Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Chorley
- Town
- Whittle Le Woods
- County
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 1921
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 559
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Current location
St John's Church
Preston Road
Whittle Le Woods
Chorley
Lancashire
PR6 7PS
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 57846 21525
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Board with six inset panels. The upper three have WW1 names and the dedication, while the three below have WW2 names. There is a carved pediment above and a shelf below.
- Inscription
- THE NAMES OF THE MEN /OF THIS/ CHURCH & PARISH /HERE RECORDED WERE /NUMBERED AMONG THOSE/ WHO AT THE CALL/ OF KING AND COUNTRY /LEFT ALL THAT/ WAS DEAR TO THEM/, ENDURED HARDSHIP/, FACED DANGER /AND FINALLY PASSED /OUT OF SIGHT OF MEN/ BY THE PATH OF DUTY /AND SELF-SACRIFICE /GIVING UP /THEIR OWN LIVES/ THAT OTHERS MIGHT/ HAVE LIVE IN FREEDOM/1939-1945/SEE YE TO IT THAT THESE/SHALL NOT HAVE DIED/IN VAIN
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Atkinson, Richard
Bamber, John
Blackwell, Reginald
Bowling, John
Bradshaw, Hugh
Brooks, Christopher
Charnock, Hugh
Cooper, William
Cotton, John
Derbyshire, William
See details for all 46 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 13
Served and returned: 0
Died: 13
Exact count: no
Information shown: Surname,forename
Order of information: Surname - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 47
Served and returned: 0
Died: 47
Exact count: no
Information shown: Surname,forename
Order of information: Surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: depth 50MM, height 1524MM, width 1372MM
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Board
- Listing information
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST
- Grade II
- 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
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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