Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- Rochdale
- Town
- Middleton
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 75408
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Current location
St. Gabriel's Church
Greenhill Road
Middleton
Rochdale
Greater Manchester
M24 2BD
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 88545 05316
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Addition to family gravestone
- Inscription
- In loving memory of Thomas HORROCKS of Middleton Junction who died November 10th 1911 in his 72nd year we thought him dying when he slept and sleeping when he died also Martha Orpha his wife who died January 2nd 1921 aged 78 years also John the beloved husband of Elizabeth MOORES and son-in-law of the above who was killed in action in France April 23rd 1917 aged 29 years
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Moores, John
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: place of death, surname, forename, relationships, manner of death, date of death, age
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Gravestone
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- John Moores
- WMO ID: 258531
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 05-06-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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