Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Manchester
Town
Gorton
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
35239

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Current location

716
Brookfield Unitarian Church
Hyde Road
Gorton
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M18 7EF
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 88904 95924
Denomination: Unitarian

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Description
A white marble tablet on a black marble backboard. There is a raised carved lion at the top, below which are the words 'The King's Own' . Incised inscription infilled with black paint.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF / JAMES CHORLTON SELBY / SERGEANT SIGNALLER / 9TH BATT. KINGS OWN ROYAL LANCS. REGT. / THE YOUNGER SON OF / WILLIAM & MARY SELBY / BORN DEC. 21ST 1893. VOLUNTEERED FOR SERVICE / IN THE GREAT WAR ON SEPT. 4TH 1914, / AND WAS REPORTED KILLED IN ACTION / IN BULGARIA, SEPT. 19TH 1918. / HE WAS A MEMBER OF THIS CHURCH, HAVING BEEN / CONNECTED WITH IT FROM HIS CHILDHOOD, / AND WAS ALSO AN EARNEST AND FAITHFUL / WORKER IN THE ADJOINING SCHOOL. / HIS DISPOSITION AND CHARACTER / EARNED FOR HIM THE LOVE AND ESTEEM / OF ALL THE COMPANIONS OF BOTH HIS / CIVILIAN AND HIS MILITARY LIFE. / "TRUE TO HIS COUNTRY, HIS CONSCIENCE, / AND HIS GOD."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Selby, James Chorlton
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, rank, regiment, relationships, date of birth, manner of death, place of death, date of death, additional
    Order of information: Forenames, surname, rank, regiment, relationships, date of birth, manner of death, place of death, date of death, additional
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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