Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Sefton
- Town
- Formby
- County
- Merseyside
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 15418
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Current location
St Peter's Church
Green Lane
Formby
Sefton
Merseyside
L37 7DL
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 29899 08270
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Cast bronze plaque with raised lettering beneath the regimental badge.
- Inscription
- In Loving Memory of/ George Eric Thompson/ 2nd Lieut 12th (Service) Battalion/ The King's (Liverpool) Regiment/ Killed in France/ Whilst leading his platoon in action/ on the 3rd September 1916 - Aged 20 years/ "Be thou faithful unto death/ and I will give thee the Crown of Life."/ Revelations 2.10.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Thompson, George Eric
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forenames, surname, rank, unit, manner, country, and date of death, age
Order of information: As above
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze
- Plaque
- 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 - Sponsorship
- Private
- Responsibility
- The Parochial Church Council
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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