Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wirral
Town
Claughton
County
Merseyside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2438

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Current location

Trinity with Palm Grove United Reformed and Methodist
Beresford Road
Claughton
Wirral
Merseyside
CH43 1UZ
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 30258 88210
Denomination: United Reformed

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Description
Two identical tablets formed by a plain white marble tablet placed within a large ornate marble frame
Inscription
(LEFT SIDE OF ALTAR): TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOUR OF/ THOSE MEMBERS AND FELLOW-WORSHIPPERS/ OF THIS CONGREGATION WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES FOR US IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES) (RIGHT SIDE OF ALTAR): TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOUR OF/ THOSE MEMBERS AND FELLOW-WORSHIPPERS/ OF THIS CONGREGATION WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES FOR US IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ (CONTINUATION OF NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, Lawson Ellis
Allen, William Stanley
Anderson, Andrew Stewart
Anderson, Hew Graham
Band, George Laidman
Bruce, Philip Thomas
Bullin, William Francis
Chalmers, Authur Lakes
Edgar, Harold John Martin
Elmslie, John Leslie
See details for all 29 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 32
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 32
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Surname, Forename
    Order of information: Surname, Forename
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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