Barton, Bilsborrow & Myerscough War Memorial

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Reference WMO/119271

Address:

A6 Garstang Road

(opposite Bilsborrow John Cross CE Primary School)

Bilsborrow

Preston

PR3 0QR

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Pillar/column
Materials:
  • Stone Sandstone
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: On14 May 1918 Alexander Eccles made a legal agreement giving his consent to the erection of a war memorial on a piece of land he owned in the civil parish of Myerscough known as Wharf Field, located between the Lancaster Canal and the A6, opposite Bilsborrow John Cross CE Primary School. To quote from the original indenture it was erected by means of contributions and subscriptions from residents in the townships of Myerscough, Bilsborrow and Barton .......... in memory of the men of the said townships who fell in the Great War. The memorial is a column of Longridge stone, surmounted by a cross, with four steps at the base. The names of the men who died are carved into panels of Lakeland slate along with the names of eighty-five men from the community who also served and survived to return home. The name of Private John Nugent was unfortunately missed off the slate panel, so his name was carved directly into the stone. Finally trees were planted behind the structure. It cost £270 and was erected by Messrs T Hodgkinson and Sons. Alexander Eccles died on 17 March 1919. He was a bachelor and had named Thomas Eccles as his heir and Joseph Eccles as his representative, to whom probate was granted on 18 June 1919. Thomas, who lived at Coker Court, near Yeovil, Somerset, and Joseph who lived at Bilsborrow Hall, Bilsborrow, wanted to carry out Alexander Eccles intention which was to give the land, on which the memorial stood, to the parish council. An indenture was signed on 30 June 1924 between Thomas and Joseph Eccles and Myerscough Parish Council. The land was 267 square yards or thereabouts, being part of Wharf Field. The parish council, in taking ownership of the land, was required to fence it off from the rest of the field, to keep it in good order in perpetuity and to not use if for any other purpose than as the war memorial. The representatives who signed the indenture on behalf of the parish council were T Banks of Ducketts Farm, Clerk of Myerscough Parish Council, and Councillors John Bargh and Cuthbert Billington. The War Memorial is now owned by, and the responsibility of, Myerscough and Bilsborrow Parish Council. In 1921 all three townships - Myerscough, Bilsborrow and Barton - were in the ecclesiastical parish of St Lawrence, Barton. The church of St Hilda, Bilsborrow, was not built until 1927 when a new ecclesiastical parish was formed. The Roman Catholic parish is that of St Mary, Newhouse, Barton. The ceremony took place on 18 August 1921. The National Anthem was sung followed by O God, our help in ages past. An address was given by the local member of parliament, General Sir Archibald Hunter GCB, GCVO, DSO, MP who then unveiled the memorial. On it were listed the names of fourteen men who died in the Great War and the names of eighty-five men from the locality who also served and survived to return home. The Venerable Archdeacon P J Hornby of Lancaster gave the dedication followed by prayers and the hymn Lead kindly light and a benediction. Finally a detachment from The Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment fired a salute of three volleys and two buglers sounded the Last Post and Reveille. Following the Second World War the names of nine men from the locality who had died on active service were added on a separate panel of Lakeland slate which was set into the stone alongside the others.
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The names of the fallen may be found on this website under the heading 'About the memorial'. Their biographies may be found at www.myerscoughandbilsborrow.org THE FALLEN 1914-1918 Private Joseph Barker The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Aged 23 Private William Bateson The East Lancashire Regiment Aged 21 Private Robert Berry The Lancashire Fusiliers Aged 25 Lieutenant Edgar Joseph Austin Carr The Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment Aged 41 Private Charles Catterall The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Aged 26 Private Walter Helmn The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Aged 24 Gunner Harold Robert Hesketh Royal Field Artillery Aged 23 Private Ernest Howard Moulden The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Aged 25 Private John Nugent The Kings Own Scottish Borderers Aged 19 Captain George Leonard Parker The Essex Regiment Aged 23 Captain Charles Vernon Martin Simpson The Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment Aged 25 Pioneer Harold Wareing Corps of Royal Engineers Aged 24 Private Thomas Wilkinson The Gordon Highlanders Aged 24 Rifleman Thomas Winstanley The Kings Royal Rifle Corps Aged 21 1939-1945 Private Percy Brown The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) Aged 27 Gunner Robert Cookson Royal Regiment of Artillery Aged 22 Private Frank Eccles The Durham Light Infantry Aged 20 Sergeant William Percival Marshall Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Aged 21 Lieutenant Halliwell Sutcliffe Moss Royal Regiment of Artillery Aged 23 Gunner John Roger Stuart Moss Royal Regiment of Artillery Aged 27 Squadron Leader John Rawsthorn Rainford DFC and Bar Royal Air Force Aged 28 Private Jack Southward The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) Aged 24 Private William Wallbank The Border Regiment Aged 23

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