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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- St Helens
- Town
- Moss Bank
- County
- Merseyside
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 10th September 1920
Attended by: UNKNOWN
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 53056
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Current location
MOSS BANK MISSION
Moss Bank Rd
Moss Bank
St Helens
Merseyside
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 510 980
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- WALL MOUNTED BOARD WITH SUBSTANTIAL CORNICES ACROSS TOP AND FLUTED COLUMNS DOWN EACH SIDE ISH AND LAUREL BRANCHES AT TOP OF CENTRAL PANEL WITH DESIGN OF PALM BRANCHES AND CROWN AT TOP OF LEFT AND RIGHT PANELS
- Inscription
- TOP: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE LEFT: (NAMES) CENTRE: IN/ HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEMBERS OF/ THIS SCHOOL/ &/ CONGREGATION/ WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 1918 BELOW: ALSO THE FOLLOWING IN THE WAR 1939-1945 LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ashcroft, J
Beesley, T
Bromilow, E
Clark, M
Critchley, J
Critchley, P
Critchley, S
Davies, D F
Dearden, T
Eveason, T
See details for all 28 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 56
Served and returned: 28
Died: 28
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,rank
Order of information: surname,rank - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 6
Served and returned: 3
Died: 3
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,rank
Order of information: surname,rank
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak
- 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
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