Memorial

Church of St Luke, Leek - WW1

Memorial

Source: Copyright Brian Mawdsley

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Current Location

Set on the wall above IWM 51208, the church's WW2 Memorial, and adjacent to 51206, the church's Boer War Memorial., Church of St Luke, Fountain Street, Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, ST13 6JS, England

OS Grid Reference

SJ 98821 56555

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 51207
Description: BRASS PLAQUE PLACED WITHIN A CARVED MARBLE FRAME. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK AND RED LETTERING ABOVE AND BELOW THE NAMES WHICH ARE IN THREE COLUMNS. a LAUREL LEAF AND BERRY DESIGN IS CARVED IN RELIEF ON THE FRAME, A SCROLLED LINE PATTERN INCISED AT THE TOP CORNERS OF THE PLAQUE.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ FOR PEACE AND LIBERTY IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ THEY DIED IN WAR, THAT WE AT PEACE MIGHT LIVE.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 87
Died: 87
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of names: surname

Conservation

Components

Frame

Height: C 4FT 6IN

Width: C 3FT

Made from: Marble - White

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good