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Arthur Vincent Adams
from:Winson Green, Birmingham
Memorial register within Bishop Latimer Church, Beeton Road, Winson Green , Birmingham.
Text of stone plaque above reads: IN HONOURED AND SACRED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS CONGREGATION AND PARISH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 1918 GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
It is located in the North west corner within the Lady Chapel. Plaque measures 610mm by 470mm, inset grey marble with recessed carved high relief lettering on a gold painted background The case below this is of a similar size and sits on a marble bracket shelf with two quarter round edges, presumably for candlesticks. The case has a hinged cover of japanned bronze with deep set chamfered glass.
The memorial list is bordered by brown Moroccan leather picked out with leaves and a five petaled rose in each corner in gold leaf. The words: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE at the top and the dates 1914 1918 at the bottom 128 names in total written in black ink on vellum. (I am the carpenter who relaid the Lady Chapel floor during May 2018)
