Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wigan
Town
Ashton-In-Makerfield
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
56121

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Current location

In a corridor near the main reception
Cansfield High School
Old Road
Ashton-In-Makerfield
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN4 9TP
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 57306 99862
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Ashton-In-Makerfield Central School
    Old Road
    Ashton-In-Makerfield
    Wigan
    Greater Manchester
    WN4 9TP
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SJ 57306 99862
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
A nowy-headed rectangular oak board. At top is a pediment with the school badge, the arms of the Gerard family, above a carved scroll. The left-hand section of the scroll bears the words "WORLD WAR", the central section the name of the school, and the right-hand section "1939 - 1945". The pediment is supported by half-relief columns with a rope-twist design at their base, which extends across the bottom of the plaque. The upper half of the central section of the main body of the board sets out the names of the fallen. The rest of the main body sets out the names of those who served and returned, in gold lettering on black backgrounds.
Inscription
WORLD WAR ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL 1939 - 1945/ THOSE WHO SERVED/ (names)/ THOSE WHO FELL/ (names)/ THOSE WHO SERVED/ (names)/ THOSE WHO SERVED/ (names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, Harold
Arnold, Thomas
Boyers, Cyril
Croft, Thomas
Cunliffe, Arthur
Cunliffe, Herbert
Cunliffe, Thomas
Fletcher, William
Gee, John
Greenall, Leslie
See details for all 33 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 362
    Served and returned: 329
    Died: 33
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname and honours (for all); service for those who fell)
    Order of information: Service (for those who fell); surname (for all)
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: depth 170mm, height 1670mm, width 2100mm
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
History
Unknown date: Memorial re-sited in Cansfield High School. Unknown date: Central School closed, memorial removed to be sited in successor school. Memorial originally sited at unknown date in Ashton-In-Makerfield Central School.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Cansfield High School

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