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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Undefined
Town: Undefined
County: Undefined
Country: Undefined
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 39774

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Previous locations

Methodist Church
Broughton
Alyn And Deeside
Clwyd
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SJ 400 660
Denomination: Methodist

Description

Rectangular copper plaque with a nowy head set on a wooden backboard. There is a crown above encircled by a wreath with decorative acanthus each side and along the lower edge.

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF/ (NAMES)/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR 1914 - 1919/"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN/LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Beeby, Alfred
Boote, Harry
Evans, William
Harbridge, Thomas
Long, Walter
Messham, Edgar
Robins, William
Spreckley, Guy L
Whitelegge, Jack
Whitley, Charles
See details for all 10 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 10
Served and returned: 0
Died: 10
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname

Components

Plaque
Measurements: height 275MM, width 950MM
Materials: Copper

Condition

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History

2006: The Church has closed, prior to sale. There are local plans to move the memorial to the Broughton Institute.

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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