Besses O' Th' Barn United Reformed Church

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Bury
Town: Whitefield
County: Greater Manchester
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 13273

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Current location

Besses o' Th' Barn United Reformed Church
Bury Old Rd
Whitefield
Bury
Greater Manchester
M45 7EG
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 80875 05167
Denomination: United Reformed

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Description

TWO METAL PLAQUES MOUNTED IN INDIVIDUAL WOOD BOARDS FRAMED BY PILLARS. LETTERING IN BLACK AND RED

Inscription

IHS / TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN LASTING / MEMORY OF / THE FOLLOWING WHO LAID DOWN THEIR / LIVES IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR / 1914 - 1918 / (NAMES) / "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS / THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS / FRIENDS" JOHN XV.13

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Barlow, John
Bartley, Joseph
Bentley, Frank
Bradwell, Herbert
Bullock, Edwin
Bullock, Fred
Carden, Frank
Carter, Percy
Chadwick, George
Coope, Fred
See details for all 33 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 33
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 33
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Backboard
Measurements: height 35IN, width 18IN
Materials: Wood

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

ELDERS OF THE CHURCH

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