Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Organ or organ part
District
Bury
Town
Affetside
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
43688

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Current location

Congregational Church
Watling Sreet
Affetside
Bury
Greater Manchester
BL8 3QW
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 75479 13694
Denomination: Congregational

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Description
Memorial Organ with Brass Dedication Plaque
Inscription
IN MEMORIAM/THIS ORGAN/WAS ERECTED BY SUBSCRIPTION FROM THE TEACHERS, SCHOLARS/MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION & FRIENDS OF THIS CHURCH/AND WAS DEDICATED TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND THE SACRED MEMORY OF THE 15 LADS/CONNECTED WITH THE DAY & SUNDAY SCHOOL/WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR/1914-1918/IT WAS UNVEILED BY/FREDEREICK WHOWELL ESQ. J.P./OF CROUCH HOY, HAWKSHAW ON THE 16TH OCT 1920/
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aspinall, Arthur
Brooks, Harry
Chadwick, John
Collinson, Edmund
Deardem, Harry
Dearden, Joseph
Dearden, Lowden
Duxbury, Arthur
Holt, George
Holt, John
See details for all 15 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Organ or Organ part
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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