War Memorial, Macclesfield Industrial School.

War Memorial, Macclesfield Industrial School.

Location

In St Peter's Church, Macclesfield, Cheshire. The memorial was Originally in Macclesfield Industrial School, also known as the Ragged School, which opened in 1866 and closed in 1922. The memorial was re-dicovered, renovated, and mounted in St Peter's church when that church was being renovated in 2005.

Description

A brass plaque mounted in an oak frame. The plaque lists pupils who fell in the Boer War, and in the First World war.

Inscription

T H I S   T A B L E T   I S    E R E C T E D   I N   G R A T E F U L   M E M O RY
O F   T H E   F O L L O W I N G   M E N   W H O   L O S T   T H E I R   L I V E S
I N   T H E   S E R V I C E   O F   T H E I R   C O U N T R Y.


THE SOUTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN 1899-1902
Pte L BAMFORD, ROYAL LANCASHIRE REGIMENT
PUPIL HERE 1881-1885
Pte W H KELSALL, ROYAL LANCASHIRE REGIMENT
1884-1888
Pte Charles MOSES, 3rd BATT'N WILTS REGIMENT
PUPIL HERE SEP 18th 1894 TO JULY 16th 1898
DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN Sth AFRICA
ON DEC'R 7th 1901
THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919
BLANTON John, CHESHIRE REGIMENT
BLANTON Wm (DCM), CHESHIRE REGIMENT
CLANCY V Clarence, 1st AUSTRALIAN DIV'N
DICKENS William, WELSH REGIMENT
FALLON J William, CHESHIRE REGIMENT
FIELD Richard, DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S REG'T
FROST Ernest, CHESHIRE REGIMENT
HANKEY Samuel, CHESHIRE REGIMENT
HANSON Thomas, WELSH REGIMENT
HARROP L, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE REG'T
HARTLEY A, EAST YORKSHIRE REG'T
JONES J W I, HMS KING ALFRED
MACDONALD Archie, CHESHIRE REGIMENT
NEWTON William, 5th EAST LANC'HRE REG'T
POVEY Edward, ROYAL MARINE BRIGADE
RIGBY Norman, 6th DRAGOON GUARDS
RILEY Arthur, CHESHIRE REGIMENT
TAYLOR Percy, ROYAL INNIS. DRAGOON GUARDS
WEBSTER J, DUKE OF WELLINGTON WEST RIDING

DULCE   ET   DECORUM   EST   PRO   PATRIA   MORI

Notes

Macclesfield Industrial School, a reformatory school for 150 boys, was also known as a Ragged School. It opened in 1866 and closed in 1922. The building, on Brook Street, still stands and is used for small industrial units.

Thank You

To Stephen Pearson for help in producing this web page.

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