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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Stockport
Town
Stockport
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
15916

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Current location

West wall of nave
left-hand side of entrance doors.
St Peters Church
St Peters Gate
Stockport
Stockport
Greater Manchester
SK1 1EB
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 890 900
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Nowy-headed board with shelf below and decorative border. Carved scene of the crucifixion above.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES IN THE CAUSE OF JUSTICE AND FREEDOM / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 18 / OF YOUR CHARITY REMEMBER BEFORE GOD / THE SOULS OF THESE MEN AND ESPECIALLY OF / THE FOLLOWING WHO WERE COMMUNICANTS / OF THIS CHURCH / (Names) / BY THY CROSS AND PASSION GOOD / LORD DELIVER THEM / 1939 1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barratt, John Robert
Booth, Henry Francis
Collies, Robert Claverson
Hardy, John
Hill, Josiah
Hughes, Charles
Kinsey, Frederick James
Matkin, Isaac
Perin, Andrew Herbert
Platt, James
See details for all 16 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 13
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 13
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: height 900MM, width 750MM
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
CHURCH AUTHORITIES

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