Memorial
Burton In Wirral
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Current Location
St NIcholas Church, The Village, Burton In Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH64 5TG, England
OS Grid Reference
SJ 31722 74342
Denomination
Church of England
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 2293
- Description
- Two large nowy-headed tablets, one for each war. The First World War one is a marble tablet and the Second World War one is a stone tablet. There is a golden cross at the top centre of each. In the Second World War one there is also a golden double circle around the the cross.
- Inscription
- (WW1Tablet): THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED IN/ PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE FOLLOWING WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR./ 1914-1919/ (Names)/ "WENT THE DAY WELL? WE DIED AND NEVER KNEW/ BUT WELL OR ILL, ENGLAND, WE DIED FOR YOU." (WW2 Tablet): IN/ GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945/ (Names)/ "WHO THROUGH FAITH/ WAXED VALIANT"
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 14
- Died
- 14
- Information shown
- Surname, forename, rank, regiment
- Order of names
- Alphabetically by surname
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Number Commemorated
- 11
- Died
- 11
- Information shown
- Surname, forename, decorations
- Order of names
- Alphabetical by surname
Components
- Tablet
Made from: Marble
Condition: Good