Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Warrington
Town
Croft
County
Cheshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 28 August 1920
    Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Warrington
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
18218

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Current location

Christ Church
Lady Lane
Croft
Warrington
Cheshire
WA3 7AU
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 64014 93513
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
White marble memorial in the form of a Greek Temple with a carved laurel wreath on a ground of national flags with the years of the Great War incised and gilded in its centre. The WW1 Names sit between square column pilasters and the WW2 names are incised on a separate marble tablet between the feet of the memorial. The inscriptions are incised - the names being blacked, and the dedications gilded.
Inscription
1914 1919/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY DURING THE WAR/ (Names)/ THEIR NAME SHALL ENDURE FOR EVER/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ THEIR WORK FOR PEACE IS OURS TO CONTINUE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ashley, Charles
Ball, John F J
Battersby, Herbert
Clare, Bertram Edgar
Clarke, William
Clough, Edgar
Collier, Robert
Cooper, Erneset
Glover, George Wright
Halliwell, Stanley
See details for all 20 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname, rank, unit, date of death, age
    Order of information: By date of death
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 20
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 20
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, awards, rank (for a few), unit, date of death, age
    Order of information: By date of death
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
  • CHRIST'S CHURCH
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Costs

Memorial: £98

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The Parochial Church Council

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