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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Oldham
Town
Uppermill, Saddleworth
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
T CORNER (Mason)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
45016

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Current location

UPPERMILL METHODIST CHURCH
High St
Uppermill
Saddleworth
Oldham
Greater Manchester
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 990 050
Denomination: Methodist

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Description
NOWY HEADED WHITE MARBLE TABLET MOUNTE ONTO A BLACK MARBLE BACKBOARD. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING REGIMETNAL BADGE OF THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS DEPICTED AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE TABLET
Inscription
THE OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN/ OF THE 14TH DIV. HEAD QUARTER STAFF B.E.F./ ERECT THIS TABLET IN MEMORY OF/ PRIVATE LEONARD WILD A.S.C. M.T./ WHO WAS KILLED IN FRANCE ON SUNDAY SEPT. 8TH 1918, AGED 31 YEARS,/ AFTER SERVING THREE YEARS AND NINE MONTHS OVERSEAS./ "HIS WORK IS DONE HERE BUT STILL REMAINS WITH US THE MEMORY OF HIS LIFE."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Wild, Leonard
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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