Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tameside
Town
Gee Cross
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
70544

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Current location

Werneth Low Visitors Centre
Higham Lane
Gee Cross
Tameside
Greater Manchester
SK14 5LR
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 96002 93454
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Gee Cross Methodists Church
    Stockport Road
    Gee Cross
    Hyde
    Tameside
    Greater Manchester
    SK14 5RF
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SJ 95462 93470
    Denomination: Methodist
Description
Metal Plaque on wooden backboard
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF THIS CHURCH,/WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1918./AND IN EVER ABIDING MEMORY OF THE UNDERMENTIONED WHO FELL./[names]/"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barton, Fred
Braddock, John H
Collinson, Harry
Hill, William
Shelmerdine, George
Souter, Samuel
Stafford, Norman H
Tweedale, Tom
See details for all 8 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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