Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- District
- Wigan
- Town
- Ashton In Makerfield
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), VC or GC Recipients
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: February 1921
Attended by: UNKNOWN
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 45403
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Current location
In the Quiet Room
St Lukes Church
Stubshaw Cross
Ashton In Makerfield
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN4 8SJ
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 58676 99923
Denomination: Church of England
- Previous locations
- St Thomas the Apostle Church
Ashton In Makerfield
Wigan
Greater Manchester
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 570 990
Denomination: Church of England - St Lukes Mission Church
Stubshaw Cross
Wigan
Greater Manchester
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 580 000
Denomination: Undefined - Show More (1)
- St Thomas the Apostle Church
- Description
- Framed and glazed illuminated and calligraphed Roll of Honour
- Inscription
- ST LUKE'S MISSION CHURCH/ STUBSHAW CROSS/ MEN WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY DURING THE WAR OF/ 1914 - 1918/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY/ DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS."/ (Names)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ashurst, James Henry
Bate, Frederick
Bate, James
Beck, George
Beck, William
Brown, Robert
Carney, Patrick
Catterall, Samuel
Concannon, Nicholas
Corless, Walter
See details for all 77 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 154
Served and returned: 77
Died: 77
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,forename,decorations
Order of information: surname,forename,decorations - VC or GC Recipients
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Frame
- 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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