Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Triptych
- District
- Wigan
- Town
- Aspull
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 45298
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Current location
St Elizabeth of Hungary Church
Bolton Road
Aspull
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN2 1PR
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 62021 07578
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Wooden Triptych with statues of Our Lady and St John stood beside the crucifix. The Roll of Honour for WW1 is painted on the two side doors, and that for WW2 on a separate board at bottom centre below the triptych.
- Inscription
- Left Hand Side Door: ROLL OF / HONOUR / (Names) Right Hand Side Door: ROLL OF/HONOUR/ (Names) / MISSING/ (Names) Lower Board: IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO FELL / IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ashton, Harry
Austin, James
Baker, Benjamin
Balfour, James
Bentley, Walter
Bryan, Frederick
Cartwright, Harry
Coleman, Jesse
Collier, George
Croston, John William
See details for all 47 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 32
Served and returned: 0
Died: 32
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 15
Served and returned: 0
Died: 15
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Triptych
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Figures
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Porcelain - Crucifix
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Second World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Triptych
- 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
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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