Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Liverpool
Town
Liverpool
County
Merseyside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1929
    Attended by: Unknown
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2283

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Current location

The Lady Chapel
Liverpool Anglican Cathedral
St James Mount
Liverpool
Liverpool
Merseyside
L1 7AZ
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 35384 89389
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Portland stone half-relief sculpture depicting a nurse bandaging the head wound of a soldier. Mounted with an elaborately carved sandstone frame let into the wall, with the Dedication carved on a panel beneath the sculpture. The names are carved into the stonework of the wall below.
Inscription
LET US NOW REMEMBER MANY HONOURABLE WOMEN/ 1914-1919/ THEY COUNTED NOT THEIR LIVES UNTO THE DEATH.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ainsworth, Grace Glen
Blacklock, Alice Mary
Briscall, Mabel
Craggs, Mabel Olive
Duckers, Margaret E
Elliott, Elizabeth
Gailey, Laura Marion
Gash, Mabel
Gurney, Elizabeth S
Hewitt, Elsie Jane
See details for all 20 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 20
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 20
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Alabaster
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The Cathedral Chapter

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