Wigan County Borough Police Officers - WW1

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Date:
Attended by:

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

56056

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Current location

To the right of the Visitors' car park
against the rear fence
Wigan Police Station
Robin Park Road
Wigan
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN5 0UF
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 56575 05489
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations

'H' Division Police Headquarters
Lancashire Constabulary
Crawford St
Wigan
Wigan
Greater Manchester
England

OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
King Street Police Station
King St
Wigan
Wigan
Greater Manchester
England

OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
Wall of Entrance Foyer
near Enquiry Desk.
Wigan Division Police Headquarters
Harrogate St
Wigan
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN1 1DX
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 580 050
Denomination: Undefined
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Description

Plain rectangular black marble tablet. Carved inscription in gold painted lettering. Tablet is mounted onto a free standing stone slab but when it was in its previous location it was placed within a wooden frame.

Inscription

Wigan County Borough Police Force/ To the Glory of God and in Memory of/ our Comrades who Fell in the Great War/ 1914 - 1918/ Names

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Davies, J B
Fowler, Wm.
Jones, A
Prescott, T
Roberts, T
See details for all 5 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 5
Served and returned: 0
Died: 5
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename, rank, regiment
Order of information: rank

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - Black
Plinth
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
Frame
Measurements: depth 50mm, height 460mm, width 610mm
Materials: Wood

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

Greater Manchester Police.

Reference

Local Publication/Booklet 24 / 1996 'Policing Wigan' (The Wigan Borough Police Force 1836 - 1969) by James Fairhulst. ISBN: 1 872895 29 8

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