Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wirral
Town
Liscard
County
Merseyside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 30 April 1951
    Attended by: Lord Derby performed the unveiling; others present included the Mayor of Wallasey, Chief Constable John Ormerod, members of the Watch Committee and members of the Force.
  • Dedicated
    Date: 30 April 1951
    Attended by: Canon W.S. Coad (Canon Residentiary of Chester Cathedral) performed the dedication
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2423

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Current location

Entrance foyer
Wallasey Police Station
Manor Road
Liscard
Wirral
Merseyside
CH44 1DA
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 30949 92214
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • In the main entrance hall of the Administrative wing
    former Wallasey Police Headquarters
    Manor Road
    Liscard
    Wirral
    Merseyside
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Cast bronze plaque with raised oak-leaf and acorn border. The Wallasey Borough Police badge is at top-centre, below which is the inscription in raised lettering.
Inscription
1914-1918 1939-1945/ TO THE SACRED AND GLORIOUS MEMORY OF/OUR COMRADES OF THE/COUNTY BOROUGH OF WALLASEY POLICE FORCE/WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/IN THE GREAT WAR AND THE WORLD WAR/1914-1918/ (names)/1939-1945/ (names)/"IN THE PROUDEST HOUR OF THEIR MANHOOD/ THEY GAVE THEIR ALL. LET WE WHO LIVE REMEMBER/ THEM, WHO GREW NOT OLD."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderton, J H
Drakeley, R K
Fairhurst, G B
Fare, A R
Farquharson, A M
Henderson, H
Jones, C E
Marshall, J W
Mcdonough, R
Pearce, K
See details for all 16 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname in two columns, reading left to right
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname in two columns, reading left to right
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height c900mm, width c600mm
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
History
Wallasey County Borough Police was amalgamated with Cheshire Constabulary in 1967. In 1974 the Wallasey area was transferred to Merseyside Police, who are therefore now the custodians of the memorial.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Merseyside Police
Reference
  • Liverpool Echo 30/4/1951 (page 6) reported the unveiling that day of the bronze plaque, in the main entrance hall of the Administrative Wing at Manor Road Headquarters. www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19510430/078/0006
  • warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/120156/ (has a photograph of the memorial in the entrance foyer of the Manor Road Police Station, dated 23/11/2012).
  • Helmets, Handcuffs and Hoses, The Story of The Wallasey Police and Fire Brigade, Part One: The Wallasey Police, by Noel E. Smith, published 2002. ISBN-10 0951776231. (Pages 74 and 75 refer to the unveiling of the memorial. The book also gives biographical data of casualties and those who had enlisted/been recalled to the Colours, as well as those who served as Wallasey Borough Police officers during both World Wars. Page 117 mentions the opening of the new Manor Road Police Station on 28/11/1973, at which time the memorial was relocated from the former Station to the entrance foyer at its present site).

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