Chorlton Cum Hardy Air Raid Casualties

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Church Fabric / Fitting: Altar or communion rail
District: Manchester
Town: Chorlton Cum Hardy
County: Greater Manchester
Country: England
Commemoration: Second World War - civilians
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 63330

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Current location

Left of altar
St Werburghs Church
388 Wilbraham Rd
Chorlton Cum Hardy
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M21 0UH
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 821 940
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Altar rail with wall-mounted dedicatory plaque. Names incised on plaque.

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY/ OF (Names) (DIED 1 MAY 1941 IN AN ENEMY AIR/ RAID) ALSO OF (Names)/ THESE RAILS WERE PRESENTED/ BY RELATIVES AND FRIENDS

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Cooper, Louisa Helena
Gregory, Ethel Maud
Reeve, Constance Mary
Sands, Jessie Maria
See details for all 4 names

Commemorations

Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 4
Served and returned: 0
Died: 4
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,year died,forename,manner of death,age of death
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Altar / Communion rail
Measurements: height 1000mm, width 6000mm
Materials: Unknown
Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Unknown

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Private

Reference

Commonwealth War Graves Commission www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/3120561/SANDS,%20JESSIE%20MARIA
Commonwealth War Graves Commission www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/3120541/REEVE,%20CONSTANCE%20MARY
Commonwealth War Graves Commission www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/3120306/GREGORY,%20ETHEL%20MAUD
Commonwealth War Graves Commission www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/3120249/COOPER,%20LOUISA%20HELENA

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