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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tameside
Town
Stalybridge
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
55901

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Current location

St Paul's Church
Huddersfield Road
Stalybridge
Tameside
Greater Manchester
SK15 2PT
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 96990 98717
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Large vertical rectangular marble tablet. Ornamentation consists of insignia of Royal Engineers and Grenadier Guards and memorial has mosaic tile surround.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ CORPORAL ARTHUR NEEDHAM/ SPECIAL BRIGADE, ROYAL ENGINEERS/ WHO DIED FROM WOUNDS RECEIVED AT/ THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME/ AUGUST 31st 1916 AGED 35 YEARS/ ALSO OF PRIVATE LEONARD NEEDHAM/ 3rd BATTALION, GRENADIER GUARDS/ WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT THE/ BATTLE OF LOOS/ OCTOBER 8th 1915, AGED 31 YEARS/ ONLY SONS OF/ RICHARD AND HARRIET NEEDHAM/ STALYBRIDGE/ IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE GREAT WAR/ THEY FREELY AND WILLINGLY RESPONDED/ TO THE CALL OF DUTY, AND FELL FIGHTING/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY, IN THE NOBLE/ CAUSE OF JUSTICE AND FREEDOM/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Needham, Arthur
Needham, Leonard
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank, date of death,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 43.75mm, height 1600mm, width 975mm
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Sponsored by parents.
Responsibility
St Pauls Parochial Church Council.

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