Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Processional cross
District
Rossendale
Town
Helmshore
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
18702

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Current location

St Thomas Church
Helmshore Road
Helmshore
Rossendale
Lancashire
BB4 4JS
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 78290 21245
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Processional Cross
Inscription
BY THIS SIGN THE PEOPLE OF ST THOMAS, MUSBURY, REMEMBER THE MEN OF THEIR PARISH WHO DIED IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 (Exact spacing unknown)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Appleton, Irvin
Bury, John Richard
Gavin, John James
Greenwood, John Hoyle
Haslam, Walter Phillips
Hawkins, Herbert Haworth
Maden, Harry
Paulby, Thomas
Pilkington, Francis Elliott
Pilling, Joseph Brooks
See details for all 12 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: year died
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Processional cross
    Measurements: height 4FT
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
History
The inscription is very badly worn through over-enthusiastic cleaning
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Churchwardens

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