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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Liverpool
- Town
- Garston
- County
- Merseyside
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: C 24th August 1923
Attended by: RELATIVES/FRIENDS OF THE FALLEN
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 52547
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Current location
ERECTED ON THE WALL OF THE ENGINE HOUSE AT THE GAS WORKS
GARSTON GAS WORKS YARD
Garston
Liverpool
Merseyside
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 400 840
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- DURABLE STONE TABLET WITH A FINELY GROUND AND SLIGHTLY MOTTLED FACE
- Inscription
- GREAT WAR 1914-1918/THE MEN EMPLOYED AT THE/GARSTON GAS WORKS/WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED BELOW/GAVE THEIR LIVES/FOR THEIR FELLOW COUNTRYMEN/(NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Corfe, Samuel
Hitchmough, James
Ireland, Richard
Mcdonnell, Alexander
Proffitt, Allan
Williams, John
See details for all 6 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 6
Served and returned: 0
Died: 6
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Lettering
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Lead
- Tablet
- 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 - Sponsorship
- Corporate
- Reference
- WIDNES WEEKLY NEWS-AUG 24 1923 p5 c7
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