Tyldesley with Shakerley Cross

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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: November 1922
Attended by: EARL OF CRAWFORD AND BALCARRES KT
Dedicated
Date: November 1922
Attended by: UNKNOWN
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Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

18514

Current location

Tyldesley Cemetery
Hough Lane
Tyldesley
Wigan
Greater Manchester
M29 8WN
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 70590 01743
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations

Market Place
Tyldesley
Wigan
Greater Manchester
England

OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined

Description

Light granite stone cross with inverted sword of sacrifice, on an hexagonal plinth set on a square, three-stepped base. The Great War Dedication is on the front face of the main section of the base, with the names occupying the seven other faces. The WW2 Memorial is on a separate granite block set in front of the bottom step of the base. A small granite block set in front of this carries the name of a victim of the 1974 M62 coach bomb.

Inscription

Front face of plinth: Erected by/Public Subscription/ to the/ glorious memory of/ the following men of/ Tyldesley with Shakerley/ who died/ in the Great War/ 1914 - 1918 On the other seven faces of the plinth: (Names) On the WW2 block: In memory of/ the men of the Urban District of Tyldesley/ who gave their lives for freedom World War 1939 - 1945/ (Names) On the small block in front of the above: In memory of/ Leslie David Walsh/ Died in the M62 bomb/ 4.2.1974

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Aldred, Joseph
Alldred, Oswald
Allen, Mary A
Amos, John
Anderson, Alfred
Anderson, John
Ash, John H
Bainbridge, Harold
Ball, Fred
Ball, J (jnr)
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Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 248
Served and returned: 0
Died: 248
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, initial, surname
Order of information: By gender and alphabetically
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 94
Served and returned: 0
Died: 94
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initials, surname
Order of information: Alphabetically, with additions at the bottom
Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forenames, surname, manner, place, and date of death
Order of information: As above

Components

Memorial
Measurements: height C 3000MM
Materials: Granite

Listing information

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Condition

Tyldesley
WMO ID: 244379
Condition: Undefined [last updated on 03-05-2018]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

Wigan Council

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