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    Memorial

    Prenton WW1 Cross

    1/19

    Current Location

    Garden at Junction of Prenton Lane, 71, Osmaston Road, Prenton, Wirral, Merseyside, CH43 0RD, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SJ 30626 86186

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    2318
    Description
    Cross on large octagonal plinth with decorative stonework. Names around plinth
    Inscription
    TABLET 1: IN HONOUR/ OF/ THE MEN OF/ THIS/ PARISH/ WHO SERVED/ IN/ THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR 1914-1919 TABLET 2: DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ (NAMES) TABLETS 3-6: SERVED ABROAD/ (NAMES) TABLET 7: (NAMES)/ SERVED AT HOME (NAMES)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    202
    Served
    168
    Died
    34
    Information shown
    Surname, Rank, Regiment, Decorations
    Order of names
    Surname
    Maker(s)
    • Mr E. O. Griffithers, Liverpool - Memorial and Sculpture, Sculptor

    • Messrs Frank Thomas & Son of Oxton - steps and stone leading to flagged paths from the road, Landscaper or Paviour

    • Mr Edwin Coker, Rock Ferry - general layout o the site, Builder

    • Messrs Briggs and Thornely FF.R.I.B.A., Royal Liver Buildings, Liverpool - design of memorial and plan for layout of the site., Designer

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    Friday 6th August 1920

    Lieut.-General Sir H.de B. de Lisle KCB, KCMG, DSO, General Officer commanding the Western Command.

    Dedicated

    Friday 6th August 1920

    Rev. P. A. Miller, Vicar of St. Stephen's. Prenton

    Components

    Cross

    Height: 8100mm

    Width: 3600mm

    Depth: 3600mm


    Made from: Stone - Yorkshire


    Condition: Good


    Tablets

    Made from: Slate


    Condition: Good


    Report a Concern

    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    160987

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    • Birkenhead News - Saturday 07 August 1920 Page 2 Prenton War Memorial Unveiled. FINE ADDRESS BY GENERAL DE LISLE. Measure Victory by Imagining Defeat. An Inspiration to Rising Youth. ---
    • Birkenhead News - Wednesday 11 August 1920 Page 2 PRENTON'S WAR MEMORIALS. (photographs) ---
    • Crewe Chronicle - Saturday 14 August 1920 Page 5 VICTORY THROUGH SACRIFICE. GENERAL DE LISLE UNVEILS A WIRRAL MEMORIAL. ---