Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Oldham
- Town
- Diggle
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- T CORNER (Mason)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 44863
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Current location
WRIGLEY MILL METHODIST CHURCH
Diggle
Oldham
Greater Manchester
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 00- 080
Denomination: Methodist
- Description
- WHITE MARBLE TABLET WITH TRIANGUALR PEDIMENT MOUNTED ONTO A BLACK COLOURED STONE BACKBOARD. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING WREATH CARVED IN RELIEF IN THE CENTRE OF THE TABLET WITH BANNERS HOLDING IT UP ACROSS THE TABLET. FLOWERS DEPICTED JUST ABOVE EACH SIDE OF THE BANNERS
- Inscription
- 1914 - 1919/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ OUR SCHOLARS WHO HAVE MADE THE/ SUPREME SACRIFICE/ (NAMES)/ AND IN GRATITUDE FOR/ THE SAFE RETURN OF THEIR COMRADES.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Akroyd, Ernest C
Allott, Ceorges R
Allsopp, Ben B
Ardern, Ralph
Ashton, Raymond
Bajtterworth, J
Baonall, Philip W J
Bax, Cordon
Bax, Frank
Becerley, Robert W
See details for all 209 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 12
Served and returned: 10
Died: 2
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - White - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Tablet
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- CHURCH AUTHORITIES
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