Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Serviceman / Servicewoman
- District
- West Lancashire
- Town
- Skelmersdale
- County
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 3416
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
Garden of remembrance
Sandy Lane
Skelmersdale
West Lancashire
Lancashire
WN8 8JX
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 46544 06387
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Serviceman with rifle standing at ease upon a column carrying the names of the fallen of WW1, set upon a plinth, the lower block of which was used for the inscription of the names of the fallen of WW2, which includes one woman.
- Inscription
- To the / Glorious Memory of / all those from/ Skelmersdale/ who Fought and Gave/ their Lives for their/ King and Country in/ the Great War 1914-1918 /(Names) / Also those who died / 1939-1945 On the north face of the WW2 names: Welsby/ Sculpltor, Liverpool is delineated, but not now leaded
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Appleton, W
Ashcroft, A
Ashcroft, A O
Ashcroft, J
Ashcroft, Rhoda
Aspinwall, J
Bennett, F
Bennett, R G
Berry, E
Birchall, Jk
See details for all 116 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 47
Served and returned: 0
Died: 47
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, initials, surname
Order of information: Rank, initials, surname - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 71
Served and returned: 0
Died: 71
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, initials, surname
Order of information: Rank, initials, surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Figure
Measurements: depth 3000mm, height 5000mm, width 3000mm
Materials: Stone
- Figure
- Listing information
- WAR MEMORIAL
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Skelmersdale
- WMO ID: 171578
- Condition: Good [last updated on 03-05-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- West Lancashire Borough Council
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-3416
For queries, please contact [email protected].