Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Bolton
Town
Horwich
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
43789

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Current location

Lat 53.600381 Long -2.5445393
11
Horwich Heritage
Beaumont Rd
Horwich
Bolton
Greater Manchester
BL6 7BG
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 64061 11673
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • 133
    Horwich Independent Methodist Church
    Lee Lane
    Horwich
    Bolton
    Greater Manchester
    BL6 7AG
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SD 6379511780
    Denomination: Methodist
Description
Brass Plaque on wooden backboard
Inscription
THIS TABLET/ WAS ERECTED TO THE SACRED MEMORY OF/ (Names)/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ ALSO IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF THE SERVICES OF/ THOSE WHO WERE GRACIOUSLY PERMITTED TO RETURN
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barton, James
Copley, John
Finch, Harold
Finch, Walter
Grundy, Fred
Scott, William
Smith, Richard
Stokes, Edwin A
See details for all 8 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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