Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Ribble Valley
Town
Longridge
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
42577

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Current location

St Lawrence's Church
Chapel Hill
Longridge
Ribble Valley
Lancashire
PR3 2YD
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 60533 36731
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
WW1 marble tablet with additional brass plaque added below for WW2 names
Inscription
To the Glory of God & to the memory/ of Longridge officers and men who died for their country/in the Great War 1914-1918. This tablet is reverently presented/by Parishioners and friends/ (names in 3 columns) 1939 - 1945/ (names in 3 columns)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Armer, E
Askew, A
Ball, S J
Bamber, J
Barber, R A
Beardsworth, T
Billing, F
Bourn, P
Clayton, T
Counsell, A
See details for all 76 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 69
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 69
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, initials of forenames, surname
    Order of information: rank THEN surname, initial
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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