Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Blackpool
Town
Bispham
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
51359

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Current location

All Hallows Church
All Hallows Road
Bispham
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY2 0AY
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 31900 40578
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
White marble tablet. Foliate Branches carved in relief on the pediment. Inscription in black lettering.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ HARRY BARNES, CORPORAL./ 6TH BATT. KINGS OWN LANCASTER REGIMENT/ WHO DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED AT GALLIPOLI/ OCT 7TH 1915 AND WAS INTERRED IN MILITARY CEMETERY/ CHATBI, NEAR ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT./ AGED 23 YEARS./ ALSO OF HIS BROTHER/ WILL BARNES, 2ND LIEUT./ ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY, T.F./ WHO WAS KILLED IN BATTLE, NEAR MONS, NOV 2ND 1918,/ AND WAS INTERRED IN/ THE COMMUNAL CEMETERY QUERENAING, FRANCE,/ AGED 24 YEARS./ ONLY SONS OF SAMUEL AND MARTHA BARNES/ THE ROYD BISPHAM./ "FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barnes, Harry
Barnes, Will.
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, date of death,regiment,place of death,forename,place of burial,manner of death,age,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height 1040MM, width 940MM
    Materials: Marble - Black
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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