War Memorial, St Wilfred, Grappenhall.

War Memorial, St Wilfred, Grappenhall.

Location

In St Wilfred's Church, Grappenhall.

Description

A stone panel let into the wall names those of the parish who fell in WW1. Immediately below the stone panel, a wooden panel names those who fell in WW2.

The church also has a memorial to Commander Hutchings who fell in WW1 but is not mentioned on the WW1 memorial.

Inscription: WW1 Memorial

TO THE
GLORY OF GOD
AND
IN  GRATEFUL MEMORY
OF THOSE MEN OF THIS
PARISH   WHO  FELL   IN
THE   WAR    1914 - 1918

P BATERNR
E CAREYRFA
F CARLISLEWinnipeg Rfls
F J CARLISLECheshires
T FAIRHURSTS Lancs
S H FIELDS Lancs
T FORD
E L FROSTS Lancs
J E GIBBSS Lancs
C GRIMESRNR
F GRIMESCheshires
H E HANKEYRFA
J H JOSEPHKing's L R
F LONGSHAWLiverp'l Scot
J RAVENSCROFT     S Lancs
S SHAWCheshires
J L SMITHS Lancs
E TUSONS Wales Bord

They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them,  nor  the  years condemn:
At the going down of  the  sun,  and  in  the  morning
We shall remember them

Inscription: WW2 Memorial

AND 1939 - 1945

S ABBEY
G BARD
H BOARDMAN
T EYRE
J E GIBBS
E HALL
H HEWITT
J ISHERWOOD
J JORDAN
T J KENNEDY
D McCONNELL
A H MOORE
A OGILVIE
A PRICE
R A RENDELL
N ROOKE
J K SMALLSHAW
D STARKEY
R WARHAM
W WOODCOCK

War Memorial, St Wilfred, Grappenhall.

Inscription: Hutchings Memorial

In
loving Memory
of
COMMANDER
JOHN HUTCHINGS RN

BORN IN THIS PARISH
WHO LOST HIS LIFE IN THE
EXPLOSION IN HMS NATAL
DURING THE GREAT WAR
DECEMBER 30TH 1915,
AGED 38 YEARS.

"Blessed are the pure in heart
  for they shall see god".

War Memorial, St Wilfred, Grappenhall.

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