Memorial

St John The Evangelist Church

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Current Location

IN MEMORIAL HALL IN GROUNDS OF CHURCH, ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH, Crossley St, Ravenhead, St Helens, Merseyside, England

SJ 500 950

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 15242
Description: WALL MOUNTED MARBLE TABLET. WHITE MARBLE WITH GOLD LETTERING. THREE TABLETS SET IN WOODEN FRAME. TOP CENTRE OF FRAME IS A RELIEF OF A CROSS WITHIN A LAUREL WREATH.
Inscription: TOP OF FRAME:THE BLOOD OF HEROES/ IS THE SEED OF FREEDOM CENTRE TABLET: 1914 1919/ TO THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ SONS OF THIS PLACE LET THIS OF YOU BE SAID/ THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD/ THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT YOU WHO LIVE MAY REAP/ A RICHER HARVEST ERE YOU FALL ASLEEP/ (NAMES) LEFT AND RIGHT: (NAMES) BASE OF FRAME: IN MEMORIAM/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE

Tablet

Made from: Marble

Condition: Unknown