War Memorial - Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

The war memorials were created for the offices in St. John Street to remember the employees of the Mander family who died in the two world wars.

The dedication of Manders War Memorial in 1923:
In the center are the family directors sitting cross legged (left to right):

Sir Geoffrey LeMesurier Mander,
     Liberal MP for Wolverhampton East
Sir Charles Tertius Mander,
     1st Baronet, first chairman of Mander Brothers Limited. est. in 1773
Sir Charles Arthur Mander,
     later 2nd Baronet
Vivian Mander
     whose son was killed in WW II
Gerald Poynton Mander,
     historian and antiquary

After the factory was closed, the memorials spent some time in storage. When the storage facilities were then subsequently closed and there was the risk of the memorial being destroyed, the Mander family and National Trust worked together to bring them to Wightwick Manor so they could go back on public display.
Since 1998 the memorials were attached to the stable block walls as this was then the only viable space large enough to fit them.
This was not a suitable place for them to be and so we have moved them to this part of the garden where a small memorial garden will be planted to provide a place for reflection and peace.

The war memorials on this wall came from Mander Brothers, St John Street, Wolverhampton. These men died for their country. The profits from their working lives helped establish Wightwick Manor which we enjoy today.
In Memory of the men from these works who lost their lives in the Great War 1914-1918.	Albert E. Beresford Frederick Bradley Joseph Butler James R. Colley Alfred E. Collins Albert E. Darby Sidney C. Davies	Arthur C. Day Thomas Devereux Harry Egginton Samuel Haddock Alfred J. Hadfield Thomas Hanstock
William Hayward, M. M. W. Roland Johnson Albert Lee William Lloyd A. Reginald Martin Herbert Mattox Charles Miles	Edward Millington Albert Monnington John B. Norris Charles H. Pearson Frederick Reynolds Thomas Richards	Harry Savage James E.Sproson Frederick Swatman Thomas Tomkinson Arthur Turner Lawrence Vitty William Westwood

The Roll of Honour
Mander Brothers Ltd.
World War 1939 - 1945

John H. Davies, Sergeant, Coldstream Guards, January 1944, Italy
H. A. N. Mander, Captain, Lincolns, October 1944, Holland
William Wilson, Flying Officer, R. A. F., October 1944, Bay of Biscay

This page is dedicated to the 10 million victims of World War I and 60 million victims of World War II.
We should always remember the immense grief and loss each war brought to the world.


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