Memorial

Second Lieutenant A L Mather and Lieutenant A L Mather

East face - memorial to Rose Eleanor Mather

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Current Location

Beside the path at the West end of the church, Churchyard, St Cuthbert's Parish Church, Halsall Road, Halsall, West Lancashire, Lancashire, L39 8RG, England

OS Grid Reference

SD 37027 10291

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 85558
Description: A plain, polished grey granite cross on a three-stepped plinth, carrying leaded inscriptions on three sides, with an inscribed Maltese Cross above the East face inscription.
Inscription: East face: Rose Eleanor Mather/ Widow of the/ Rev. Edward Lushington Mather M.A./ Vicar of Over Tabley Cheshire/ And Daughter of the Rev. Richard Leigh M.A./ Sometime Rector of this Parish/ Born Nov. 5th 1845 Died Nov. 18th 1907 South face: This Sone also/ Commemorates/ her Son & Grandson/ Alfred Leigh Mather/ 2nd. Batt. Cheshire Regt./ El Alamein - Oct. 8th 1942 North face: Alfred Lushington Mather/ York and Lancaster Regt./ Ypres - Jan. 7th 1917

Commemoration

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

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Christian names, surname, unit, place and date of death
Order of names: Christian names, surname, unit, place and date of death

History

Maintenance History: The memorial appears to be post-WW2, going by the mention on the South face inscription to it also commemorating both her son and grandson.

Conservation

Custodian: The Parochial Church Council

Components

Gravestone

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good