Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wigan
Town
Wigan
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 18th February 1949
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
27483

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Current location

In a side corridor next to a row of boards recording Scholarships
Head Masters
etc
Thomas Linacre Outpatient Centre
Parsons Walk
Wigan
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN1 1RU
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 58012 06185
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Wigan Grammar School
    Parsons Walk
    Wigan
    Wigan
    Greater Manchester
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SD 580 050
    Denomination: Undefined
  • Wigan Grammar School
    Parsons Walk
    Wigan
    Wigan
    Greater Manchester
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SD 580 050
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Rectangular carved wooden board with triangular pediment. School crest with date of foundation (1597) carved top centre. Inscription and names in proud lettering and gilded.
Inscription
1939 1945./ IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE OLD BOYS OF THIS/ SCHOOL WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR./ (Names)/ "AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN, AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Arkwright, We
Armer, R
Bent, Jl
Boardman, G
Broughton, Sk
Croft, W
Darbyshire, W
Duckworth, L
Duxbury, N
Fairhurst, J
See details for all 62 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 62
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 62
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: depth 50MM, height 900MM, width 990MM
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
History
c2011: Memorial located in converted building on site of old school. c2000: Wigan Grammar School premises acquired by Wigan Health Services, board to be relocated on site.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • War Memorials Trust WM5021

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