The Yorkshire Regiment, Local War Memorials

War Memorials Elsewhere, -
Bearwood (Birmingham)

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The Bearwood War Memorial
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The Bearwood War Memorial is located outside St. Mary's Church, on the corner of St. Mary's Road and the main A430 road.

The memorial is a two stepped base surmounted by a plinth, tapering shaft and Cross. The commemorations are carved on the four sides of the plinth.

144 names are commemorated as having lost their lives in the First World War. A transcription of the names is on the Imperial War Museum's Register of War Memorials website.

One soldier of the Yorkshire Regiment is commemorated on this memorial.

Private Bert Parish. 41682. 6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 159842 R F A. Killed 10 October 1917.
Born Smethwick, Enlisted Birmingham.
Buried MINTY FARM CEMETERY.

(Bert Parish's name is incorrectly spellled on the Bearwood War Memorial, - e.g. "Parrish". However, his Pension Record card shows that he and his wife, Elizabeth, lived in Bearwood.)

Names "H" - "R" on the Bearwood War Memorial
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Photo : Tony Woolley of the War Memorials Online website

The Bearwood War Memorial Outside St. Mary's Church The Bearwood War Memorial Outside St. Mary's Church
Photo : © Copyright R J Higginson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

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