Memorial

St Patrick's Scholes - WW1 - L/cpl T Woodcock VC

The memorial, with accompanying tributes

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Current Location

On a side wall of the Memorial Chapel on the South wall of the church, St Patrick's Church, Hardybutts, Scholes, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN1 3RZ, England

OS Grid Reference

SD 58979 05535

Denomination

Roman Catholic

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 45394
Description: A plain brass plaque mounted on a wooden backboard, having the badge of the Irish Guards attached above the black-painted incised inscription
Inscription: IN PROUD MEMORY/ OF/ L/CPL THOMAS WOODCOCK/ VICTORIA CROSS/ IRISH GUARDS/ BORN WIGAN 19 MARCH 1888/ KILLED IN ACTION AT BULLECOURT, FRANCE 27 MARCH 1918/ QUIS SEPARABIT [Who shall separate us (from the love of God)]

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Rank, Christian name, surname, award, unit, place and date of birth, manner and date of death
Order of names: Rank, Christian name, surname, award, unit, place and date of birth, manner and date of death

Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1

Conservation

Components

Backboard

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good