Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Oldham
- Town
- Shaw
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 44973
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Current location
Shaw & Heyside United Reformed Church
Rochdale Road
Shaw
Oldham
Greater Manchester
OL2 7JT
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 93559 09172
Denomination: United Reformed
- Description
- Three white marble tablets mounted onto a grey marble backboard. Inscription is in gold lettering.
- Inscription
- Centre tablet: ERECTED IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN/ WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names)/ THE ABOVE/ HAVE MADE THE/ SUPREME/ SACRIFICE./ (Names) Left and right hand tablets: (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bates, H
Bennett, W
Boulton, H
Bradbury, T
Brierley, J
Chadwick, G
Clarke, C E
Clarke, W B
Cooper, E
Cooper, J
See details for all 65 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 65
Served and returned: 57
Died: 8
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename initials, surname.
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Backboard
Measurements: depth 25mm, height 737mm, width 775mm
Materials: Marble - Grey - Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - White
- Backboard
- 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
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