Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Wigan
Town
Leigh
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
87848

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Current location

Leigh Church of England Primary School
Henrietta Street
Leigh
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN7 1LP
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 65737 00369
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A Roll of Honour set out in two glazed frames. The names are hand-written in calligraphy on pre-printed commercial paper scrolls, two columns on each.
Inscription
LEIGH C.E. BOYS' SCHOOL / Roll of Honour / 1914 - 1918
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ainscough, Stanley
Allot, John
Allot, Richard
Allred, Albert
Allred, Ernest
Allred, Ernest R.
Allred, John
Allred, Richard
Allred, William
Anderton, Clarence
See details for all 277 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 277
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename
    Order of information: surname, forename
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper, glass, wood
Listing information
Condition
History
It is understood that the scrolls were discovered neglected, with broken glazing, in a store cupboard, and were cleaned and reglazed in time for Remembrance Day 2019. There may have been another scroll - a Parish Magazine for St Mary's, Leigh, for 1926, contains a Roll of Honour for the School which lists 276 names. The first scroll runs from A to S, and the list on the second scroll is in haphazard order - perhaps indicating that there may have been another scroll covering from S to Y, plus further names.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The School Trustees

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