Summary
A regimental war memorial, unveiled in 1921 by Major General Sir Robert Fanshawe, KCB, DSO.
Reasons for Designation
The monument to the 8th Battalion, Warwickshire Regiment in the Churchyard of the Church of St Peter & St Paul, Aston is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
History
The memorial to the 8th Battalion, The Warwickshire Regiment, was dedicated on 4 September 1921 by Major General Sir Robert Fanshawe, KCB, DSO.
The battalion had close local ties. The recruiting station was at the Aston Villa football ground, towards which the monument faces. On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 870 men died who had lived in a mile radius of Aston parish church. Of these 588 were men of the 8th Battalion.
Details
A regimental war memorial, unveiled in 1921 by Major General Sir Robert Fanshawe, KCB, DSO.
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