Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Communion or altar ware
District
Wigan
Town
Wigan
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
87009

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Current location

Kept securely in the Vestry when not in liturgical use
St John's Church
Standishgate
Wigan
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN1 1XL
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 58492 06039
Denomination: Roman Catholic

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Description
A brass monstrance, with names and dedications incised around the base between bosses bearing symbols of the four Evangelists
Inscription
In/ memory/of/ Parishioners/ of/ St John's Wigan/ who laid down/ their lives for/ their country/ in the war/ 1939-1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Fleming, C
Knowles, J
Leary, T
Pyke, J
Smith, W
Wilson, D
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initial, surname
    Order of information: Initial, surname
Components
  • Undefined
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The church authorities

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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