Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Blackburn
Town
Darwen
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
80549

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Current location

Displayed prominently over the entrance to the Church
St Peter's Church (Formerly Holy Trinity Church)
Church Terrace
Darwen
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB3 3HR
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 69418 22223
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Brass wall-mounted plaque with incised inscription on wooden backboard.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN THOMAS WARNER SAVATARD / 7TH MANCHESTER REGT., T.F., / KILLED IN GALLIPOLI. 29TH MAY. 1915. / A GIFT OF £100 WAS CONVEYED BY HIS FATHER, / SOMETIME VICAR OF THIS PARISH, / TO THE PRESENT VICAR AND WARDENS. / TOWARDS INCREASING THE SMALL ENDOWMENT / OF THIS LARGE CHURCH. 15TH SEPTEMBER 1916.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Savatard, Thomas Warner
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, firstnames, surname, unit, place of death, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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