Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Macclesfield
Town
Alderley Edge
County
Cheshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
52362

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Current location

St Phillips Church
Church Lane
Alderley Edge
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK9 7UZ
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 84136 78598
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
COPPERY BRONZE PLAQUE, with, at TOP CENTRE THE BADGE OF THE MANCHESTER REGIMENT. AROUND the plaque is a border of Laurel Leaves 5cm wide.
Inscription
IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF/ FREDERIC GORDON ROSS/ LIEUT 20TH MANCHESTER REGIMENT/ WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON/ KING GEORGE'S HILL JULY 1ST 1916/ AND WAS LAID TO REST THERE/ "HE WILL NOT DIE AS WE WILL DIE. AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN, AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ross, Frederic Gordon
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, place of death,forenames, place of burial,manner of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 450MM, width 610MM
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
History
HAS BEEN HEAVILY POLISHED
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Responsibility
CHURCH AUTHORITIES

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