St Philip's Mission, Earlestown WW1

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: St Helens
Town: Earlestown
County: Merseyside
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 84936

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Current location

On the South wall
next to St John's own plaque.
St John the Baptist
Market Street
Earlestown
St Helens
Merseyside
WA12 9NW
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 57293 95399
Denomination: Church of England

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Previous locations

St Philip's Mission
Newton Common
Common Road
Earlestown
St Helens
Merseyside
WA12 9HA
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 56601 95598
Denomination: Church of England

Description

A framed illuminated scroll. Within a blue border, decorated with blue fleurs-de-lys in each corner, the hand-written names appear beneath a Dedication and above a scriptural text. A gold cross is in the centre above the Dedication.

Inscription

To the Glory of God/ and in Sacred Remembrance of the/ Men of St Philip's, Newton Common/ who gave their lives in th Great War/ 1914-1918/ Names/"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man/ lay down his life for his friends" St. John XV, 13

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Baxter, Robert
Boyers, Thomas
Day, Leonard
Fazakerley, Herbert
Hodges, Herbert
Jones, Herbert
Rabjohns, Horace
Thomas, John
Yates, Harold
See details for all 9 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 9
Served and returned: 0
Died: 9
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, Christian Name, Surname, Unit
Order of information: Rank, Christian Name, Surname, Unit

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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