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    Memorial

    Liverpool Gas Company

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    Current Location

    British Gas North Western, North Merseyside District, Litherland Road, Bootle, Sefton, Merseyside, L20 5BQ, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SJ 34446 95838

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    Type of Memorial
    Serviceman / Servicewoman
    WMR Reference Number
    2445
    Description
    Soldier cradling another soldier both recessed into the top of a carved tablet frame in which is mounted a bronze plaque
    Inscription
    IN REMEMBRANCE OF/THE MEN OF/THE LIVERPOOL GAS COMPANY/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/GREAT WAR 1914-1918
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    78
    Died
    78
    Maker(s)
    • Charles John Allen RA, Sculptor

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    14th March 1923

    Unknown

    Dedicated

    14th March 1923

    Unknown

    Previous Location(s)

    • Radiant House, Bold St, Liverpool

      Reason for move

      Office closed

    • LIVERPOOL GAS COMPANY OFFICES, 106a Duke St, Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, England

    Year of move

    1940s

    Reason for move

    OFFICES DESTROYED BY ENEMY ACTION. WW1 MEMORIAL FIRST MOVED TO RADIANT HOUSE, BOLD ST. THEN, IN 1950, TO PRESENT SITE

    Components

    Frame

    Made from: Marble


    Condition: Good


    Plaque

    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    Figure

    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    • Other website http://archives.liv.ac.uk