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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Pendle
- Town
- Nelson
- County
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 42571
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Current location
Colne Royal British Legion
Keighley Road
Nelson
Pendle
Lancashire
BB8 0JL
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 894 401
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- METHODIST CHURCH
Temple St
Nelson
Pendle
Lancashire
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 820 390
Denomination: Methodist
- METHODIST CHURCH
- Description
- SHIELD SHAPED PLAQUE DEPICTING A RELIEF OF AN ANGEL ABOVE A TABLEAU OF A SOLDIER HELPING A WOUNDED COMRADE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BATTLEFIELD. BELOW A SMALL PLAIN PLAQUE HAS INSCRIPTION. THERE ARE 19 SMALLER SHIELDS AROUND THE PERIPHERY WHICH HAVE THE NAMES OF THOSE KILLED.
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ (...)/ 1939 - 1945
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Atkinson, William
Binns, Frank
Blackburn, Tom
Burns, Richard
Davies, Fred
Higson, Rennie
Hodgson, William
Loman, John
Lon, James
Pickles, Wilfred
See details for all 15 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 19
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 19
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal
- Plaque
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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.
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