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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Congleton
Town
Holmes Chapel
County
Cheshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1954
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
  • Rededicated
    Date: 1989
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
129

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Current location

St Lukes Church
London Road
Holmes Chapel
Congleton
Cheshire
CW4 7AG
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 76222 67272
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular, free standing, stone of remembrance with supporting posts each side, and a small wall with posts at each end behind. The Royal British Legion badge is at the top of the stone with the names below in two columns in black lettering.
Inscription
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM/1914-1918/FOR YOUR TOMORROW/WE GAVE OUR TODAY/AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN/AND IN THE MORNING/WE WILL REMEMBER THEM/1939-1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Billington, James
Bishop, Stanley T
Blease, Harry
Bolshaw, Samuel
Broom, Geoffrey
Carver, Basil A
Carver, Oswald A
Connolly, John W
Connolly, Thomas
Cumberlidge, Leonard
See details for all 29 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 29
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 29
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 0.17m, height 1.5m, width 1.14m
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Listing information
Condition
History
MEMORIAL EXTENSIVELY RESTORED AND REMOUNTED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION IN 1988. LETTERING RE-CUT AT THE SAME TIME.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
HOLMES CHAPEL ROYAL BRITISH LEGION

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