Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- West Lancashire
- Town
- Burscough
- County
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 1922
Attended by: UNKNOWN - Dedicated
Date: 1922
Attended by: Bishop of Liverpool - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 18681
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Current location
On the wall to the right of the chancel steps
St John the Baptist Church
Liverpool Road North
Burscough
West Lancashire
Lancashire
L40 4BY
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 44505 12326
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Nowy-headed white marble tablet with black-painted incised lettering, with an alabaster. The original WW1 tablet has been extended to accommodate the WW2 names The Coats of Arms for the Parishes of Lathom and Burscough appear on the to of the tablet
- Inscription
- Lathom and Burscough/ Roll of Honour/ Names/ They died in the Great War 1914-1919/ 1939-1945/ Names
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allen, John
Andrews, George F
Arnold, James
Ashcroft, Henry
Ashcroft, William
Ashton, Robert
Ashton, William
Aspinall, James
Aspinall, John Pardoe
Astonplace, Walter
See details for all 79 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 82
Served and returned: 0
Died: 82
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Christian name, Surname, Honours
Order of information: Christian name, Surname, Honours - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 42
Served and returned: 0
Died: 42
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Christian name, Surname
Order of information: Christian name, Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble
- Tablet
- 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 - Responsibility
- Parochial Church Council
- Reference
- The website of the Lathom & Burscough Military Heritage Society covers War memorials at Newburgh, Westhead, Lathom, Burscough and Burscough Bridge: www.lbmhs.co.uk
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