Memorial

Ince Blundell - WW1 and WW2

The fountain

Source: Copyright David Long

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Current Location

Former Village School, Outer boundary wall, Back o' the Town Lane, Ince Blundell, Sefton, Merseyside, L38 6JJ, England

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SD 32368 03264

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Type of Memorial: Fountain
WMR Reference Number: 2263
Description: Roadside drinking fountain constructed of sandstone, with buttressed side pillars and protruding walls supporting a triangular arch surmounted by a Latin cross finial, with an angel carved with the arch who hold a scroll beating the words Pro Fide et Patria (For the Faith and Country). The leaded inscription is on a marble tablet above the water trough, with the WW2 names being inscribed on a separate small marble tablet attached to the bottom of the main tablet.
Inscription: + / ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION TO REMEMBER / THE MEN OF INCE BLUNDELL, WHO SERVED IN THE / GREAT EUROPEAN WAR, A.D. 1914 TO A.D. 1918. / THE FOLLOWING LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES. + / (10 NAMES) / REQUIESCANT IN PACE, AMEN. // 1939 (1 NAME) 1945 / (2 NAMES)

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 10
Died: 10
Information shown: Forename, initial, surname
Order of names: Local landowning family members, then alphabetically by surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 3
Died: 3
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of names: Listed alphabetically by surname

Sponsor Type: public

Ceremonies

Unveiled: c. July 1919

Custodian: Sefton Council

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Tablet

Made from: Marble - White

Condition: Good

Fountain

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