Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Fylde
Town
St Annes On Sea
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 28 January 1917
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Lost
WM Reference
64071

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Previous locations
  • East wall. West corner of the Junction with Alexandra Road
    Private House
    46 Curzon Road (previously Known As Clifton Street)
    St Annes On Sea
    Fylde
    Lancashire
    FY8 3SQ
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SD 33100 29300
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
A wooden board with a Pediment top with pitched cornice providing a shallow canopy over the main board. The main board is divided in four by a cross width as wide as the board and height the same as the board. The second part of the inscription is bisected by the upper vertical of the cross. The names of the dead are listed on the left of the lower vertical of the cross. A further board below the main board carries the last part of the inscription. A narrow shelf is set on the lower board. The main board has doors to left and right, each carrying the names of those who served on inscribed on the inner surface of the door. The names include a number which is the house number on Clifton Street
Inscription
Main Board: CLIFTON ST/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ FOR/ GOD, KING & COUNTRY/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY/ (Names)/ Father in Thy Gracious Keeping(?) Leave We Now Thy Servants Sleeping(?)/ The HEROIC Dead/ THIS SHRINE WAS ERECTED BY/ 1ST ST ANNES ON THE SEA/ PARISH CHURCH TROOP/ B.P. BOY SCOUTS Left Door: (...)/ (Names)/ Right Door: (Names)
Inscription legible?
no
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 78
    Served and returned: 73
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: height 2000mm, width 2000mm
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Local Publication/Booklet p?/ 20 February 1920 Lytham St Annes Express Funds raised by local Scouts. The number od dead was 12 by the end of the war, with 91 having served

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