Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
West Lancashire
Town
Skelmersdale
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 24/09/1921
    Attended by: The Earl of Lathom
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
85146

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Current location

Above the corridor leading to the Head Teacher's study off the entrance foyer o the school
Crow Orchard School
School Lane
Skelmersdale
West Lancashire
Lancashire
WN8 8QG
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 47713 06670
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Bronze tablet originally mounted on an oak board, which is now missing. The central panel bearing the incised names is surrounded by a border of laurel leaves, above which is a bowed ribbon, the end of which emerges beneath the panel carrying a medallion with an indistinct design. A triangular pediment surmounts the whole, with a with a symbolic figure of 'Sorrow' bearing a wreath on the right-hand side of the panel, and a figure of a soldier in full kit on the left-hand side
Inscription
"Old Scholars"/ of the Endowed School/ Skelmersdale/ who gave their lives/ for their country/ in the Great War/ 1914-1918/ Names/ J Pearce/ Head Master/ 1920
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bennett, Fred
Birchall, Richard W
Bradley, John
Bradley, Robert
Butcher, Stanley
Cartmel, Claude S
Culshaw, John
Culshaw, William
Cunliffe, George H
Dunn, James
See details for all 16 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, Surname
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Crow Orchard School Governors
Reference
  • Report of the unveiling in the Wigan Observer for 8th October 1921

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