Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Lancaster
- Town
- Melling
- County
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 19 May 1922
Attended by: Revd T S Williamson, Rural Dean
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 3327
Support IWM
Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.
Current location
St Wilfrid's Church
Melling
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA6 2RA
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 59815 71162
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Brass plaque mounted on a wooden base which extends outwards at the bottom, and has a narrow shelf below. The plaque has a double black line border with a rubricated Latin cross at the top. The incised inscription is blacked.
- Inscription
- THIS TABLET IS ERECTED/ BY THE PARISHIONERS/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ THEIR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE CAUSE OF JUSTICE/ AND RIGHT/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ They shall rise again
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Hodgson, Peter
Shaw, John
Thompson, Leonard
Wilcock, John
Woods, William
Wookings?, John W
See details for all 6 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 6
Served and returned: 0
Died: 6
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- 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 - Responsibility
- The Parochial Church Council
- Reference
- Lancaster Guardian 22 May 1920 page 2- reports the unveiling "on Wednesday"
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.
This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:
© WMR-3327
For queries, please contact [email protected].