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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Congleton
- Town
- Middlewich
- County
- Cheshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 24 April 1921
Attended by: CAPTAIN W H FRANCE-HAYHURST JP
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 57428
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Current location
In library
Middlewich High School
King Edward Street
Middlewich
Congleton
Cheshire
CW10 9BU
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 70204 66040
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Rectangular board with flanking pillaster and broken pediment. Commemoration and names (in two columns) inscribed in gold lettering.
- Inscription
- To the Glory of God/ and in loving memory of the/ following Old Boys of this School/ who sacrificed their lives/ in the Great War 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)/ The Splendid Dead/ who gave the fragrant blossom/ of their youth/ at duty's call
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 47
Served and returned: 0
Died: 47
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,decorations, initials or forename
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: height c1500mm, width c100mm
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
- Costs
Comments: The memorial was made from oak on the Bostock Hall Estate
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- The School authorities
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