Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Bolton
Town
Halliwell
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
43757

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Current location

St Thomas the Apostle Church
Eskrick Street
Halliwell
Bolton
Greater Manchester
Bl1 3PS
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 70774 10715
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Marble wall-mounted grey marble tablet on nowy-headed darker grey marble backboard
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF/ GEORGE WILLIAM MOORE/ ONLY SON OF G.T. AND S.A. MOORE; TROOPER/ THE DUKE OF LANCASHIRE'S OWN YEOMANRY/ WHO FELL IN ACTION/ IN THE HOLY LAND NEAR JERUSALEM, / NOVEMBER 7TH 1917, AGED 21 YEARS./ FAITHFUL AND TRUE IN RIGHTEOUSNESS/ HE MADE WAR REV. XIX. II./ ERECTED BY HIS PARENTS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Moore, George William
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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,regiment,place of death, forenames ,manner of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Parents, GT and SA Moore

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