Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
St Helens
Town
St Helens
County
Merseyside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21228

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Current location

St Helens Police Station
College Street
St Helens
St Helens
Merseyside
WA10 1TG
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 51134 95735
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Rectangular brass plaque bearing the Lancashire Constabulary crest at top-centre, within a wooden frame. The inscription is in incised black lettering. (The inclusion of the Lancashire Constabulary crest on this combined WW1/WW2 plaque implies that this memorial was created after St Helen's Borough Constabulary was absorbed into that Constabulary in 1969, and before St Helen's became a Division of Merseyside Police in 1974. The plaque bears the same names that were listed on the original memorials erected by the Constabulary after each of the World Wars, which now hang in the St Helens Police Clubhouse - see our records 94617 and 94678).
Inscription
ROLL OF HONOUR TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE ST. HELENS BOROUGH CONSTABULARY WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN TWO WORLD WARS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, Peter
Barwell, David
Bottomley, Dixon
Dorrill, Walter
Ervine, Hugh
Fearnley, Joseph
Hayes, James
Hill, Charles Ellison
Jeffreys, Ieuan Griffith
Ratcliffe, Percy J
See details for all 11 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
History
St. Helen's County Borough Police was formed on 1st July 1887 . It ceased to exist on 29th March 1969 when it amalgamated with Lancashire Constabulary. On 1st April 1974 it became a Division within Merseyside Police.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Merseyside Police

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