Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Battlefield cross or marker
- District
- Sefton
- Town
- Birkdale
- County
- Merseyside
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 22040
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Current location
St Johns Church
St Johns Road
Birkdale
Sefton
Merseyside
PR8 4JP
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 33043 14506
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Battlefield cross with metal strips.
- Inscription
- G.R.U. UNKNOWN BRITISH SOLDIER
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Baxendale, William
Blackhurst, Henry
Brade, Robert
Brooks, George
Carr, John E
Carr, William E
Chapman, Stanley
Clough, Robert Johnson
Coates, Walter
Coleman, P
See details for all 38 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Battlefield Cross or Marker
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Battlefield Cross or Marker
- 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
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