Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Fylde
Town
Singleton
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
10571

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Current location

St Anne's Church
Church Road
Singleton
Fylde
Lancashire
FY6 8LL
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 38504 38375
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular wall mounted bronze plaque. Raised lettering. Moulded laurel wreaths in the top right and left hand corner. Note: This memorial has the same shape and design as the church's WW2 memorial - see record number 54929. The two memorials are side by side, with an ornamental wooden flower shelf between them, with the gold-painted inscription"IN/ EVERLASTING/ REMEMBRANCE".
Inscription
1914 - 1919./ TO THE HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THE PARISH OF SINGLETON/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR./ (NAMES)/ "Their name liveth for evermore."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bond, A
Eccleston, W
Haslam, W
Howe, A
Jackson, B
Jackson, T H
Miller, E C
Miller, J H
Robson, E
Stirzaker, A
See details for all 16 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials of forenames, surname
    Order of information: Surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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