Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Liverpool
Town
Kirkdale
County
Merseyside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
15551

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Current location

St Lawrence CE Primary School
North Dingle
Kirkdale
Liverpool
Merseyside
L4 1TH
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 34875 93710
Denomination: Church of England

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Previous locations
  • Westminster Road Council School
    Westminster Rd
    Kirkdale
    Liverpool
    Merseyside
    L4
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Ornate cast bronze plaque with inscription in white lettering. Wreath and garlands in relief at top. School crest within wreath. A shield bearing an enamelled letter in a shield appears at each corner of the name panel, corresponding to the names of the first four named on the memorial who gave their names to the houses of the school, B, H G and T, namely Brown, Hoey, Griffiths and Thurlow.
Inscription
WESTMINSTER ROAD COUNCIL SCHOOL / B 1914 1919 H / IN HONOURED MEMORY OF / THE OLD BOYS OF THIS SCHOOL / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR / (NAMES) / G "DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI" T (Note letters corresponding to the 4 school houses)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alee, Ernest
Brown, George Percy S
Burrows, Frederick W
Clarke, Samuel
Fleet, John
Giffiths, Samuel
Griffiths, Richard
Hargraeaves, Robert K
Hilton, Frederick
Hoey, Thomas
See details for all 27 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 27
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 27
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname and forename
    Order of information: Surname and forename
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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