- Type of Memorial
- Serviceman / Servicewoman
- WMR Reference Number
- 1229
- Description
- Aberdeen granite sculpture of a soldier of the South Lancashire Regiment with bayonet at the ready, mounted on a corniced plinth at the top of a square sectioned column with polished columns on each face reaching down to a sectioned plinth. The incised dedication sits on a polished panel on the 9 o'clock face of the plinth, beneath a carving of the town's crest. The WW1 names are incised on similar panels on the other three faces. The WW2 dedication is inscribed in lead beneath the WW1 panel, with the names on the sections beneath. A WW1 addendum list is incised beneath the names on the 12 o'clock face.
The memorial stands within a small grassed square surrounded by paving, with steps forming an amphitheatre on the church side.
- Inscription
- On the 9 o'clock face of the plinth: This monument/ was presented to the town by/ Councillor Wm. John Lucas, JP/ during his term of office as Chairman/ of the Council 1915-1917/ In Memory/ of Prescot men who sacrifice their/ lives fighting for their country during/ the Great European War of 1914 - 1919/ Unveiled by Lieut. Col. Sir Henry Webb Mart. MP/ for the Earl of Derby 9th September 1916.
On the 6, 3, and 12 o'clock faces of the plinth: (WW1 names), with Addendum beneath those on the 12 o'clock face.
On the sections beneath the dedication on the 9 o'clock face: Also in memory of those who fell in the Second World War 1939- 1945/ Dedicated Nov. 10th 1946./ (Names)
