Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Chester
Town
Chester
County
Cheshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 16 March 1947
    Attended by: Mr Dennis Dutton, son of the Rector's Warden of St Mary's (Mr F. Dutton) who defrayed the costs of the plaque.
  • Dedicated
    Date: 16 March 1947
    Attended by: Canon H. S. Astbury
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
84937

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Description
From newspaper report Plaque commemorating the Men and Women of the Parishes of St Bridget and St Martin in St Mary's Within-the-Walls. St Mary's Within-the-Walls became the Church of St Mary-on-the-Hill which became St Mary's Creative Space
Inscription
"LEST WE FORGET" / IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THOSE OF THIS PARISH / WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE / 1914-18 - IN THE WARS - 1939-45 / "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS"
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Cheshire Observer - Saturday 15 March 1947

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