Memorial
Penley
Penley parishioners First World War memorial cross in the churchyard of St Mary Magdalene Church Penley.
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Current Location
St Mary Magdalene Church, Overton Road (A539), Penley, Wrexham, Clwyd, LL13 0LQ, Wales
OS Grid Reference
SJ 41319 40048
Denomination
Church in Wales
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Cross
- WMR Reference Number
- 17912
- Description
- A stone cross on a tapered shaft surmounting a rectangular three step plinth.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF PENLEY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919./ LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND/ WE FOR ENGLAND DIED/ THEIR GLORY SHALL NOT BE BLOTTED OUT/ THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ NAMES OF FALLEN/ (NAMES)/ ALSO IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO SERVED
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 5
- Died
- 5
- Information shown
- Forenames, surname.
Components
- Memorial
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good
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- War Memorials Trust Reference Number
- 278680
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- Source: Media Library Published:N/A Wellington Journal and Shrewsbury News, 9 Apr. 1921, p.11 column 6.
- www.flintshirewarmemorials.com/memorials/penley-memorial/ Accessed 21 October 2025