Captain C G Eccles

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Blackburn
Town: Darwen
County: Lancashire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 42318

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Current location

St Cuthberts Church
Earnsdale Road
Darwen
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB3 1QG
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 68538 23303
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Brass plaque bearing incised inscription on wooden backboard.

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN CHORLEY GORDON ECCLES, / FLIGHT COMMANDER ROYAL FLYING CORPS, / WHO WAS KILLED IN FLANDERS / ON 25 MAY 1917, AGED 29 YEARS, / SECOND SON OF CAPT. RICHARD H. ECCLES / OF TULLIPALLAN, DARWEN. / 'PER ARDUA AD ASTRA'

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Eccles, Chorley Gordon
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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: rank, surname, date of death, service, place of death, forenames, manner of death, age, relationships, additional
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: height 640MM, width 550MM
Materials: Brass

Listing information

CHURCH OF ST CUTHBERT
Grade II
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Private

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