Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Glyndwr
Town
Chirk
County
Clwyd
Country
Wales
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
49865

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Current location

St Mary's Church
Trevor Road
Chirk
Glyndwr
Clwyd
LL14 5HX
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SJ 29136 37637
Denomination: Church in Wales

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Description
Untitled brown leather bound book with tooled decoration within which the Dedication and names are written in calligraphy on vellum pages. Names are in red, Regiments in black. The book is accompanied by a sandstone tablet placed in the wall above the table on which the book sits on a blue cushion, bearing an incised inscription.
Inscription
Within the book: THE NAMES/ OF THE MEN/ FROM THE PARISH/ OF CHIRK WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE TWO WORLD WARS/ OF 1914-1918 AND/ 1939-1945/ (Names) On the accompanying tablet: To the Memory of the Men/ of the Parish of Chirk who/ Gave their Lives in the/ Wars of 1914-18 & 1939-45
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Amsley, Joseph
Bailey, Charles
Bailey, Henry
Bames, George
Beckegg, Jillard
Burgoyne, George
Corke, Samuel P
Davies, Arghik
Davies, Isaac
Davies, Roberts E
See details for all 46 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 20
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 20
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, unit
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 68
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 68
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, unit
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Book
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The Parochial Church Council
Reference

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