St Georges Church WW1

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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: October 1922
Attended by:

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

42336

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Current location

Right hand side chapel
St Peter's Church
Bank Street
Darwen
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB3 3HE
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 69435 22225
Denomination: Church of England

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Previous locations

St George's Church
Harwood Road
Darwen
Blackburn
Lancashire
England

OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Church of England

Description

Austrian Oak panelling.

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THESE/ MEMBERS OF THE PARISH AND CONGREGATION/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ (Names)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Ainsworth, F S
Alston, S
Aspden, H
Aspin, J R
Atkinson, G
Banks, R
Bannister, J W
Bannister, T
Barnes, J T
Beesley, J
See details for all 77 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 77
Served and returned: 0
Died: 77
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname THEN forename

Components

Panelling
Measurements: height 900MM, width 1200MM
Materials: Wood - Oak

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Blackburn Weekly Telegraph 7 October 1922
Darwen News 30 September and 7 October 1922
Darwen Advertiser 6 October 1922

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