Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Wigan
- Town
- Haigh
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 45323
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Current location
On the south wall of the church
St David's Church
Copperas Lane
Haigh
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN2 3XA
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 60635 08970
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Wooden Board with gold inscribed lettering
- Inscription
- PARISH OF HAIGH AND ASPULL/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ IN REVERENT GRATITUDE/TO GOD FOR PEACE AND/VICTORY AND IN PROUD/MEMORY OF THE MEN/OF THIS PARISH CHURCH/WHO MADE THE/SUPREME SACRIFICE IN/THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918/[names]/ALSO OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR/LIVES IN THE WAR 1939-1945/[names in 2 columns]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Airey, Albert
Armer, Roy
Astley, John
Balfour, James
Bibby, James
Cartwright, Henry
Collier, George
Crompton, Albert
Crompton, Alfred
Croston, Thomas
See details for all 35 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 - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 15
Served and returned: 0
Died: 15
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: height C 1800MM, width 1250MM
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 - Responsibility
- Church of England
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