Walkden Methodist Church

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Salford
Town: Walkden
County: Greater Manchester
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 66802

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Current location

Walkden Methodist Church
Manchester Road East
Walkden
Salford
Greater Manchester
M38 9AN
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 72819 03426
Denomination: Methodist

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Description

Rectangular tablet with the lettering in gold

Inscription

THIS CHURCH WAS BUILT FROM THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALE/ OF TWO SPORTSFIELDS WHICH WERE BOUGHT TO HONOUR/ THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN TWO WORLD WARS/ 1914 - 1919/ (Names)/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Alexander, John
Atkinson, Tom
Bennett, Granville
Chilton, Levi
Cooke, Alfred
Cousin, Cyril
Critchley, Robert
Davies, William
Dearden, George
Evans, Harold
See details for all 39 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 32
Served and returned: 0
Died: 32
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname.
Order of information: Surname.
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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