Memorial details

Memorial type
Gate
District
Sefton
Town
Maghull
County
Merseyside
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
15719

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Current location

St Andrew's Church
Damfield Lane
Maghull
Sefton
Merseyside
L31 6EL
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 37565 01950
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A wooden lych gate with pitched slate roof to the sides, standing on a brick base. A biblical text is carved into the main cross beam facing the road, whilst the Dedication is carved into the corresponding beam facing the churchyard. Two sloping slate tablets set into the brick base between the main pillars, facing into the gateway, carry the names of the fallen.
Inscription
On the main crossbeam facing the road: I am the Resurrection and the Life On the main cross beam facing the churchyard: In Proud Memory of Maghull Parishioners/ Who Gave their Lives 1939-1945 On the left-hand tablet (from the road): They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old/(NAMES) On the right-hand tablet:/ At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, J
Ashcroft, A
Atkins, We
Bamber, Ew
Banks, Eg
Bolton, Tw
Booth, Gf
Borrows, N
Brindle, Bh
Byrnes, J
See details for all 63 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 63
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 63
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initial(s), surname
    Order of information: Initial(s), Surname
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brick and Wood - oak
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The Parochial Church Council

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