Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Wigan
- Town
- Ince In Makerfield
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 21st September 1950
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Dedicated
Date: 21st September 1950
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Lost
- WM Reference
- 27141
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- Previous locations
- On outside wall at west end of Church
St Marys Church
Ince In Makerfield
Wigan
Greater Manchester
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 580 040
Denomination: Church of England
- On outside wall at west end of Church
- Description
- Rectangular stone tablet set into wall.The stone eroded over the years, and was not salvaged when the church was demolished in 1978. A replacement plaque was made WMR 75203, bearing the names.
- Inscription
- IN THIS GARDEN WE REMEMBER THOSE FROM THE PARISH WHO DIED IN THE WAR 1939-1945
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 30
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 30
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Mansfield
- Tablet
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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