Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Chester
- Town
- Chester
- County
- Cheshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 22 March 1922
Attended by: Colonel Walter Bromely Devonport C.M.G, D.S.O,.C.B.E., Lord Liuetenent of Cheshire - Dedicated
Date: 22 March 1922
Attended by: Dr H L Paget Bishop of Chester - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 9903
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Current location
on the North Transept at the tower crossing
Chester Cathedral
Werburgh Street
Chester
Chester
Cheshire
CH1 2ES
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 405 9866456
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Elaborate Wall monument surmounted by Regimental Crest in relief and Prince of Wales Feathers at the top centre of the memorial. Flanked by two granite pillars with campaign names at top and bottom.
- Inscription
- CHESHIRE YEOMANRY / MCMXIV/ MCMX1X/ FRANCE / (NAMES) /EGYPT/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THE OFFICERS N.C.O.'S AND MEN OF THE CHESHIRE YEOMANRY / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / (NAMES) / BELGIUM /PALESTINE / YE WHO MIGHT LIVE ON IN ENGLISH PASTURES GREEN / REMEMBER THEM & THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adams, A
Adams, G
Ainesworth, P
Aldersey, H
Ambler, J F
Appleby, H
Armitage, N
Aston, E A
Atrams, W A
Bailey, J H
See details for all 186 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 186
Served and returned: 0
Died: 186
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,decorations
Order of information: rank,surname,decorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Pillar
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble
- Pillar
- 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 - Sponsorship
- Corporate
- Responsibility
- Cheshire Regiment Association
- Reference
- WELLINGTON JOURNAL & SHREWSBURY NEWS by N/A Source: Media Library Published:N/A WELLINGTON, SHROPSHIRE
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