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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Oldham
- Town
- Royton
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 55573
Current location
In churchyard
St Anne's Church
St Anne's Avenue
Royton
Oldham
Greater Manchester
OL2 5AD
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 91989 07054
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Unadorned Latin cross and eight sided single tier stone, which shows carved and self-coloured inscription. Stands on small scotia plinth stone.
- Inscription
- S ANNE'S LONGSIGHT/TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN LOVING MEMORY/OF THE MEN WHO/LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/IN THE GREAT WAR/1914 + 1918/MAKE THEM TO BE NUMBERED/WITH THY SAINTS/IN GLORY EVERLASTING [names on the other faces
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Affleck, Frank
Affleck, Richard
Albinson, Leonard
Alger, Alfred N
Alger, James A
Alger, William
Ashton, John W
Ashton, J William
Ashworth, Tom
Astley, Fred
See details for all 118 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 118
Served and returned: 0
Died: 118
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname THEN forename
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- 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
- Some parts are rather worn, which has made a number of names impossible to read
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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