Wigan Observer, 22 April 1920: Report of the unveiling of the memorial. In the report it is stated that it commemorated the 61 men who fell - when names were added in 1923 (see below), there were 75 inscribed.

Wigan Observer: 13 March 1923: Report of Council Meeting - the Ministry of Health had granted £60 for the inscription on the memorial of the names of those who fell, and for the provision of a record of those who served.

Wigan Observer, June 1923: 'Deceased Soldiers: Notice to Relatives' - that lists of the names to be inscribed on the memorial would be placed in the windows of the Council Offices, the tramway terminus, and the British Legion Club, for people to check if their qualifying relatives were recorded.

Wigan Observer, 23 August 1923: Report of Council Meeting: After some delay by the monumental mason, the work of inscribing the names was to be completed. 75 names were to be inscribed.

Wigan Observer, 18/01/1919: Report of Council Meeting: Second discussion on a letter from the Rector regarding the Church's proposal to erect a Gate House as the village's War Memorial - which some had objected to. Clarification that this was not opposition to that proposal - but that it could not serve as a public memorial, being on Church property, thus sectarian. Proposal to call a public meeting to discuss a public memorial.