Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Panelling
- District
- Tameside
- Town
- Droylsden
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 1921
Attended by: UNKNOWN
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 45154
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Current location
St Mary's Church
Church Street
Droylsden
Tameside
Greater Manchester
M43 7FF
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 90581 98143
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- WW1 is OAK PANELLING WITH CARVED INSCRIPTION. DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION CARVED ACROSS THE TOP OF THE PANELLING AND NAMES CARVED ON EACH SIDE BESIDE THE ALTAR RAIL WW2 is PANELLING AND CLERGY STALLS IN THE CHANCEL WITH DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION ON THE SOUTH WALL
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FROM THIS CHURCH GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES) THE PANELLING AND CLERGY STALLS ARE DEDICATED/ TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE OF THE PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ LEST FREEDOM PERISH/ FROM THE EARTH
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allen, George Leslie
Allman, Kenneth W
Artingstall, James
Ashton, Charles
Atkins, Stanley
Bagnall, Herbert
Beilby, John
Bentley, Robert
Blackshaw, Leonard
Booth, Henry
See details for all 120 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 47
Served and returned: 0
Died: 47
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 73
Served and returned: 0
Died: 73
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forenames, surname, decorations
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Panelling
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Panelling
- 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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