Wigan Coal and Iron Co., Hewlett Pits WW1

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Bolton
Town: Westhoughton
County: Greater Manchester
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 60730

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Current location

Formerly the colliery office of Wigan Coal and Iron Company
Saplings Day Nursery
552 Wigan Road
Westhoughton
Bolton
Greater Manchester
BL5 2BX
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 63772 05210
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Bronze plaque with a raised oak leaf and acorn pattern border. A Tudor rose lies each side of the title scroll above the raised inscription. The only one of nineteen Wigan Coal and Iron Company's plaques still in its original location

Inscription

In Memoriam/ The Names here Recorded are of/ Those Men who Worked Here/ and Who Gave Their Lives for/ Their Country in the Great War/ August 1914 to November 1918/ as well as the Names of Those/ who Obtained Military Distinctions/ in the War/ 1 & 2 Hewlett Pits/ Killed/ (Names)/ Honours/ (Names & Honours)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Ball, Gerrard
Bromilow, P
Brown, John
Burns, Peter
Cunliffe, R
Edwards, E
Glover, Geo.
Green, James
Griffiths, G
Hargreaves, W
See details for all 22 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 22
Served and returned: 5
Died: 17
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename,decorations
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze

Listing information

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Condition

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History

2011: Mounted on the external wall of the former colliery office of Wigan Coal and Iron Company, now a private nursery.

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Corporate
Details: Pits of the the Wigan Coal and Iron Company

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