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
- 45370
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Current location
St Andrew's Church
Edge Lane
Droylsden
Tameside
Greater Manchester
M43 6BP
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 89144 98146
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- LANCET-SHAPED MARBLE TABLET with his REGIMENTAL BADGE IN RELIEF AT TOP CENTRE.
- Inscription
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ WALTER OLIVER/ LANCE CORPORAL ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS/ WHO FELL IN FRANCE AUGUST 23RD 1918/ AGED 32/ I NEED THY PRESENCE EVER PASSING HOUR/ WHAT BUT THY GRAVE CAN FOIL THE TEMPTERS POWER/ WHO, LIKE THYSELF MY GUIDE AND STAY CAN BE/ THROUGH CLOUD & SUNSHINE LORD ABIDE WITH ME.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Oliver, Walter
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, surname, date of death,regiment,place of death,forename,age of death
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: height C 600 MM, width C 450 MM
Materials: Marble
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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