Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Tameside
- Town
- Dukinfield
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: October 1920
Attended by: UNKNOWN
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 3270
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Current location
Dukinfield Cemetery
Hall Green Road
Dukinfield
Tameside
Greater Manchester
SK16 4EP
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 94558 98122
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Celtic cross standing on a squat plinth.
- Inscription
- SWEET JESUS HAVE MERCY ON THE/ SOULS OF THE MEN OF/ ST MARY'S DUKINFIELD/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS NO MAN HATH/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS/ FRIENDS/ THE BLOOD OF HEROES IS THE SEED/ REST IN PEACE.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bligh, P
Breen, T
Burgess, W J
Chadwick, J
Chadwick, J R
Connolly, J
Constantine, J
Coughlin, A
Croghan, W
Dunne, W
See details for all 41 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 41
Served and returned: 0
Died: 41
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,regiment, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: height 900mm
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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