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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Composite
- District
- Preston
- Town
- Preston
- County
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 88481
Current location
St Wilfred's RC Church
Chapel Street
Preston
Preston
Lancashire
PR1 8BU
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 53765 29216
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- The memorial comprise a small side altar, a large crucifix above with a canopy, side panels on marble, with scenes from the crucifixion at the top of each, the names of WW1 fallen below. Beneath the altar a black marble panels with the main inscription and below that, horizontally on the base is a tablet with the names from WW2. Beyond that, a horizontal tablet commemorating the war dead of Preston Catholic College (recorded separately). The area of the altar is surrounded by an ornate altar rail.
- Inscription
- Main inscription: AM DG/ PRAY FOR THE MEN/ OF THIS PARISH OF SAINT WILFRED/ WHO SO GENEROUSLY LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ "MAY THEY REST IN PEACE." WW2 Tablet: Pray also for the souls of these men of St Wilfrid's/ who died in The Second World War 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ "Laus Dei Semper."
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Aspinall, Henry
Atkinson, Henry
Baines, Hubert
Baines, Reginald
Bateson, John
Birtwistle, Alfred
Brown, Adrian
Brown, Arthur
Cairns, Richard
Carter, Joseph
See details for all 127 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 114
Served and returned: 0
Died: 114
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename
Order of information: surname, forename - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 13
Served and returned: 0
Died: 13
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename, surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- 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
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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