St Thomas the Martyr, Upholland WW1

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: West Lancashire
Town: Upholland
County: Lancashire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 85926

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Current location

In the North-West corner of the church
beside the main door
St Thomas the Martyr
Church Street
Upholland
West Lancashire
Lancashire
WN8 0ND
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 52295 05075
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

A nowy-headed cast bronze plaque with raised lettering. There is a cross in the centre with a wreath hanging around the centre, and an inscribed scroll across the lower upright. The names are in year of death order.

Inscription

Faithful unto death/ To the Glory of God & in Grateful Remembrance/ of the 103 Up-Holland Men who gave Themselves/ for God and Country in the Great War/ 1914/ Names/ 1915/ Names/ 1916/ Names/ 1917/ Names/ 1918/ Names/ 1919/ Names/ 1921/ Names/ 'Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends'

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Abbott, H
Alker, H
Anders, E
Ashurst, T
Aspey, J
Aspinall, W
Aspinwall, B
Atherton, W
Ball, J
Ball, Jt
See details for all 102 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 103
Served and returned: 0
Died: 103
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initial(s), surname
Order of information: Initials, Surname

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

The Parochial Church Council

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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