Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wigan
Town
Abram
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
18468

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Current location

On the wall of the liturgical South aisle
St John the Evangelist Church
Warrington Road
Abram
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN2 5RQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 60741 01621
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A white marble tablet on black backboard in three sections: the upper section containing the WW1 dedication has a corniced pediment with a rectangular section protruding at the centre. Within that section is a carved laurel wreath within which the years of the conflict are inscribed. At each end of the inscription are Maltese crosses within discs. A corniced strip separates this section from the main tablet bearing the names of the WW1 fallen, inscribed in year order, with two addenda below. The third section, bearing the WW2 names, was added post-WW2, and involved dropping the original corniced bottom of the WW1 tablet and inserting a fresh tablet topped by a thin raised border to separate the two Wars. The inscriptions are painted black.
Inscription
1914 1919 / To the Glory of God and in Memory of those/ Parishioners who fell in the Great Ware / They fell that we might live /(Names in 3 columns) / And also in Memory of those/ who fell in the War of 1939 - 1945 / (Names in 3 columns)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ackers, Abraham
Aspinall, James
Athertan, Horuce E
Barber, Harry
Benjamin, Joseph
Bennett, Stephen
Benson, Peter H
Birchall, James
Bradshaw, James
Bradshaw, Richard
See details for all 66 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 47
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 47
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Year died, Christian names, surname
    Order of information: Year died, Christian names, surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 19
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 19
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Christian names, surname, award
    Order of information: Christian names, surname, award
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height 1200MM, width 1200MM
    Materials: Marble - Black
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The Parochial Church Council

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