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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Blackburn
Town
Darwen
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 29 August 1920
    Attended by: Revd Hamilton Jack
  • Unveiled
    Date: 29 August 1920
    Attended by: Revd Hamilton Jack
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
18587

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Current location

167-181
Central United Reform Church
Duckworth Street
Darwen
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB3 1AT
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 69057 22539
Denomination: United Reformed

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Description
Rectangular-headed brass plaque mounted onto an oak backboard. Incised inscription in black lettering with single line border around each section of text. Cross flanked by foliate design at the top centre of the plaque
Inscription
1914 1918 / TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND THE IMMORTAL MEMORY OF THE / GALLANT MEN OF THIS CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR JUSTICE / TRUTH AND LIBERTY IN THE GREAT WAR / (NAMES) / THIS TABLET WAS ADDED TO THE EXISTING WAR MEMORIAL IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS CHURCH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR. / (NAMES) / THEIR GLORY SHALL NOT BE BLOTTED OUT / THEIR BODIES ARE BURIED IN PEACE BUT THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE / 1939 - 1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ashton, Ralph S
Cocker, Moses
Duxbury, James
Eccles, Edgar E
Eccles, Ralph
Eccles, R Thomas
Entwisle, Albert
Entwisle, Joseph
Hall, Thomas
Hall, William
See details for all 35 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 33
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 33
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname, decorations, regiment
    Order of information: surname, forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname
    Order of information: surname, forename
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 40MM, height 440MM, width 1420MM
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
History
1996: RENOVATED AND RE-MOUNTED ON A NEW OAK BOARD
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
CHURCH AUTHORITIES
Reference
  • Central United Reform Church, Darwen www.centralurcdarwen.org.uk/index.htm
  • Blackburn Weekly Telegraph 17 January 1920
  • Blackburn Times 4 September 1920
  • Darwen Gazette 4 September 1920
  • Darwen Advertiser 17 January and 3 September 1920

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