Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wirral
Town
Moreton
County
Merseyside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2435

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Current location

Methodist Church
Pasture Road
Moreton
Wirral
Merseyside
CH46 7TP
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 26095 90269
Denomination: Methodist

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Previous locations
  • PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH
    Oxton Rd
    Wallasey
    Wirral
    Merseyside
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Original nowy-headed WW1 brass plaque on a wooden base, with three holes caused by WW2 bombing. Modern explanatory black plaque with golden lettering alongside.
Inscription
New plaque: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE METHODIST CHURCH/ IN POULTON ROAD, WALLASEY/ WHICH WAS DESTROYED IN AN/ AIR RAID ON 12TH MARCH 1941./ THIS CHURCH AND SCHOOL/ PREMISES IN PASTURE ROAD,/ MORETON, WERE LARGELY BUILT, WITH FUNDS ACCRUING FROM/ WAR DAMAGE COMPENSATION/ PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF THE/ POULTON ROAD/ CHURCH./ IN GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGMENT/ OF THE SUBSTANTIAL GIFT/ RECEIVED FROM THE JOSEPH/ RANK BENEVOLENT TRUST/ TOWARD THE BUILDING COSTS/ OF THESE PREMISES. On original plaque: PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH/ THE LIGHT OF LIFE/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ (Names)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alcock, Norman G
Berry, J W Mawdsley
Blundell, Thomas
Clough, George J
Clough, Robert M
Cubbin, Eric Le M
Drury, Percy C
Ellis, James A
Godwin, Ernest
Houlgrave, Albert
See details for all 22 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 22
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 22
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass, Metal
Listing information
Condition
History
Actually has three holes made by bomb splinters in 1941. Since this is in a sense part of the commemoration and the church has no intention of repairing them, the memorial is still in "good"; condition.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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