Woodhouses Church and School

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Oldham
Town: Woodhouses
County: Greater Manchester
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 45039

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Current location

Church of the Good Shepherd
Ashton Road
Woodhouses
Oldham
Greater Manchester
M35 9WL
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 91140 00891
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Marble Tablet with a cross in the triangular pediment. The WW2 names were added on to the base. All lettering is leaded.

Inscription

To the Glory of God/AND IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE MEN FROM THIS CHURCH/WHO FELL IN THE WAR 1914-1919 HAVING SERVED THEIR COUNTRY/IN IT'S DEFENCE AND IN THE CAUSE OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE/[names in 3 columns]/Their Name Liveth For Evermore/THE FOLLOWING MEN ALSO SERVED/[names in 4 columns]/ALSO THOSE WHO FELL IN THE WAR 1939-1945/[names in 1 row]

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Andrew, Bruce W
Andrew, Ernest
Andrew, Hamlet
Andrew, John
Andrew, Percy
Ashworth, Chris
Askew, John
Beswick, William
Bray, Harry
Bromiley, James
See details for all 83 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 81
Served and returned: 68
Died: 13
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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