Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rochdale
Town
Littleborough
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
44986

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Current location

Littleborough Library
Hare Hill Road
Littleborough
Rochdale
Greater Manchester
OL15 9HE
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 93577 16711
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Littleborough Baptists Church
    Blackstone Edge Road
    Durn
    Littleborough
    Rochdale
    Greater Manchester
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Baptist
Description
Wall-mounted, rectangular oak memorial with the gold-painted inscriptions set within a representation of a mausoleum, with the years of the Great War painted within a beribboned laurel wreath at the centre, with the church's title written on the pedestal above.
Inscription
Littleborough Baptist Church/ 1914 1919/ In Honoured Memory of these/ who Made the Great Sacrifice/ (Names)/ World War II 1939 - 1945/ (Name)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ashton, G
Brierley, N
Crabtree, F
Crossley, F
Fish, F L
Gledhill, J
Gledhill, W A
Kershaw, A
Kershaw, T A
Price, F
See details for all 16 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, initial, surname
    Order of information: As above
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Rochdale Council

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