Memorial
Lt Col W Elstob VC DSO MC
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Current Location
All Saints Church, Pexhill Road, Siddington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 9JP, England
OS Grid Reference
SJ 84620 70832
Denomination
Church of England
Names
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 1982
- Description
- Brass plaque on wooden backboard. Inscription in raised lettering.
- Inscription
- TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF/ LIEUT COLONEL WILFRITH ELSTOB VC DSO MC/ 16TH MANCHESTER REGIMENT 1ST CITY BATTALION/ THIRD SON OF THE VICAR OF THIS PARISH/ KILLED IN ACTION WHILST COMMANDING HIS BATTALION/ IN THE FAMOUS DEFENCE OF MANCHESTER HILL, FRANCE/ 21ST MARCH 1918 AGED 29/ "THE MANCHESTER REGIMENT WILL DEFEND MANCHESTER HILL TO THE LAST/ MANCHESTERS! HERE WE FIGHT AND HERE WE DIE"
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 1
- Died
- 1
- Information shown
- Rank, forename, middle name, surname, awards, regiment, battalion, method of death, place of death, date of death, age of death
- Number Commemorated
- 1
- Died
- 1
- Information shown
- Rank, forename, middle name, surname, awards, regiment, battalion, method of death, place of death, date of death, age of death
- Sponsor Type
- public
- Sponsored By
- Public subscription - War Memorial Fund.
- Custodian
- Church wardens
Components
- Plaque
Height: 380MM
Width: 760MM
Made from: Brass
Condition: Good
- Backboard
Made from: Wood