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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Chester
Town: Eccleston
County: Cheshire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 9913

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Current location

The memorial is located on the south wall.
St Mary the Virgin Parish Church
Church Road
Eccleston
Chester
Cheshire
CH4 9HT
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 41290 62630
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

A bronze, and brass plaque with an inscription.

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN / REVERENT REMEMBRANCE / OF / (Names) / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR / THEIR COUNTRY IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 / "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN / THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY / DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS."

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Barnes, Arthur William
Cooper, David Matthew
Ditchburn, Sydney Henry
Grosvenor, Hugh William
Hewitt, William
Jackson, Frederick
Nicholson, Edwin Joseph
Teanby, Ernest
Whiston, James
Wood, Thomas Leonard
See details for all 10 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 10
Served and returned: 0
Died: 10
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forenames, surname, regiment.
Order of information: Alphabetical by surname.

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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