Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
District
Salford
Town
Pendleton
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 11 September 1920
    Attended by: LT COL ABERCROMBIE CB
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
15906

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Current location

St Thomas' Church
Ford Lane
Pendleton
Salford
Greater Manchester
M6 6PE
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 81139 99526
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
OAK REREDOS BEARS NAMES AND INSCRIPTION. Most of the dedication is lost, but the two names panels survive.
Inscription
ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF PENDLETON WHO FOUGHT, SUFFERED, AND DIED IN THE WAR 1914 - 1919/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aldersley, Edward L
Aldred, Wilfred
Allen, Harold
Aplin, Albert C
Appleton, Percy R A
Armitt, Walter
Armitt, William
Ashton, William
Atkinson, George
Atkinson, Joseph T
See details for all 460 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 460
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 460
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
Components
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
  • Reredos
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
History
OWING TO SUBSTANTIAL REBUILDING AND RESTORATION WORK AT THE EAST END OF THE CHURCH, THE REREDOS HAD TO BE DISMANTLED AS IT WAS FIXED TO THE WALL. MOST OF IT WAS IRREPLACABLE BUT THE Names PANELS WERE KEPT
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Salford Reporter 11 September 1920

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