Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tameside
Town
Hollingworth
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: May 1950
    Attended by: SIR WILLIAM CLARE LEES BART OBE
  • Dedicated
    Date: May 1950
    Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Stockport
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
27036

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Current location

St Mary's Church
Market Street
Hollingworth
Tameside
Greater Manchester
SK14 8LJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 00454 96078
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Board with incised Roman lettering, and a Latin cross in relief at top centre. At the base is a shelf with two wooden vases. The memorial scheme included new Mechanical Bells.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF/ GOD 1939-1945. (Names) THESE WERE HIS SERVANTS,/ IN HIS STEPS THEY TROD,/ FOLLOWING THROUGH DEATH/ THE MARTYR'D SON OF GOD,/ VICTOR HE ROSE./ VICTORIOUS TOO SHALL RISE/ THEY WHO HAVE DRUNK/ HIS CUP OF SACRIFICE./ H.L. BUCKLEY, MOTTRAM
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Darbyshire, J E
Jackson, R G
Pickering, D
Pickering, N E
Pickering, R G
Quarmby, H
Senior, F
Seville, D
Shaw, P
Taylor, A
See details for all 10 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
  • Vase
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Bells
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Source: Image Library

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