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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- District
- Wirral
- Town
- Birkenhead
- County
- Merseyside
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 15304
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Current location
Alcuin Centre St Werburghs Church
Grange Precinct
Birkenhead
Wirral
Merseyside
CH41 6EA
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 318 885
Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Previous locations
- St Laurences Parish Centre
Beckworth Road East
Birkenhead
Wirral
Merseyside
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined - St Laurences Church
Claughton Road
Birkenhead
Wirral
Merseyside
CH41 6EY
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 300 880
Denomination: Church of England - Show More (1)
- St Laurences Parish Centre
- Description
- Wall-mounted roll of honour. White plastic plaque bears inscription and names in relief. Black and red lettering and mounted on wooden backboard. Names in three columns. Cross in red at top centre.
- Inscription
- ST LAURENCE'S/ PARISHIONERS/ DIED/ 1939 TO 1945/ ON LAND/ OR/ IN THE AIR/ (NAMES)/ AT HOME/ BY/ BOMBING/ (NAMES)/ LOST/ AT/ SEA/ (NAMES)/ ETERNAL REST GIVE UNTO THEM, O LORD, AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM/ MAY THEY REST IN PEACE, AMEN./ WE SHALL/ REMEMBER/ THEM
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 69
Served and returned: 0
Died: 69
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname - Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 36
Served and returned: 0
Died: 36
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Synthetic Material - Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- 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
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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