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    Memorial

    St Oswald, Winwick - Second Lieutenant P R A Appleton, and the 62nd Division - WW1

    First face of the Memorial - commemorating 2nd Lt. Appleton

    Source: David Long

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    Current Location

    At the top of the steps leading down to Newton Road in the north-west corner of the churchyard, ST OSWALDS CHURCH, Golborne Road, Winwick, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 8SZ, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SJ 60342 92848

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    42929
    Description
    Plain Cross set upon a 3-step plinth on a stone base, which commemorates 2nd Lt. Percy Robert Agnew Appleton on one face, and the officers and men of the 62nd Division who fell with him in the attack on Bullecourt, France in 1917 on the other. Erected by the parents of 2nd Lt. Appleton.
    Inscription
    First face: Resurgam/ In Loving Remembrance/ of/our/Son/ Percy Robert/ Agnew Appleton/ 2nd Lieut. 2/4 Battalion/ West Riding Regiment/ who was Killed in/ Action at Bullecourt/ May 3rd 1917/ Aged 27 Years/ Fearless and True/ his Name Lives in the/ Hearts of Those who Love/ and Cherish his Memory Second face: Resurgent/ Sacred to the Memory of/ 99/ Officers/ & 4000/ Men/ of the/ 62nd Division/ who Fell in the/ Attack on/ Bullecourt May 3rd 1917/ They Perished Under/ Artillery fire,/ but their Fame will/ Live Forever in the/ Annals of their Country
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    1
    Died
    1
    Information shown
    rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forenames,manner of death,relationships,additional

    Components

    Cross

    Height: 1650MM

    Width: 750MM


    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Good