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JACKO THE MONKEY

UKNIWM Ref: 17354

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Address

WEST MIDLANDS
ENGLAND
 
Type: BOARD/PLAQUE/TABLET
Other Location Details:

PROPERTY OF MR VIVIAN BIRD LOCATED SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDLANDS

OS Map Ref: Not known

Inscription

JACKO / A MONKEY KILLED / WITH FRIGHT / CAUSED BY A ZEP / THAT CAME OVER / ONE NIGHT / 1917.

Components

ComponentMaterial(s)HeightWidthDepthCondition
BOARD WOOD       GOOD

Physical Description

TRIANGULAR HEADED WOODEN BOARD THAT WAS PLACED OVER THE MONKEY'S GRAVE. CARVED INSCRIPTION

Wars Commemorated & People Remembered

War ANIMAL MEMORIALS
Total names on memorial: 1
Served & Returned 0
Died 1
Is this an exact count? Not known
How are the names ordered? Not known
What information is listed on the memorial? None
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? No

Maintenance

Are the letters difficult to read? No
Who is responsible for the memorial?

Maintenance History:

Ceremonies

Not known

Sponsorships

Sponsorship Type: None
Did this include a trust or scholarship? No
Did this include a roll of honour? NOT APPLICABLE
Cost of Site: Not known
Cost of Memorial: Not known
Comments on Costs:

Craftsmen

Not known

References

Co-ordinator's Comments:

ON 19 OCT 1917 GERMAN ZEPPELINS ATTACKED THE MIDLANDS DURING WHICH A BOMB FELL ON THE AUSTIN MOTOR WORKS, LONGBRIDGE, BIRMINGHAM. ONE MILE AWAY, IN NORTHFIELD, DAME ELIZABETH CADBURY LIVED. SHE OWNED A PET MONKEY CALLED JACKO AND IT DIED OF FRIGHT AS A RESULT OF THE EXPLOSION. IT WAS BURIED WITH DUE CEREMONY IN DAME ELIZABETH'S PET CEMETERY.

(SIR) EGBERT CADBURY, RNAS/ RAF HAD A HAND IN DOWNING TWO GERMAN AIRSHIPS: HE WAS A SON OF DAME ELIZABETH.

Comments:  
Photographs: None
Other Documents: None
Form / Letter: L
Negatives: No
Drawings / Plans: No
Minutes: No
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