War Memorial, Astbury, Cheshire.

War Memorial, Astbury, Cheshire.

Location

In the grounds of St Mary's Church, Astbury, Cheshire.

Description

A marble cross. It records the name and details of the death of the men of Astbury Parish who fell in the first and second world wars.

Inscription

To The Glory of God

IN GRATEFUL MEMORY
OF THE SOLDIERS
FROM THIS PARISH, WHO
HAVE LAID DOWN THEIR
LIVES IN THE GREAT
EUROPEAN WAR
1914 to 1919

GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN
THAN THIS, THAT A MAN
LAY DOWN HIS LIFE
FOR HIS FRIENDS

John POTTS
killed in action
Aug 27th 1918

Henry Arthur HALL
died from wounds
Sept 29th 1918.

George William PAINTER
died
July 1st 1919

Arthur CLIFFE killed in action
May 1916

Harry STEELE died from wounds
Aug 5th 1916

John CARR killed in action
July 3rd 1916

Hector John YATES killed in action
Sept 26th 1916

Harold CLARKE killed in action
Aug 1st 1917

Arthur CUMBERBATCH died
July 9th 1918

William PULFORD
killed in action
March 21st 1918

Arthur BALL
killed in action
March 22nd 1918

Walter MELLOR
killed in action
April 10th 1918

Ernest H DAVENPORT
killed in action
Sept 20th 1917

19391945
Richard STUART, RAF
killed in action, December 29th 1942

War Memorial, Astbury, Cheshire.

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