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Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Sefton
Town
Bootle
County
Merseyside
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians
Lost
Lost
WM Reference
2270

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Previous locations
  • Orrell Cemetery
    Linacre Lane
    Bootle
    Sefton
    Merseyside
    L20 6ES
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SJ 35116 96687
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Two similar freestanding rectangular stones both pediment shaped and set on a low plinths.
Inscription
Stone 1:- 1939-1945/ TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE CITIZENS OF BOOTLE/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ BY/ ENEMY AIR RAID ACTION/ ALSO IN MEMORY/ OF/ FOURTEEN PERSONS/ WHOSE/ IDENTITIES ARE UNKNOWN/ (Names) Stone 2:- 1939 -1945/ TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE CITIZENS OF BOOTLE/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES BY ENEMY AIR RAID ACTION/ ALSO IN MEMORY OF ONE PERSON/ WHOSE IDENTITY IS UNKNOWN/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 118
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 118
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Bootle Times 2 September 1949 - 'Bootle Mas Graves - Two Memorials to Air Raid Victims'

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