Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wigan
Town
Ashton In Makerfield
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
62488

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Current location

At the back of the main assembly hall
Byrchall High School
Warrington Road
Ashton In Makerfield
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WA12 0JQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 57580 98486
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Ashton in Makerfield Grammar School
    Warrington Rd
    Ashton In Makerfield
    Wigan
    Greater Manchester
    WA12 0JQ
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SJ 57580 98486
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Two white marble tablets with gilded incised inscriptions.
Inscription
Tablet 1: PRO PATRIA 1914-19/ KILLED IN ACTION/ (Names)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" Tablet 2: PRO PATRIA 1914-19/ KILLED IN ACTION/ (Names)/ DIED/ (Names)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alker, Arthur W
Anderton, W Neville
Ashall, Francis
Barton, Henry F
Barton, Thomas L
Cansdale, Lionel H
Davies, Herbert H
Ellison, Reginald
Farrimond, Harry C
Greenhalgh, James A
See details for all 28 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 28
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 28
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, manner of death
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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