Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Wyre
Town
Bilsborrow
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Architect (Undefined)
S. Thompson (Builder)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 18 August1921
    Attended by: General Sir A. Hunter G.C.B., G.C.V.O., D.S.O., MP
  • Dedicated
    Date: 18 August 1921
    Attended by: Ven. Arch Deacon Hornby
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
3369

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Current location

Memorial garden opposite village school.
12
Memorial Gardens
Garstang Road (A6)
Bilsborrow
Wyre
Lancashire
PR3 0QR
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 51088 39976
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Patte cross on plain pillar mounted on a 4-stepped base enclosed in a paved area a low wall and a wrought iron fence. Names and inscription in slate panels set into four framed sections of the stepped base. Two slopped memorials bearing brass plaques with regimental badges and names stand to the right and left of the enclosure
Inscription
(BASE): THIS MEMORIAL STONE WAS ERECTED/BY THE INHABITANTS OF/BARTON BILSBOROUGH & MYERSCOUGH/IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL/AND SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR/A.D. 1914-1918 (TABLET): IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THESE MEN WHO GALLANTLY/GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY./(NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ainge, W H
Bailey, P
Ball, H
Bardsley, J
Bargh, P
Barker, A
Barker, C
Barker, Joseph
Bateson, J
Bateson, William
See details for all 99 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 97
    Served and returned: 84
    Died: 13
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 3800MM, height 47000MM, width 3800MM
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
WYRE BOROUGH COUNCIL
Reference
  • Lancashire County Council - Regimental Records
  • Lancashire Evening Post - 6 February 2004 - pg. 18 - War Memorial to get major revamp.
  • Preston Library - Garstang Library - Lancashire Evening Post

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