Memorial
Silverdale WW2
Current Location
ST LUKES CHURCH, Church Street, Silverdale, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 6QJ, England
OS Grid Reference
SJ 81768 46710
Denomination
Church of England
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Clock or clock tower
- WMR Reference Number
- 26580
- Description
- CHURCH CLOCK AND STONE PLAQUE WITH INSCRIPTION AND NAMES FIXED TO CHURCHYARD WALL
- Inscription
- 1939 - 1945 / THE CLOCK ON THE CHURCH TOWER WAS INSTALLED IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS VILLAGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES WHILE SERVING THEIR KING AND COUNTRY / IT IS THOU LORD ONLY THAT MAKEST ME DWELL IN SAFETY
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Number Commemorated
- 36
- Died
- 36
- Information shown
- surname,forename
- Order of names
- Alphabetical by Surname
Ceremonies
Dedicated
26th June 1949
Bishop of Lichfield (Rev. Dr E. S. Woods) dedicated the clock before the Memorial Tablet / Roll of Honour was unveiled.
Unveiled
26th June 1949
Lieutenant-General Sir Frank E. W. Simpson, K.B.E., D.S.O., G.O.C. in C. Western Command
Dedicated
26th June 1949
Bishop of Lichfield (Rev. Dr E. S. Woods) - WW2 Tablet / Roll of Honour
Components
- Clock
Condition: Unknown
- Tablet
Height: 1220
Width: 1066
Made from: Stone
Condition: Unknown
- Staffordshire Sentinel - Monday 27 June 1949 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000525/19490627/130/0005 Dedication of Silverdale's New War Memorial CHURCH CLOCK AND ROLL OF HONOUR THREE SERVICES REPRESENTED AT IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY