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Memorial details

Memorial type
Park / Sports field
District
Staffordshire Moorlands
Town
Cheadle
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
51135

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Current location

Tean Road
Cheadle
Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire
ST10 1NE
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 01120 42824
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
RECREATION GROUND WITH INSCRIPTION ON A WROUGHT ARCH AT THE ENTRANCE AND A MEMORIAL COLUMN PLACED WITHIN THE GROUND. INSCRIPTION ON BRONZE PLAQUES PLACED ON THREE SIDES OF THE COLUMN. A WREATH WITH CROSS AND SHIELD WITHIN IT IS DEPICTED AT THE TOP OF EACH PLAQUE.
Inscription
ENTRANCE: MEMORIAL RECREATION GROUND COLUMN SIDE ONE AND TWO: 1914 1918/ IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF CHEADLE WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ (NAMES) COLUMN SIDE THREE: 1939 1945/ TO THE FALLEN/ IN REMEMBRANCE/ (NAMES)/ "THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD,/ AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD,/ AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM,/ OR THE YEARS CONDEMN,/ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN/ AND IN THE MORNING,/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, F
Allen, J C
Bailey, J
Barker, L
Barnes, E
Barningham, G W
Bentley, E
Blood, B
Booth, C
Booth, J C
See details for all 86 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 88
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 88
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,decorations, forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 27
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 27
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: height C 5FT, width C 2FT
    Materials: Bronze
  • Column
    Measurements: height C 8FT, width C 2FT
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Park
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: £950
Comments: The site cost was for 4 acres of land.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Cheshire Ancestor-the journal of Cheshire Family History Society-Volume 41, Issue 2, December 2010- pages 23-35. On page 34 there is a photograph of the 1st memorial. This article relates the story of Harold Platt (31 Aug 1886-) who was called up to the Sherwood Foresters in April 1917 and transferred to the MGC in January 1918. He survived the war.

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