Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- South Ribble
- Town
- Walton Le Dale
- County
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 42705
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Current location
ST LEONARDS CHURCH
Church Brow
Walton Le Dale
South Ribble
Lancashire
PR
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 561 281
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- GREY SLATE TABLET
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE PARISH OF ST LEONARD WALTON-LE-DALE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ IT IS BETTER FOR US TO DIE IN BATTLE THAN TO BEHOLD THE CALAMITIES OF OUR PEOPLE AND OUR SANCTUARY.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 24
Served and returned: 12
Died: 12
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: height 460 MM, width 310 MM
Materials: Slate
- Tablet
- Listing information
- CHURCH OF ST LEONARD
- Grade II*
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- 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
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