Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Church Fabric / Fitting: Vase or flower holder
- District
- Bolton
- Town
- Bolton
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 86896
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Current location
All Souls Church
Astley Street
Bolton
Bolton
Greater Manchester
BL1 8EY
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 71385 10887
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- St James' Church
Waterloo Street
Bolton
Bolton
Greater Manchester
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
- St James' Church
- Description
- Gold flower vase with geometric pattern incised around the next. The inscription is incised in capital lettering across the body of the vase.
- Inscription
- IN MEMORIAM/ STANLEY MATTHEWS. KILLED IN ACTION ON APRIL 15TH 1917/ FROM FATHER AND MOTHER/ JOHN AND LUCY AND GERTIE
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname, date of death
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Vase
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Gold
- Vase
- 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
- Memorial Road Methodist Church - WWII Roll of Honour
- WMO ID: 257495
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 12-03-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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