Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Oldham
- Town
- Oldham
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 4th July 1920
Attended by: Jas. L. Crowther
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 75607
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Current location
Gallery Oldham
Greaves Street
Oldham
Oldham
Greater Manchester
OL1 1AL
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 92818 04832
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Varnished Oak Board with a carved head. All text and names is inscribed in gold, the names are in 3 columns
- Inscription
- VILLAGE/SUNDAY SCHOOL/ROYTON/ERECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THEN SCHOOL AS A MARK OF/APPRECIATION TO THE TEACHERS & SCHOLARS WHO SERVED/IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR/1914-1919/[names] / UNVEILED BY JAS. L. CROWTHER. JULY 4TH 1920
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Beckett, Joe
Bradley, Robert
Bryan, Frank
Butterworth, Edwin
Butterworth, Frank
Butterworth, George
Butterworth, Jessiau
Butterworth, Richard
Butterworth, Robert
Butterworth, William
See details for all 51 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 51
Served and returned: 51
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, forenames, surname
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Board
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Royton Village Sunday School Teachers and Scholars WW1
- WMO ID: 258070
- Condition: Good [last updated on 01-05-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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