
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Oldham
- Town
- Dobcross, Saddleworth
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War - civilians
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 44872
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Current location
Holy Trinity Church
Woods Lane
Dobcross
Saddleworth
Oldham
Greater Manchester
OL3 5AN
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 99121 06529
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- STONE TABLET MOUNTED ONTO A SLATE BACKBOARD. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING. MERCANTILE MARINE BADGE AT EQUIDISTANT POINTS OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE TABLET. EACH IS JOINED BY A GARLAND
- Inscription
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ CHARLES HARROPP GARSTANG/ [GREAT-GRANDSON OF CHARLES HARROPP OF/ TAME HOUSE IN THIS PARISH]/ WHO, BEING/ MASTER OF THE S.S. "GARTNESS," WAS LOST/ WITH HIS SHIP IN THE MEDITERRANEAN BY THE/ ACTION OF AN ENEMY SUBMARINE ON THE 19TH OF/ AUGUST 1917, IN THE 40TH YEAR OF HIS AGE./ WHEN THOU PASSEST THROUGH THE WATERS/ I WILL BE WITH THEE. [ISAIAH.XLM.2]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Garstang, Charles Harropp
See details - Commemorations
- First World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, surname, date of death,service, forenames, manner of death, age, relationships
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War - civilians
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Tablet
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- 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 - Sponsorship
- Private
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