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Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Burnley
Town
Burnley
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), VC or GC Recipients
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
10619

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Current location

Towneley Hall Museum
The Avenue
Burnley
Burnley
Lancashire
BB11 3RQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 85435 30860
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Worsthorne Wesleyan Sunday School
    Burnley
    Burnley
    Lancashire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Framed and glazed calligraphed paper Roll of Honour with the Royal Arms at the top, below which a silhouette map of Europe and north Africa with names of the fallen overwritten. Wreaths at bottom with, at centre, a shield bearing the Union Flag upon which is depicted the Chapel.
Inscription
WORSTHORNE WESLEYAN / SUNDAY SCHOOL /ROLL OF HONOUR / (Names) / BEING THE NAMES OF /SCHOLARS WHO SERVED / THEIR COUNTRY IN THE / WORLD WAR OF 1914-19
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Addison, John W
Addison, Thomas
Beilby, Albert
Hope, John H
Johnson, Ernest
Nuttall, Herbert
Ogle, Ernest
Shaw, Herbert
Stanworth, Whittam
Wihttam, John
See details for all 10 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 74
    Served and returned: 64
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: height 850mm, width 630mm
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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