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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Preston
- Town
- Goosnargh
- County
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 51447
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Current location
ON THE NORTH WALL
ST MARY THE VIRGIN CHURCH
Mill Street
Goosnargh
Preston
Lancashire
PR3 2BN
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 55954 36922
Denomination: Church of England
- Previous locations
- WHITTINGHAM HOSPITAL CHAPEL
Goosnargh
Preston
Lancashire
PR3
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 56403 36217
Denomination: Undefined
- WHITTINGHAM HOSPITAL CHAPEL
- Description
- RECTANGULAR BRASS PLAQUE MOUNTED ONTO AN OAK BACKBOARD WITH MOULDED FRAME AND HUNG ON CHAINS. NAMES IN SEVEN COLUMNS
- Inscription
- IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF MEMBERS OF/ THE STAFF WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Alston, R
Anderton, R
Archer, R
Armstrong, D
Armstrong, J
Armstrong, W
Askew, E
Askew, W
Atkinson, S J
Baldwin, J
See details for all 222 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 253
Served and returned: 223
Died: 30
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 1000mm, width 1250mm
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: depth 30MM, height 820MM, width 1450MM
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Plaque
- 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
- ST MARY THE VIRGIN CHURCH
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