For those wishing to see Wednesbury's Rolls of Honour there is a CDROM version of the Rolls available for public viewing which is lodged at Wednesbury's Reference Library. The Rolls have been compiled into two CDROM volumes covering:

• Vol 1 - World War 1.
• Vol 2 - World War 2 and later conflicts.

The address for Wednesbury Library is:

Walsall Street
Wednesbury
WS10 9EH

Tel 0121 556 0351
Fax 0121 505 2109
email: Wednesbury Library

You can find out the opening times for the reference library by visiting Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council website. Access to a multi-map displaying the location of the library can also be found at this webpage.

The Joseph Hampton Ltd Roll of Honour

Wednesbury War Memorial Group has recently acquired through kind donation a Roll of Honour which holds local significance to Wednesbury. Originally commissioned by the local firm of Steel Nut & Joseph Hampton Ltd, this scroll commemorates the names of 150 of the firms employees who served during World War 2 (with those being killed during the conflict being marked with * next to their names).

This Roll has generously been acquired for the Memorial Group by Wednesbury born Ivan Keeling. This generous gift was gratefully received as this Roll had deteriorated with the passage of time, but is now in the process of being restored after years of sad neglect. We are pleased to say that following the generous donation of the Roll monies have now been raised to restore this unique artifact, and it is currently in the hands of local restorer Gary Morgan who has been commissioned to carry out the required restoration work.