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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
St Helens
Town
Sutton
County
Merseyside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
53132

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Current location

ST NICHOLAS CHURCH
New St
Sutton
St Helens
Merseyside
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 520 930
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
LARGE WALL MOUNTED PLAQUE WITH SEGMENTAL CURVE AT TOP AND HEAVY WOODEN SURROUND BORDER AROUND INSCRIPTION WITH PATTERN OF LEAVES AND SMALL WREATHS RED PATTE CROSS WITH CIRCLE AT TOP OF INSCRIPTION AND RED EMBOSSING FOR FIRST LETTER OF INSCRITPION WORDS PLUS DATES OF THE WAR
Inscription
IN PROUD AND FAITHFUL MEMORY OF/ THE MEMBERS OF SUTTON PARISH/ YOUNG MENS BIBLE CLASS/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ SERVED 136 - 27 KILLED, 34 WOUNDED, 3 PRISONERS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baines, H
Bradburn, F
Carter, H
Ellis, O
Emblem, H
Fairclough, J
Fowles, B
Greenhough, J
Haddock, A
Harrison, P
See details for all 27 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 54
    Served and returned: 27
    Died: 27
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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