A. J. B. Shaw-Hellier, W. J. Jones, T. Blewitt, W. E. Piper, J. W. Vincent, LJ. Boddison, A. Saunders, J. Rogers, W. Bennett, J. Blewitt, H. C. Bowen, J. Chick
D-EXP/P/W27/139 13 May 1958 Wolverhampton Archives
Visit from delegates from Thury Harcourt in France. The photograph shows M. Robert Gautier laying a wreath in memory of the men of the South Staffordshire Regiment who fell in Normandy in the Second World War. The names that can be seen on the photograph
D-EXP/P/W27/140 2 Nov 1966 Wolverhampton Archives
War memorial in the churchyard. The names that can be seen on the photograph include S. J. Sankey, A. J. B. Shaw-Hellier, W. J. Jones, T. Blewitt, W. E. Piper, J. W. Vincent, LJ. Boddison, A. Saunders, J. Rogers, W. Bennett, J. Blewitt, H. C. Bowen, J. Ch
D-EXP/P/W27/130 9 Dec 1989 Wolverhampton Archives
Walsall South MP Bruce George and Walsall’s Mayor and Mayoress, Councillors Ray and Doreen Farrell, led protesters who were battling to save Moxley War Memorial. The Black Country spine road, the Black Country Development Corporation and Walsall Council a
D-EXP/P/W27/104 12 May 1991 Wolverhampton Archives
Janusz Wach attended the annual ceremony on behalf of new President Lech Walesa. The Polish Consulate in London, the Polish Combatants Association of Great Britain and the South Staffs Royal British Legion are mentioned, and the photograph shows from left
D-EXP/P/W27/119 18 Jun 1962 Wolverhampton Archives
Captain Geoffrey Bright stood in silent tribute to comrades that fell in the Battle of Bligny (June 6 1918) during the annual commemorative service. As a Lieutenant, he had led 200 soldiers of the 1st-4th Battalion of the KSLI in a counter attack at Mont
D-EXP/P/W27/147 21 Sep 1969 Wolverhampton Archives
Unveiling of the plaque. The photograph shows (left to right) Geoff Deakin, Harry Dando and the Reverend John Bigby.
D-EXP/P/W27/13 19 Sep 1988 Wolverhampton Archives
Ceremony organised by Cannock’s Royal Air Force (RAF) Association Branch to coincide with the 70th Anniversary of the RAF. The photograph depicts the memorial, standard bearers, veterans and the public standing to attention. The names that are visible on