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
- 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
See details - 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
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 450MM, width 610MM
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
- History
- HAS BEEN HEAVILY POLISHED
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
- Responsibility
- CHURCH AUTHORITIES
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