Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Staffordshire Moorlands
Town
Leek
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
51201

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Current location

All Saints Church
Compton (a520)
Leek
Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 985 562
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
VERY LARGE WOODEN BOARD DIVIDED INTO PANELLED SECTION. PAINTING PLACED IN THE CENTRE OF THE BOARD. THE PAINTING SHOWS A FEMALE FIGURE AND TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. THEY HOLD BASKETS FROM WHICH THEY ARE TAKING UT FLOWERS AND STREWING THEM ONTO THE GROUND. BEHIND THEM STAND SOLDIERS AND MOUNTED CAVALRY WITH FLAGS OF THE ALLIES HELD ALOFT.
Inscription
CENTRAL SECTION: TO THE HONOUR OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THIS/ CHURCH & DISTRICT/ WHO AT THE CALL OF THIER COUNTRY/ WENT FORTH (...)/ RIGHT LIBERTY & THE DEFENCE OF THEIR HOMELAND REST OF THE BOARD: (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: height C 8FT
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
  • PARISH CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
  • Grade I
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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