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
80801

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Current location

In the Television Room
106
Hollins Grove Conservative Club
Blackburn Road
Darwen
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB3 1QJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 68558 23282
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Rectangular wall-mounted varnished wooden board with gold painted inscription and stylised leaf border. Club motif at top and silver presentation plate at bottom.
Inscription
1914 1919 / REMEMBER / ALL THOSE THE BRAVE THE TRUE WHO DIED THE DEATH / OF HONOUR IN THAT PLACE OF LIGHT / WHENCE SORROW AND MOURNING ARE / BANISHED, GIVE THEM REST/ O LORD LOVER OF MEN / (Names) Silver Plaque: PRESENTED BY / HY LEACH, PRESIDENT / THOS WALLEY, CHAIRMAN
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adney, G H
Aspden, H
Beal, W
Bennison, J
Farrand, F
Harwood, H C
Hine, G
Holden, F
Howarth, J D
Lee, H
See details for all 17 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 16
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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