Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Bolton
Town
Heaton
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
43814

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Current location

Shree Krishna Temple (formerly Beverley Road Independent Methodist Church)
Beverley Rd
Heaton
Bolton
Greater Manchester
BL1 4DT
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 70110 09512
Denomination: Other

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Description
Wall-mounted white marble tablet on black marbel backbaord depicting the open Book of Life on an altar with cloth draped around. Black decal inscription with later inscription and name from WW2 added at the base.
Inscription
IN / HONOURED MEMORY / WRITTEN / IN / THE / BOOK / OF / LIFE / OF TEH MEN OF THIS CHURCH , WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 / (Names) / "ONE CROWDED HOUR OF GLORIOUS LIFE, / IS WORTH AN AGE WITHOUT A NAME" / 10.5.41 ALAN E.VICKERS, WHO LOST HIS LIFE IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Firstnames, surname, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Date of death, Fristname, surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Hindu Temple authorities

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