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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Blackburn
Town
Blackburn
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 24 February 1923
    Attended by: Revd T H Berryman
Lost
Lost
WM Reference
90629

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Previous locations
  • Primitive Methodist Church
    Mosley Street
    Blackburn
    Blackburn
    Lancashire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Primitive Methodist
Description
White marble tablet on black marble backboard
Inscription
Erected In Grateful Memory To The Members Of This Chapel Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice In The Great War 1914-1918:/[names]/Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out Their Name Liveth For Evermore/And The Following Men Served Their Country/[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aspinall, G
Barlow, J
Beardsworth, J
Berry, J
Bolton, J
Braithwaite, T
Briggs, J H (rev)
Bury, H
Chamley, J
Davey, C
See details for all 20 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 20
    Served and returned: 15
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, decorations
    Order of information: the fallen by surname THEN the served by surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Blackburn Times 3 March 1923

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