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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Macclesfield
- Town
- Macclesfield
- County
- Cheshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 52381
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Current location
Silk Museum
Park Lane
Macclesfield
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK11 6TJ
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 91776 73270
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Christ Church
Bridge Street
Macclesfield
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK11 6PJ
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 91403 73528
Denomination: Undefined - Tytherington High School
Manchester Road
Macclesfield
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK10 2EE
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 916 747
Denomination: Undefined - King's School
Cumberland Street
Macclesfield
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK11 8HH
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 910 730
Denomination: Undefined - Beech Lane Wesleyan Church
Beech Lane
Macclesfield
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK10 2DX
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Methodist - Show More (3)
- Christ Church
- Description
- A wooden panel.
- Inscription
- THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names)/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAT THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Booth, John J
Bradbury, Duncan
Brindley, James
Brough, Lionel
Burgess, Frank
Clarke, Frank
Gidman, Fred
Grimshaw, George H
Hobson, Fred
Mayers, Harold
See details for all 13 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 13
Served and returned: 0
Died: 13
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: height 900MM, width 600MM
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 - Reference
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