Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Sefton
Town
Birkdale
County
Merseyside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22039

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Current location

ST JOHNS CHURCH
St Johns Rd
Birkdale
Sefton
Merseyside
PR8 4JP
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 33043 14506
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
FIVE BRASS PLAQUES INSCRIBED AND 3 NARROW BRASS STRIPS ON OAK PANELLING.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD THIS TABLET HAS BEEN PLACED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION TO THE MEMORY OF THE SAILORS AND SOLDIERS CONNECTED WITH THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 76
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 76
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,regiment,forename
    Order of information: rank, forename, regiment
Components
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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