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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Manchester
- Town
- Chorlton-cum-Hardy
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 44891
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Current location
St Werburgh's Church
Wilbraham Road
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M21 0UH
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 82314 94049
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Brass Plaque on a wooden backboard
- Inscription
- +/IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE/of two brothers who gave their lives/for King and Country/ WALTER DORRINGTON/laid to rest under the palm trees by the/Cemetery of Hackinwiyeh, Basra/13 May 1917, Aged 26/ AND/ PERCY DORRINGTON/Fell in action near... /12 Oct 1917, Aged 22/ [rest of inscription is unreadable on the poor quality photograph provided]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Dorrington, Percy
Dorrington, Walter
See details for all 2 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename, relationships, date of death, age
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- 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
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