Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Blackburn
- Town
- Blackburn
- County
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- The Bromsgrove Guild (Makers)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 31 October 1920
Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Burnley - Dedicated
Date: 31 October 1920
Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Burnley - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 51292
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Current location
St. James' Church
St. James' Road
Blackburn
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 8EP
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 68058 29264
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Bronze plaque. St George’s flag depicted at the top centre of the plaque. Roses and vine leaf border
- Inscription
- TOP LEFT: TO THE GLORY OF/ GOD IN MEMORY/ OF THE MEN FROM TOP RIGHT:THIS PARISH WHO/ FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-19 Side Wing Left: MONS/MARNE/YSER/LE CATEAU/GALLIPOLI/1914 Side Wing Right: ARRAS/YPRES/SOMME/VIMY/RHEIMS/1919
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bannister, John E
Barrett, Samuel
Beardsworth, John
Bennett, William
Blackburn, Stanley
Bracewell, Harry
Bradbury, William
Bradshaw, Harold
Brown, Robert
Calvert, Charles
See details for all 74 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 74
Served and returned: 0
Died: 74
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forenames
Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 1380MM, width 1630MM
Materials: Bronze
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Reference
- Blackburn Times 30 October and 6 November 1920
- Blackburn Weekly Telegraph 30 October 1920
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