Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wirral
Town
Heswall
County
Merseyside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2422

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Current location

Methodist Church
Telegraph Road
Heswall
Wirral
Merseyside
CH60 0AE
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 27143 81632
Denomination: Methodist

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Description
A cast bronze plaque in a carved oak surround
Inscription
TO THE / GLORY OF GOD / AND / IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS CHURCH / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1919/(NAMES) / UNTIL THE DAY DAWN
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Antrobus, Samuel
Barlow, James W
Barlow, J Edward
Corkill, Ernest
Davies, Fred
Evans, Thomas J
Forshaw, Arthur
Hodson, Edward H
Hoskins, George
Hughes, Charles E
See details for all 12 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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