Memorials - Leyland - St.James's C.E. WW1 Cross
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St.James's Church, Slater Lane, Leyland PR26 7SH Ordnance Survey Grid Reference: SD 51738 21771 Imperial War Museum Memorial Database - Ref: 42578 War Memorials Online - Ref: #249439 NB: Location of the memorial according to the IWM website is in a housing estate to the rear of the church. This needs to be updated (2 May 2017) This memorial is situated in the churchyard of St.James and takes the form of a wheel cross on a tapering shaft, atop a rough hewn plinth that contains the names of the men of the parish. It is surrounded on all four sides by a privet hedge, with roses at the entrance. This takes the form of a small memorial garden. The cross has the dedication to the men of the parish, while the plinth on which it stands holds the names of 32 men over 12 rows. The black lettering is affixed to the memorial.
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TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 PLINTH: HARRY BENNETT, THOMAS CARR, WILLIAM TATTERSALL, JOHN STRINGFELLOW, JAMES ASHTON, JAMES WAREING, RICHARD HORNBY, EDWARD HILL, ARTHUR BOWLING, SIDNEY BRETHERTON, WILLIAM HOLMES, GEORGE THORNLEY, ARTHUR PARKER, OSWALD WILLIAM BERRY, JACK SHARPLES, ROBERT HOLDING, ROBERT TINSLEY, ROBERT WRENNALL, JOHN HILL, VICTOR BLUNDELL, THOMAS WIGNALL, WILLIAM WOODHALL, NATHAN HARRISON, PERCY BOYDELL, JOHN TRAFFORD, HARRIS HARTAS ANSON, MATTHEW TAYLOR, ROBERT BARRON, HARRY BOWMAN JACKSON, WILLIAM JACKSON, THOMAS NORRIS, JOHN ASHCROFT BEARDWOOD. |
Image © Charles O'Donnell 2017
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