Stockport Co-op Funeral Company

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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Presented
Date: November 2000
Attended by:

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

45225

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Current location

The Heatons Funeralcare
Manchester Road
Heaton Chapel
Stockport
Greater Manchester
SK4 5DH
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 88412 92434
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Polished granite Stone of Remembrance. Gilt lettering. Tablet on wall with additional inscription. Coloured poppy in relief on Stone of Remembrance.

Inscription

ON WALL: "THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD,/ AS WE WHO ARE LEFT GROW OLD,/ AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM,/ NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN,/ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN,/ AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM." ON STONE OF REMEMBRANCE: Their names liveth for Evermore/ (Names)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Adshead, E
Bransom, A W
Clarke, William
Dunn, G H
Murphy, D
Nowell, D C
Rains, W F
Roberts, R A W
Rourke, J
Taggart, J
See details for all 12 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 12
Served and returned: 0
Died: 12
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, initials, surname, regiment, decorations
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Stone of remembrance
Measurements: depth 84 MM, height 830 MM, width 580 MM
Materials: Granite - Polished
Tablet
Measurements: depth 76MM, height 533MM, width 609MM
Materials: Granite - Black

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Corporate

Reference

Stockport Times East 30/11/2000

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