Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- West Lancashire
- Town
- Wrightington
- County
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 90995
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Current location
St Joseph's Churchyard
Crow Orchard Lane
Wrightington
West Lancashire
Lancashire
WN6 9PA
England
OS Grid Ref: SD53700 10898
Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description
- The two-step granite base of a cross, which is absent (it may be among similarly detached crosses laid along the northern perimeter wall of the churchyard). The inscription is leaded.
- Inscription
- .../ Also John Oswald Prior/ Killed in Action April 5th 1918, Aged 20 years
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Prior, James Oswald
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, manner, and date of death, age
Order of information: Forenames, surname, manner, and date of death, age
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plinth
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite
- Plinth
- 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
- History
- The cross surmounting the plinth has been removed
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- The Parish
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