Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- District
- Wigan
- Town
- Hindley
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 85950
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Current location
In storage
Tudor House Community Centre
Liverpool Road
Hindley
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN2 3HU
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 61522 04258
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Hindley Unitarian Chapel
Presbyterian Fold
Hindley
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN2 3LA
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
- Hindley Unitarian Chapel
- Description
- Two large glazed frames containing a collection of photographs of the 52 men associated with the church who had served in the forces, part of the 'Welcome Home' the church had prepared for them. The names of the men are written beneath their photograph, with the fate of the nine who died written beneath their names. An organ for the Chapel was bought in their honour, and a brass plaque attached to it (see WMR 85750).
- Inscription
- Roll of Honour/ Hindley Presbyterian Chapel Sunday School Young Mens Class/ Names beneath portraits
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ashcroft, Frank
Atherton, James
Barrow, Cyril F
Barrow, Ernest Isaac
Bateson, Joseph
Baxendale, Harry
Baxendale, J Harry
Baxendale, William
Blundell, Frank
Bootle, Thomas L
See details for all 52 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 52
Served and returned: 43
Died: 9
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Christian Name, Surname, honours, manner of death
Order of information: Christian Name, Surname, honours, manner of death
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Photograph/s
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Glass and wood
- Photograph/s
- 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 - Responsibility
- Hindley and District Historical Society
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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