Providence Congregational Church WW1 Tablet

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Rochdale
Town: Middleton
County: Greater Manchester
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 15885

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Current location

Alkrington and Providence URC Church
Manchester New Road
Middleton
Rochdale
Greater Manchester
M24 1LB
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 86727 04783
Denomination: United Reformed

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Previous locations

Providence United Reformed Church
Middleton

OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: United Reformed

Description

Wall mounted stone tablet with black lettering and the names in four columns.

Inscription

PROVIDENCE CONGREGATIONAL/ CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL/ MIDDLETON/ THE FOLLOWING ARE THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO SERVED WITH/ H.M. FORCES AND WHO PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR 1914 TO 1919/ (Names)/ IN MEMORIAM/ (Names)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ ST JOHN XV 13V.

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Allen, F
Andrew, F
Andrew, T
Andrew, W
Ashurst, W
Ashworth, H
Ashworth, J
Bamforth, A
Bamforth, H
Bennett, H
See details for all 159 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 157
Served and returned: 137
Died: 20
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname THEN forename

Components

Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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