Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Blackburn
- Town
- Darwen
- County
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: April 1932
Attended by:
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 51332
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Current location
St Mary's Church
Roman Road
Darwen
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB3
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 720 199
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- TRIANGULAR HEADED OAK BOARD WITH INSCRIPTION IN PAINTED LETTERING. FLUTED DECORATION ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT HAND SIDES OF THE BOARD
- Inscription
- SAINT MARYS/ GRIMEHILLS/ 1914 ROLL OF HONOUR 1918/ (names)/LEST WE FORGET
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adcroft, Frederick
Adcroft, George
Adcroft, John
Billington, Richard
Bould, William
Bury, Harry
Cooper, Thomas
Cronshaw, Charles
Dixon, Robert S
Haslam, Neddy H
See details for all 19 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 19
Served and returned: 19
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, regiment, forenameS
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: height 1300MM, width 630MM
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Board
- 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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