Memorial

Cheshire Regt WW1

Source: Copyright Brian Mawdsley

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Current Location

Regimental Chapel in South Transept, Chester Cathedral, Werburgh St, Chester, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 2JF, England

SJ 40604 66441

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
WMR Reference Number: 9892
Description: Altar Reredos and Shrine with associated tablet
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY/ OF/ 8417/ OFFICERS AND MEN/ OF/ THE CHESHIRE REGIMENT/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ THE ALTAR REREDOS AND SHRINE/ IN THIS THEIR REGIMENTAL CHAPEL/ OF/ SAINT GEORGE/ WERE DEDICATED ON THE 6TH DAY OF AUGUST/ 1921/ THEIR BODIES ARE BURIED IN MANY LANDS/ THEIR NAMES ARE RECORDED IN THE SHRINE/ IN THIS CHAPEL/ THEIR SOULS ARE IN GODS KEEPING

Plaque

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good

Memorial

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Shrewsbury Chronicle, 5 September 1919 Page 4 Column 5. Gossip of the Week.
The Oak Tree (Journal of the Cheshire Regiment), Supplement, September 1921. Photo of Memorial