Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- District
- Rochdale
- Town
- Newhey
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 45021
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Current location
St Thomas' Church
Church Street
Newhey
Rochdale
Greater Manchester
OL16 3QS
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 93745 11735
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- PRAYER DESK CONTAINING BOUND BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE
- Inscription
- On the Vertical Surface of the Desk-+/REMEMBER 1939-1945 Roll of Honour Left Hand Page-The Parish/of/Newhey/ROLL OF HONOUR/1939 1945 Roll of Honour Right Hand Page-THE/PARISH OF NEWHEY/ROLL OF HONOUR/Those Who Lost Their Lives/[names in two columns
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Barnes, Fred M
Barnes, Leonard M
Bramwell, Frank
Buckley, Frank
Crowther, Jack
Fielding, Vernon
Giles, Herbert Eric
Hambler, Eric
Hargreaves, Edward T
Jones, Peter
See details for all 21 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 21
Served and returned: 0
Died: 21
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Book
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Paper, Leather - Prayer desk
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood, Glass
- Book
- 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
- History
- 21/12/2007: Church badly damaged by arsonist fire, memorials undamaged.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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