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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Oldham
- Town
- East Crompton
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 44980
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Current location
St James' Church
Vicarage Street
East Crompton
Oldham
Greater Manchester
OL2 7TE
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 93904 09341
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Stone Tablet
- Inscription
- THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE/EAST CROMPTON CHURCH INSTITUTE IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/OUR NOBLE FIFTEEN/WHO DID THEIR DUTY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/EVEN UNTO DEATH (Names)/ "The Glorious Dead"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ashworth, Stuart A
Bradley, Harry
Butterworth, William H
Curwen, John
Davies, Thomas
Fitton, Joe
Grimshaw, Wilfred
Hilton, Edward
Humphreys, Frank
Johnson, William D
See details for all 15 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 15
Served and returned: 0
Died: 15
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forenames, surname
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: depth 6.5IN, height 19IN, width 38IN
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
- History
- 2001: TABLET WAS PROBABLY WALL MOUNTED BUT NOW IT RESTS AGAINST THE EAST WALL OF THE CHURCH. INSCRIPTION IS FADING AS A CONSEQUENCE OF IT BEING OUTSIDE
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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