Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Sculptured / Cast figure
- District
- Warrington
- Town
- Appleton Thorn
- County
- Cheshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- Captain Frederick Jardine Barnish (Architect)
T Williams and Son (Makers) - Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 12th November 1921
Attended by: Lt-Col Charles Lyon - Dedicated
Date: 12th November 1921
Attended by: Canon the Hon C F Cross - Rural Dean - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 9986
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Current location
Opposite Church on junction with Lumbrook Rd
Stretton Rd and Arley Rd
St Cross Church
Green La
Appleton Thorn
Warrington
Cheshire
WA4 5NS
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 63753 83898
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Octagonal column surmounted by roofed structure with niche containing a Knight in relief, a replacement for the original figure.
- Inscription
- LET US SO LIVE THAT THEY SHALL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL/ REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE/ OF THIS TOWNSHIP WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE SERVICE OF/ THEIR COUNTRY/ 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES) 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bostock, John
Brocklehurst, Harry
Egerton-warburton, John
Lyon, Francis Charles
Mills, Samuel Roughsedge
Percival, Henry
Silcock, Percy Brian
Turner, Henry
See details for all 8 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: 0
Died: 8
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,forename
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,forename
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Sandstone
- Memorial
- Listing information
- WAR MEMORIAL
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Appleton Thorn
- WMO ID: 199146
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 13-05-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- Letters re-cut 1996. The memorial was originally topped by a bronze figure this was stolen and was replaced by a carbon fibre knight in 1998. 2008: LISTED GRADE 11
- Costs
Memorial: £200
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Responsibility
- PARISH COUNCIL
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