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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- Wigan
- Town
- Tyldesley
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 92449
Current location
Tyldesley Cemetery
Hough Lane - A5082
Tyldesley
Wigan
Greater Manchester
M29 8WN
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 70651 01765
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A small, modern Portland stone memorial in the form of an open book, with black-painted incised inscription.
- Inscription
- In loving memory of/ Sgt. J L Worthington/ DCM MM/ Killed in Action/ 1916./ ....
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Worthington, J L
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, initials, surname, honours, manner and year of death
Order of information: As above
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Portland
- 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
- Wigan Council
- Reference
- Sgt. Worthington is not immediately visible on the CWGC site - being recorded as Joseph Lyon - see but this discussion: www.greatwarforum.org/topic/211595-sergeant-john-lyon-worthington-dcm-mm/
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