Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Wigan
- Town
- Hindley
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 85349
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Current location
All Saints Church
Chapel Fields Lane
Hindley
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN2 3QS
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 62278 04313
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A plain brass plaque with inscribed lettering, attached to a plinth placed beneath the WW1 plaque (WMR 45325). The plaque carries three more names than the Provisional Memorial (WMR 85348).
- Inscription
- In Memoriam 1939-1945/ Names/ These men from our Parish gave their lives/ for us, and for our Country/ in the War of 1939-1945 or subsequently/ Eternal Rest grant unto them O Lord,/ And let Light Perpetual shine upon them
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ainscough, John
Barton, Thomas
Butterworth, Robert
Glover, William
Gregory, Brian
Grundy, Peter
Halliwell, James Tatlock
Hunt, Oswald
Johnson, Charles Edward
Jones, Roger
See details for all 17 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 17
Served and returned: 0
Died: 17
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Christian name, surname
Order of information: Christian name, surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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