Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Chorley
Town
Coppull
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
80443

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Current location

St John The Devine Church
Hewlett Street
Coppull
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 5AB
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 56046 14226
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A Nowy headed tablet with corniced border, set on a rectangular back board. Family crest in top centre.
Inscription
....AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE GUEST HAYDOCK/ ELEVENTH GENERATION BORN AT PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA/ U.S.A. 1894. FIRST LIEUTENANT TWENTY EIGHTH INFANTRY/ AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, WHO FELL IN ACTION/ AT CANTIGNY, FRANCE, DURING THE GREAT WORLD WAR 1918:/ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY ROBERT ROGER HAYDOCK/ TENTH GENERATION OF MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS U.S.A./ A.D. 1926
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, first name, family name, place of death, birth date & place
    Order of information: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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