Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Sefton
Town
Litherland
County
Merseyside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), VC or GC Recipients
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2398

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Current location

Belongs to the Litherland Branch of the Royal British Legion
Bryant and May Match Factory Garden of Remembrance
Orrell Road
Litherland
Sefton
Merseyside
L21 8NU
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 34035 97565
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • BRYANT AND MAY MATCH FACTORY
    Speke Rd
    Garston
    Sefton
    Merseyside
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SJ 400 840
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Upright stone tablet with the small Bryant and May tablet at its foot on the ground. Whole is flanked by two small obelisks. List of names on horizontal tablet on ground Dedicatory inscription is flanked by two torches which are in relief
Inscription
(MAIN STONE): GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE / AT THE GOING DOWN / OF THE SUN / AND IN THE MORNING / WE WILL / REMEMBER THEM (SMALL STONE): IN / MEMORY OF OUR / HONOURED DEAD / (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abrahams, H E
Alcock, S
Booker, A
Bowles, C A
Bridgman, J
Brown, J J
Butler, A
Campbell, W
Chettleburgh, R
Chivers, J
See details for all 65 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 65
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 65
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, Rank, Regiment, Manner of death, Decorations
    Order of information: Manner of death, Surname, Rank, Decorations, Regiment
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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