LE St.Andrew

Memorials - Leyland - St.Andrew's C.E. WW1 Plaque

St Andrew’s Church, Church Road, Leyland, PR25 3EL
Ordnance Survey Grid Reference: SD 54101 21599
Imperial War Museum Memorial Database - Ref: 42573
War Memorials Online - Not on site (3 May 2017)

This handsome memorial was unveiled 28 June 1924 by local clergy and dignitaries and dedicated on the same day by Atherton Gwillym Rawstorne (1855-1936), the Bishop Suffragan of Whalley

The memorial takes the form of a wall-mounted gunmetal plaque with embossed lettering and wooden surround. It is situated near the main entrance to the church on a staircase leading to the seats on the upper gallery. This position is relatively new, the memorial having been moved from the original (unknown) location when the church was refurbished around January 2000.

The memorial is in excellent condition. As well as the dedication, it holds the names of 78 local men over two columns.

LEYLAND PARISH CHURCH VESTRY. The Leyland Parish Church annual vestry meeting was held, last night, in the infants' school, the Rev. G. H. Ensor presiding over a large attendance. A statement of the church accounts presented by J. Heywood showed a balance in hand of over £10. The accounts for the Church House, Bradshaw-street Mission, Sick and Poor Fund, Churchyard Fund, and War Memorial Fund were presented, all of which sowed a favourable balance in hand. For the position of churchwardens the following six names were presented to the vicar from which to select two:- Messrs. W. Dawber, R. Stopford, W. M. Barrow, W. Cook, J. Hunt, and J. Wood, the two selected being Messrs. W. Dawber and R. Stopford. Twenty-five persons were nominated out of which the vicar will select 20 to officiate as sidemen. Messrs. R. Stopford and J. Campbell were elected to attend the Diocesan Conference, and Mr. R. Whiteside to attend the Ruri-decanal Conference. It was decided that the Parochial Council should consist of 45 members, including the wardens, sidesmen, and representatives from the various organisations connected with the church. LANCASHIRE DAILY POST - Tuesday 14 April 1925

1914
1919

TO THE
GLORY OF GOD
AND IN NEVER FADING
MEMORY OF THE MEN
OF THIS PARISH WHO
GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE
GREAT WAR

THOMAS ALMOND
RICHARD ASPINALL
HARRY BANISTER
TOM BANISTER
FRED BANISTER
JAMES BARNES
TOM BARNES
JOHN A. BEARDWOOD
JOHN BENNETT
JAMES T. BERRY
WILLIAM BERRY
CHARLES BLACKHURST
J. MORLEY BLACKHURST
JOHN BRADLEY
ROBERT BRAITHWAITE
SIDNEY BRETHERTON
BENJAMIN BROWN
FRANK G. BUTCHER
HARRY CARDWELL
ERNEST CARLINE
JAMES H. CATTERALL
WALTER COOK
THOMAS R. CROFT
EDWIN CROOK
HARRY W. DAWBER
WILLIAM DAWBER
WILL FIDLER
JAMES FRANCE
GEORGE GLOVER
JOHN B. GRAY
ROBERT GRAY
GEORGE HANKIN
JOHN HILTON
ALBERT HOLMES
BERT HORNBY
ROBERT JACKSON
HARRY B. JACKSON
WILLIAM JACKSON
JOHN T. KING

RICHARD LAZENBY
JOHN McCALL
FRED MARSDEN
JAMES MARSDEN
WILLIAM MARSDEN
ALBERT MARSH
CLAUDE MIDDLETON
BERT MILLER
RALPH D'A. MORRELL
HARRY MORRIS
ROBERT NELSON
TREVOR M. PARKER
FRED E. PEARCE
THOMAS PEMBERTON
HARRY PICKUP
TOM PICKUP
HARRY PORTER
J WILLIAM PORTER
CHARLES L. ROSE
JAMES SHARPLES
JACK C. SHARPLES
PERCY SMALLEY
TOM SPIBY
SAMUEL THORNTON
GEORGE TOWERS
RICHARD TOWERS
ROLAND VALENTINE
HARRY WALLBANK
CHARLES WALMSLEY
JAMES WANE
CLEMENT WAREING
JAMES WAREING
JAMES WATSON
HAROLD WILSON
W. LESLIE WOOD
CLARENCE WOODHOUSE
FRED WRENNALL
ROBERT WRENNALL
GILBERT WHATLEY

ALSO THANKSGIVING FOR THOSE RETURNED.

Charles O'Donnell
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Edited 2 May 2017

Thank you to the churchwardens at St.Andrews for access to the memorial and the guided tour of the church.