Gressingham WW1 Roll of Honour

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District: Lancaster
Town: Gressingham
County: Lancashire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 70474

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Current location

St John the Evangelist Church
Back Lane
Gressingham
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA2 8LW
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 57249 69915
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

A hand written Roll of Honour in a glazed stout oak frame. It is headed “Roll of Honour” and at the top a cartouche of two soldiers (one Scottish) with an engaving of the King in the middle under a collection of national flags. Rather faded

Inscription

ROLL OF HONOUR/GRESSINGHAM /[names in 2 columns]

Inscription legible?

Names on memorial

Booth, Frank
Burrow, Albert
Burrow, Thomas
Croft, Victor
Crowe, William
Dowthwaite, Christopher
Dowthwaite, David
Dowthwaite, Robert
Dowthwaite, Thomas
Hearn, Ernest Henry
See details for all 29 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 29
Served and returned: 26
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Roll of honour
Measurements: depth 20mm, height 875mm, width 525mm
Materials: Paper, Wood, Glass

Listing information

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Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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