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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Tameside
- Town
- Droylsden
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 45359
Current location
St Andrews Church
Edge Lane
Droylsden
Tameside
Greater Manchester
M43 6BP
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 89144 98146
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Brass Plaque on wooden backboard
- Inscription
- TO THE/ GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS/ CHURCH AND SCHOOL/ WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-19/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ainsworth, Edward
Bantoft, Thomas
Bispham, John
Buckley, Eric
Freeman, Geo H
Green, Alfred
Howarth, Fred
Jones, Fred
Kershaw, John
Leah, Martin
See details for all 16 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 16
Served and returned: 0
Died: 16
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height c900mm, width c450mm
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- 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
- 2012 Church demolished-subsequent location of memorial unknown as of January 2018 (May be at Church of the Epiphany, Edge Lane, Droylsden-to be verified); 2003- building closed and reported as unsafe.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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