Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Wigan
Town
Hindley
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
85348

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Current location

On a table against the north wall of the church
All Saints Church
Chapel Fields Lane
Hindley
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN2 3QS
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 62278 04313
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Two framed sheets of printed paper, one bearing a provisional list of names put forward for the permanent Memorial, with explanatory notes, and the other bearing a Dedication.
Inscription
Frame 1: In Memoriam. 1939-1945/ Names/ These men from our parish gave their lives for us, and their country, in the war/ of 1939 to 1945/ Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord: and let Light Perpetual shine upon the./ This memorial is only meant to be temporary, until we can be quite sure that no/ name has been left off this list. In due course a brass plaque will be erected to/ commemorate the names of those who have made the supreme sacrifice./ Any names omitted should be given to the Vicar Frame 2: They shall grow not old/ As we that are left grow old/ Age shall not weary them/ Nor the years condemn/ At the going down of the sun/ And in the morning/ We Will Remember Them
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barton, Thomas
Butterworth, Robert
Glover, William
Gregory, Brian
Grundy, Peter
Halliwell, James Tatlock
Hunt, Oswald
Johnson, Charles Edward
Jones, Roger
Mason, Stanley
See details for all 14 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 14
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 14
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Christian name, surname
    Order of information: Christian name, surname
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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