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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Oldham
- Town
- Uppermill, Saddleworth
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 45022
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Current location
church is at Pobs Green
east and high above Uppermill village
St Chad's Church
Church Lane
Uppermill
Saddleworth
Oldham
Greater Manchester
OL3 6LW
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 00752 06405
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- PLAIN NOWY HEADED WOODEN BOARD WITH INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING. ARMS OF THE DISTRICT DEPICTED AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE BOARD. The memorial covers men from Delph, Denshaw, Diggle and Dobcross, Greenfield and Grasscroft, Springhead and Uppermill
- Inscription
- SADDLEWORTH/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ 1939 - 1945/ IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY/ OF THOSE FROM SADDLEWORTH WHO/ FELL IN DEFENCE OF LIBERTY AND HONOUR/ (NAMES)/ Their name liveth for evermore
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ankers, R
Ashurst, T
Bannister, J
Barrowclough, R
Boardman, J
Bolton, T
Broadbent, J
Brown, A
Brown, A
Buckley, C J
See details for all 87 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 87
Served and returned: 0
Died: 87
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, home town
Order of information: home town THEN surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Board
- 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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