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Shelton war memorial

This memorial in Shelton Cemetery commemorates all those from Stoke-on-Trent who died during the First World War. The inscription reads:

'To the honoured memory of 380 sailors and soldiers who gave their lives for their country in the Great war 1914 -1918, 119 of whom lie in this cemetery, 92 in Hartshill cemetery, 61 in Longton Cemetery, 57 in Burslem Cemetery, 26 in Tunstall Cemetery, 20 in Fenton Cemetery and 12 in Smallthorne Cemetery, all in the city of Stoke-on-Trent. Their name liveth for evermore'