Memorial

Ashton-In-Makerfield Central School - WW2

The plaque

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Current Location

In a corridor near the main reception, Cansfield High School, Old Road, Ashton-In-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN4 9TP, England

SJ 57306 99862

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 56121
Description: A nowy-headed rectangular oak board. At top is a pediment with the school badge, the arms of the Gerard family, above a carved scroll. The left-hand section of the scroll bears the words "WORLD WAR", the central section the name of the school, and the right-hand section "1939 - 1945". The pediment is supported by half-relief columns with a rope-twist design at their base, which extends across the bottom of the plaque. The upper half of the central section of the main body of the board sets out the names of the fallen. The rest of the main body sets out the names of those who served and returned, in gold lettering on black backgrounds.
Inscription: WORLD WAR ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL 1939 - 1945/ THOSE WHO SERVED/ (names)/ THOSE WHO FELL/ (names)/ THOSE WHO SERVED/ (names)/ THOSE WHO SERVED/ (names)

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 362
Served: 329
Died: 33
Information shown: Forename, surname and honours (for all); service for those who fell)
Order of names: Service (for those who fell); surname (for all)

Maintenance History: Unknown date: Memorial re-sited in Cansfield High School. Unknown date: Central School closed, memorial removed to be sited in successor school. Memorial originally sited at unknown date in Ashton-In-Makerfield Central School.

Ashton-In-Makerfield Central School, Old Road, Ashton-In-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN4 9TP, England