West Kirby Tablet

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Wirral
Town: West Kirby
County: Merseyside
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 1275

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Current location

St Bridget's Church
Church Road
West Kirby
Wirral
Merseyside
CH48 7HL
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 21826 86410
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Very ornate marble tablet , elaborate marble border.

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN THANKFUL MEMORY/OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/WHO AT THE CALL OF DUTY/SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1919/AND LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/FOR KING AND COUNTRYIN/THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM/AND RIGHT/ETERNAL REST O LORD/GRANT UNTO THEM &/LET LIGHT PERPETUAL/SHINE UPON THEM

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Aitken, John
Allen, George Wordsworth
Andrews, William James
Apsimon, Arthur Tryweryn
Atherton, Francis Wright
Barlow, Septimus
Barnes, Samuel Frank
Bell, Wilson
Benyon, Charles
Blackburn, Eric
See details for all 130 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 130
Served and returned: 0
Died: 130
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename

Components

Tablet
Measurements: height 1200MM, width 1800MM
Materials: Marble

Listing information

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Condition

West Kirby Tablet
WMO ID: 247792
Condition: Undefined [last updated on 05-02-2018]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

John BrownBill- West Kirby and Hilbre : a Parochial History.

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