Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Oldham
- Town
- Waterhead
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 45032
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Current location
Holy Trinity Church
Church Street East
Waterhead
Oldham
Greater Manchester
OL4 2JQ
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 95205 05996
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Wooden Board. There is also a stone tablet.
- Inscription
- Board-TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN REMEMBRANCE/OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/THEOR COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR.1914-1918/[names in 2 columns] Tablet-TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN MEMORY OF/THE BRAVE MEN FROM THIS PARISH/WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/"ALL MEN MUST DIE: IT IS ONLY GIVEN TO THE/FEW TO DIE FOR THEIR COUNTRY"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ainsworth, A
Ashby, G
Ashton, H
Bannister, C
Barlow, G
Belshaw, W M
Bottomley, J
Brierley, T
Broadbent, F
Buckley, A
See details for all 52 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 52
Served and returned: 0
Died: 52
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank
Order of information: rank THEN surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- 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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