Memorial

St John's Bretherton - Private H Barron

The crab apple tree

Source: Copyright David Long

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Current Location

At entrance to churchyard extension north of the church, St John's Churchyard, The Jack & Myra Hutton Memorial Garden, South Road (B5247), Bretherton, Chorley, Lancashire, PR26 9AH, England

OS Grid Reference

SD 47576 20476

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Avenue / Tree or grove
WMR Reference Number: 98664
Description: Crab apple tree, with a small brass plaque with incised inscription on a steel prong stand at its foot.
Inscription: In memory of/ Private Henry Barron/ 60th Brigade Machine Gun Company/ Killed in Action on the Somme/ 9th Oct 1916, age 21/ Nov. 2014

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, unit, manner, place, and date of death, age
Order of names: As above

History

Maintenance History: Tree planted 2014

Conservation

Custodian: The Parochial Church Council

Components

Tree

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good