Memorial

St Michael's On Wyre

Location to front of the Parish Church of St Michael's on Wyre

Source: Copyright Lisa Jennings

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Current Location

St Michael's Church, Roadside, in front of the church, Garstang Road/ Blackpool Road (A586), St Michael's On Wyre, Wyre, Lancashire, PR3 0UQ, England

OS Grid Reference

SD 46167 41054

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 3417
Description: Granite Celtic cross with Celtic decorations on the cross itself, and a polished shaft carrying the Dedication. The Great War names are on the polished face of the rough-hewn battered granite plinth it stands on. The WW2 names are on an angled granite tablet lain in front of the memorial. The inscriptions are leaded.
Inscription: THIS STONE/ IS DEDICATED/ IN PROUD AND/ LOVING MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEMBERS/ OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WARS/ THAT GENERATIONS/ YET UNBORN/ MAY NOT FORGET/HOW MUCH THEY OWE/ TO THE BRAVE MEN/ WHO AT THE CALL/ OF DUTY/ FOUGHT FOR THE/ HONOUR/ OF THEIR COUNTRY/ AND FOLLOWING/ THE GREAT EXAMPLE/ WILLINGLY/ LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES/ FOR OTHERS/ 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ 1939-1945/ (NAMES)/ MAKE THEM TO BE NUMBERED WITH THY/ SAINTS IN GLORY EVERLASTING./ (NAME)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 19
Died: 19
Information shown: Forenames, surname
Order of names: Alphabetically by surname

War: Palestine (1918-1948)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Forename, surname, place and year of death

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 3
Died: 3
Information shown: Forenames, surname
Order of names: Alphabetically by surname

Conservation

Components

Cross

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1462779

Listed Jan 2020

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