Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Macclesfield
- Town
- Knutsford
- County
- Cheshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 57430
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Current location
Knutsford Methodist Church
Princess Street
Knutsford
Macclesfield
Cheshire
WA16 6BY
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 75146 78591
Denomination: Methodist
- Description
- Pointed shaped board with inscriptions in gothic shaped alcoves. Carved in gothic style. The dedication is top centre. Names are inscribed in two columns, with the fallen at the top of each column, followed by the returned
- Inscription
- IN / HONOUR / OF THOSE WHO / SERVED THEIR / COUNTRY IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 / Left column: These gave their Lives / (3 NAMES) / These Returned/ (13 NAMES) // Right column: These gave their Lives / (2 NAMES) / These Returned/ (12 NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allsop, William
Baguley, Thomas
Bennett, Gertrude W
Bennett, Joseph W
Blease, John W
Buckley, Horace
Clayton, William
Davis, John W
Dawber, Fred
Dickson, Arthur F
See details for all 30 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 30
Served and returned: 25
Died: 5
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Died, served, surname, forename, initials
Order of information: Died, served. Each group listed alphabetically by surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: height 1800mm, width 970mm
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 - Responsibility
- The Church committee
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