Werneth Council School

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Oldham
Town: Werneth
County: Greater Manchester
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 45042

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Current location

Werneth Primary School
Coppice Street
Werneth
Oldham
Greater Manchester
OL8 4BL
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 91999 04010
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

WOODEN BOARD DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS WITH EACH SECTION DIVIDED BY IONIC PILLASTERS. FRIEZE AT THE TOP. CARVED ARMS OF THE BOROUGH OF OLDHAM AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE BOARD

Inscription

CENTRE PANEL: ERECTED/ TO THE/ MEMORY/ OF/ FORMER SCHOLARS/ OF THIS SCHOOL/ WHO/ FELL IN THE CAUSE OF/ FREEDOM/ 1914 1918/ OUR GLORIOUS DEAD/ WERNETH COUNCIL SCHOOL LEFT AND RIGHT HAND PANELS: (NAMES)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Alton, George
Arrowsmith, Albert
Ashby, George
Backhouse, Charles
Birch, Percy
Brown, William
Burnett, Harold
Carrington, Noel
Chadwick, Fred
Cheetham, Wiliam
See details for all 64 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 64
Served and returned: 0
Died: 64
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname THEN forename

Components

Board
Measurements: height C 1000MM, width C 2200MM
Materials: Wood - Oak

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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