Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tameside
Town
Dukinfield
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 12th March 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Dedicated
    Date: 12th March 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
45169

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Current location

The Old Chapel
Chapel Hill
Dukinfield
Tameside
Greater Manchester
SK16 4EN
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 94348 97964
Denomination: Unitarian

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Description
Brass Plaque on a wooden backboard
Inscription
1914 1918/TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF/THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/[names in 3 columns]/"Honour to the Immortal Dead that great white company of shining souls/who gave their youth that the World might grow old in peace."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bacon, Frederick J
Blaze, Thomas
Cook, Thomas
Cottam, Wilfrid
Cunningham, Horatio
Dillon, John
Gilligan, Alfred
Hibbert, Wright
Jones, Joseph
Jones, Thomas
See details for all 20 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 20
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 20
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 600MM, width 900MM
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Pamphlet: PAVASOVIC, MIKE-MEN OF DUNKINFIELD A HISTORY OF DUNKINFIELD DURING THE GREAT WAR(1997)

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