Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Organ or organ part
District
St Helens
Town
Newton-le-Willows
County
Merseyside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
53059

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Current location

All Saints' Church
Crow Lane East
Newton-le-Willows
St Helens
Merseyside
WA12 9ZH
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 57847 95661
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Pipe organ, with a framed brass dedicatory plaque affixed to the side. The inscriptions are enamelled, and at each corner there is a red-painted cast red rose of Lancaster.
Inscription
THIS ORGAN IS DEDICATED TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS/ CHURCH AND PARISH WHO LAID/ DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR/ 1914-1919/ (NAMES)/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abey, Reginald
Baxter, Robert
Bethell, Charles
Broughton, Hugh
Bull, John
Charlesworth, John
Clarke, Alfred
Clarke, George W
Collingwood, Carlton
Daniels, Henry
See details for all 29 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 29
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 29
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Christian name, surname
    Order of information: Christian name, surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Organ or Organ part
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Various
Listing information
Condition
History
2003: PLAQUE WAS PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED. SEE PHOTO OF WW2 MEMORIAL NIWM 53061 FOR INDICATION OF THE DIFFERENCE
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The Parochial Church Council

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