Memorial

Christ Church Croft

WW2 names

1/5

Current Location

Christ Church, Lady Lane, Croft, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 7AU, England

OS Grid Reference

SJ 64014 93513

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 18218
Description: White marble memorial in the form of a Greek Temple with a carved laurel wreath on a ground of national flags with the years of the Great War incised and gilded in its centre. The WW1 Names sit between square column pilasters and the WW2 names are incised on a separate marble tablet between the feet of the memorial. The inscriptions are incised - the names being blacked, and the dedications gilded.
Inscription: 1914 1919/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY DURING THE WAR/ (Names)/ THEIR NAME SHALL ENDURE FOR EVER/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ THEIR WORK FOR PEACE IS OURS TO CONTINUE

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 20
Died: 20
Information shown: Forenames, surname, awards, rank (for a few), unit, date of death, age
Order of names: By date of death

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 3
Died: 3
Information shown: Forename, surname, rank, unit, date of death, age
Order of names: By date of death

History

Maker(s): CAPTAIN FREDERICK JARDINE BARNISH, Designer
Costs: £98

Ceremonies

Dedicated

28 August 1920

Bishop Suffragan of Warrington

Conservation

Custodian: The Parochial Church Council

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Christ Church Croft

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Memorial Details

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History

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Conservation

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