Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Chorley
Town
Chorley
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
51384

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Current location

Presently (Feb. 2020) in storage during extensive alterations in the church
Chorley United Reformed Church
Hollinshead Street
Chorley
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 1EP
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 58493 17857
Denomination: United Reformed

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Description
Two brass plaques of similar style. Plaques feature decorative etched border with leaf design. Border has corner square pieces with continuation of design. Lettering is incised, with those who returned being painted black, and those who died being rubricated and marked with a small Latin cross before each name - this is indicated at the bottom of the left-hand plaque. The donor of the plaques is acknowledged in small print at the bottom of each plaque.
Inscription
Main inscription duplicated on both plaques: In honoured memory of those/ connected with this/ Church and Sunday School/ who served in the/ Great War 1914-1919/ (Names) On lefthand plaque only: (Cross) Died on active service Subsidiary inscription at the bottom of each plaque: This tablet was provided from a legacy left for the purpose by Mr Thomas Henry Barnes, a respected Deacon of/ this Church for many years. He died August 25th 1917.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ainsworth, T
Ashton, J W
Aspden, A
Aspden, W
Barnes, A
Berry, E
Best, A
Best, D A
Blackburn, T
Blackburn, W
See details for all 86 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 86
    Served and returned: 78
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initial
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The Church Trustees

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