Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- Wigan
- Town
- Shevington
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 88650
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Current location
St Anne Shevington Churchyard
Church Lane
Shevington
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN6 8BD
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 54394 08613
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Sandstone kerbstone, removed, and stacked with others at the head of the grave to facilitate mowing. Incised inscription.
- Inscription
- Also John Henry Porter, our brother/ who was Killed in Action in France 1918 Aged 30 years
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Porter, John Henry
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forenames, surname, relationship, manner, country, and year of death, age
Order of information: Forenames, surname, relationship, manner, country, and year of death, age
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Sandstone
- Gravestone
- 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
- The Parochial Church Council
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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