Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Sefton
Town
Formby
County
Merseyside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
15237

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Current location

In the foyer beside one of the downstairs bars
Formby Golf Club
Golf Road
off Victoria Road
Formby
Sefton
Merseyside
L37 1LQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 28947 08436
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Nowy headed cast bronze plaque on a grey marble backboard with an enamel representation of the Club's badge set above a laurel wreath under the arch. A raised laurel border surrounds the raised inscription.
Inscription
This tablet commemorates those Members of/ Formby Golf Club who gave their lives for/ their King and Country in the Great Wars/ 1914-1918/ (Names)/ 1939-1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Batty, P A
Beer, A H
Boult, H
Bowring, F H
Brunner, C H
Buckley, A W
Cohan, E
Cohan, H M
Collinge, W R
Cook, P H
See details for all 39 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 29
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 29
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Formby Golf Club Committee

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