Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Liverpool
Town
Walton
County
Merseyside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
COWEN & SON (Designer)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
15737

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Current location

IN THE MAIN HALL
NORTHCOTE RD COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Cavendish Drive
Walton
Liverpool
Merseyside
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 360 940
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
NOWY-HEADED POLISHED BRASS PLAQUE MOUNTED ONTO A CARVED MAHOGANY SURROUND WRETAH WITH CROSSED SWORDS OVER IT AND A GARLAND BELOW IT ARE INCISED AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE PLAQUE
Inscription
NORTHCOTE ROAD COUNCIL SCHOOL / ROLL OF HONOUR / TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND HONOURED / AND LOVING MEMORY OF OLD BOYS FROM / THIS SCHOOL WHO FOUGHT FOR THEIR / KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 18 / AND MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE. / "DUTY NOBLY DONE" / (NAMES) / AND OTHERS OF WHOM THERE IS NO SCHOOL RECORD.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, William
Anderson, Richd
Armstrong, Frank
Ashcroft, Albert E
Balmer, Edmund
Bell, George
Blackburn, Arthur
Blundell, Lawrence
Bradshaw, Fredk
Breckell, Charles H
See details for all 93 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 93
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 93
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename,decorations
    Order of information: surname,forename,decorations
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Mahogany
Listing information
Condition
History
C 1998 - THE MEMORIAL LOST ITS HEAVY WOODEN BACKBOARD BUT IT WAS REPLACED WITH AN OAK SURROUND.BRASS HAS BEEN RESTORED AND RUBRICATED WHERE APPROPRIATE.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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