Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Pendle
Town
Brierfield
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: Oct 1921
    Attended by: CAPT KNOX
  • Dedicated
    Date: Oct 1921
    Attended by: REV T SMITH
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
10595

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Current location

Address: 17-19 Walter St
Brierfield
Nelson
Brierfield Working Mens Club
17-19 Walter Street
Brierfield
Pendle
Lancashire
BB9 5AW
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 84775 36317
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
MARBLE GREEN MARBLE WITH FRAMED WORK OF RED/MARBLE FLANKED BY LAUREL BRANCHES WW2 Tablet placed directly underneath.
Inscription
ERECTED/ TO THE MEMORY OF THE/ MEMBERS OF THIS CLUB/ WHO FELL IN THE WAR/ 1914-1919./ (Names)/ "LEST WE FORGET"/ AND IN MEMORY OF ALBERT MILLS/ WHO FELL IN THE EUROPEAN WAR/ 1939-1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Benson, Levi
Dawes, Mark
Heap, James
Howarth, Peter
Moss, Samuel
Pearson, James H
Peters, Norman
Smith, Fred
Thornber, John T
Waddington, William
See details for all 12 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
BRIERFIELD WORKING MENS CLUB

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