Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Manchester
- Town
- Manchester
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 13158
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Current location
North Wall near the entrance
St Ann's Church
St Ann's Square
Manchester
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M2 7LP
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 83784 98351
Denomination: Church of England
- Previous locations
- St James' Church
George Street
Manchester
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M1 4HQ
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 84120 98023
Denomination: Church of England
- St James' Church
- Description
- Square, pedimented white marble tablet with decorated scrolled pilasters, on a white marble backboard, with an explanatory brass plaque beneath.
- Inscription
- Tablet: Pro Patri / 1914 1918 / To the Glory of God/ and in Memory of those who/ gave their lives for their/ Country in the Great War/ (Names) / "Their name liveth for evermore" Bras Plaque: The above memorial was originally/ erected in St James' Church, George/ Street, Manchester, but upon the/ demolition of that Church in 1930/ the memorial was re-erected in this place.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Calardine, James
Corlett, William J
Higgins, Leonard
Longworth, James
Lord, George
Owen, Ernest
Pass, James
Poynton, John
Royle, Fred
Whalley, William
See details for all 10 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 10
Served and returned: 0
Died: 10
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of information: No apparent order
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: height 600MM, width 340MM
Materials: Marble - Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble
- Tablet
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Responsibility
- The Parochial Church Council
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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