Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Church Fabric / Fittings
- District
- Manchester
- Town
- Manchester
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 99739
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Current location
The Regimental Chapel
Manchester Cathedral
Cathedral Street
Manchester
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 1SX
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 83883 98752
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Brass-bound offertory box affixed to the inside West wall of the Chapel. The slot for offerings forms a cross at the centre of a brass Maltese Cross on top of the box, with an incised inscription surrounding it. The subject's dedication is incised on the brass banding around the top of the box. There are two corner braces in the form of the fleur-de-lys between the upper and lower bands.
- Inscription
- On the lid of the box: Contributions/ for the/ Chapel Funds On the upper brass band: In Memory of/ Gilbert Thompson Nicholl MM/ 18th Battalion
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Nicholl, Gilbert Thompson
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, unit
Order of information: As above
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Casket / Box
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak - Casket / Box
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
- Casket / Box
- 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 Cathedral Chapter and the Regimental Association
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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