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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Allegory (eg: Victory)
- District
- Halton
- Town
- Widnes
- County
- Cheshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 9983
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Current location
St. Bede's R.C. Church
Appleton Village
Widnes
Halton
Cheshire
WA8 6EL
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 51442 86333
Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description
- White marble crucifix cross with religious scene atop a square plinth on a three-stepped base. Whole is surrounded by low iron fence. Lettering in black.
- Inscription
- Front face: PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF/(NAMES)/ MA THEY REST IN PEACE/WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR./ Left face: (NAMES) Right face: (NAMES) Rear face: PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF/(NAMES)/MAY THEY REST IN PEACE./1939 - 1945
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Alty, Edward
Alty, Peter
Alty, Robert
Ashton, Robert
Bailey, William
Byrne, Martin
Caine, Bernard
Caine, John
Chogan, Michael
Delaney, Robert
See details for all 48 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 12
Served and returned: 0
Died: 12
Exact count: no
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of information: Undefined - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 88
Served and returned: 0
Died: 88
Exact count: no
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - White
- Memorial
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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