Lorac Posted 8 November , 2006 Share Posted 8 November , 2006 Apologies if this has already been discussed. I read this tonight in The Birmingham Evening Mail. No picture is shown online (as it is in the newspaper) but it has cleaned up very nicely. Thanks must go to the builders for saving it. Mystery of plaque honouring war heroes Nov 8 2006 A BRASS plaque honouring three war heroes has been discovered by workmen refurbishing a building in Birmingham city centre. Now developers are trying to trace relatives of the First World War soldiers for a special Remembrance Day service for the trio. Workmen found the memorial to Thomas Brigden and William Daniels, of Birmingham, and Frank Ernest Lucy, of Worcester, during work on the Samuel Booth & Co building in Bradford Street, Digbeth. "This tablet records the names of those brave men who died for their country in the Great War, having previously worked here," the inscription read. The plaque now takes pride of place in a corner of the courtyard of an apartment development. The owners now plan to dedicate a bench to the trio, and with just days to go until Remembrance Sunday, they have launched a public appeal for help in tracing the men's relatives. Pte Thomas Brigden, of the King's Royal Rifles, was born in Moseley, Birmingham, and was fatally wounded in the battle of Delville Wood, northern France, part of the Battle of the Somme, in August 1916. Pte Brigden has no known grave but is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial near the Somme. He was posthumously awarded the 1914/15 Star, the British War Medal 1914-18 and the Allied Victory Medal 1914-19. Pte Daniels was born in Aston, Bitrmingham, and volunteered with the 5th Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He was killed on August 19, 1916, during the Battle of Pozieres, in France. Pte Daniels has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. He was posthumously awarded the 1914/15 Star, the British War Medal 1914-18 and the Allied Victory Medal 1914-1919. Pte Lucy enlisted with the 1st Worcestershire Regiment in 1916 and was killed in France on October 31, 1917, aged 25. Buried eight miles south of Ypres, Pte Lucy was posthumously awarded the British War Medal 1914-18 and the Allied Victory Medal 1914-19. Regards Lorac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Nix Posted 9 November , 2006 Share Posted 9 November , 2006 Lorac So good to hear that this plaque has been rescued and will be preserved. Well done to the workmen concerned. Any idea what sort of business Samuel Booth and Co was? An interesting story, thanks for posting. Regards Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Morgan Posted 9 November , 2006 Share Posted 9 November , 2006 Jan - I think they made fittings for gas and water pipes. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 9 November , 2006 Share Posted 9 November , 2006 good that is didnt go onto ebay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Nix Posted 9 November , 2006 Share Posted 9 November , 2006 Thanks, Tom Good to hear about the M&B memorial, too. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Hales Posted 9 November , 2006 Share Posted 9 November , 2006 Any idea what sort of business Samuel Booth and Co was? Brass founders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Nix Posted 9 November , 2006 Share Posted 9 November , 2006 Thanks, Owen. Brass pipe fittings then, I guess. Maybe the plaque was made at the factory too. Regards Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 9 November , 2006 Share Posted 9 November , 2006 I have an idea that Samuel Booth was eventually acquired and became part of Mansill Booth, which in turn was part of the Delta Group. This was the company with which I trained as a manufacturing engineer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffsyeoman Posted 10 November , 2006 Share Posted 10 November , 2006 Thanks, Tom Good to hear about the M&B memorial, too. Jan Don't leave us hanging on, please! - what about the M&B Memorial? And might Booth's have a citation in the Birmingham Battalions Book of Honour? (Not just companies supplying to the Birmingham Plas are in there) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Morgan Posted 10 November , 2006 Share Posted 10 November , 2006 For Phil - M& B War memorial Latest. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffsyeoman Posted 10 November , 2006 Share Posted 10 November , 2006 For Phil - M& B War memorial Latest. Tom Tom, I am greatly obliged, and much heartened. Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Nix Posted 17 November , 2006 Share Posted 17 November , 2006 See Lorac's follow up post to this under Soldiers. Relatives of WW1 Hero Traced, Private Thomas Brigden. Must start reading the Birmingham Mail online! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorac Posted 17 November , 2006 Author Share Posted 17 November , 2006 Thanks Jan, I had'nt thought of putting a link to it on this thread but have done so now for those who are interested. Click Lorac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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