Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Bolton
Town
Astley Bridge
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
63976

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Current location

Holy Infant and St Anthony Church
Baxendale Street
Astley Bridge
Bolton
Greater Manchester
BL1 6QH
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 71199 11848
Denomination: Roman Catholic

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Description
Oak board with rectangular pediment, plain cornice and stepped moulding bracket. The central area of the board is surrounded by a rectangular frame and is divided into a blind, trefoil-headed light surmounted by two triangular blind tracery lights. The date inscription is painted in gold onto the cornice. The list of names is painted onto the blind light and is surmounted by a maltese cross.
Inscription
1939-1945/ (Names)/ 1917/ (Name)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Banks, Michael
Birtwistle, Robert
Brady, Edmund
Cloynes, Albert
Dillon, Joseph
Douglas, Stanislaus
Fallows, John
Ford, Michael
Jones, William Ernest
O'connor, Joseph
See details for all 16 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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