Memorial

Wilmslow War Memorial

Wilmslow

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Current Location

Mill Street, Wilmslow, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK9 1BA, England

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SJ 84858 81467

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Wall
WMR Reference Number: 9992
Description: Wall with mounted WW1 plaque, on elevated roadside platform reached by three steps. There is a stone WW1 dedication tablet and a bronze panel for the names WW2 plaque mounted at centre of top step on angled face of stone block. The names are inscribed on a wall of 3 panels of stone. There is also a small stone about the location of the WW2 Roll of Honour. Low wall along steps and surrounded by memorial garden.
Inscription: 1939-1945/ GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE AND THANKSGIVING/ DEDICATED BY THE LORD BISHOP OF CHESTER/ THE RT REV D.H.CRICK D.D. F.S.A/ 26TH JULY 1950/ WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM Dedication Tablet-THIS MEMORIAL/WAS DEDICATED BY/ GORDON,/BISHOP OF STOCKPORT/4th OCTOBER 1969/LEST WE FORGET/ The plaque bearing the names of the men from Wilmslow who laid down their lives in the/ Great War (1914-1919) was transferred from the original Cenotaph erected at Little/ Lindow, Wilmslow. WW1 names Plaque-[names in 3 columns]. Above the plaque is a stone which reads-1914-1918 WW2 ROH Stone-1939-45/ROLL OF HONOUR/IS LOCATED IN/ST BARTHOLOMEW'S CHURCH WW2 wall- Panel 1- [NAMES] Panel 2- 1939-1945/[NAMES] Panel 3- [NAMES]

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 171
Died: 171
Information shown: Surname, initials of forenames, decorations
Order of names: surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 48
Died: 48
Information shown: Surname, rank, regiment, forenames
Order of names: surname

History

Maintenance History: 1948: Memorial was rebuilt. WWII names added and memorial gardens planted. Current site had been an industrial and housing area.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

4 October 1969

Rt. Rev. Gordon Strutt, Bishop of Stockport. Harry Hulme, Chairman of Wilmslow Royal British Legion.

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