Port Sunlight and Lever Brothers Ltd Employees

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The Causeway

Queen Mary Drive and King George Drive Green

Port Sunlight

Wirral

CH62 5DZ

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Composite
Materials:
  • Metal Bronze
  • Stone Granite
Lettering: Leaded
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Details from IWM: 'Cross on octagonal podium with eleven surrounding figures and twelve relief panels. steps to north, south, east and west. Sculpture depicts the defence of the home. Freestanding figures comprise three soldiers, two women and six children. Surrounding the base there are four round-headed, high-relief panels depicting different forces in action- Red Cross (ambulance men with wounded soldiers),Land (gunners), Sea (sailors) and Air Forces. At the end of each set of steps, there are two high-relief panels with four children (two boys and two girls) offering wreath to the soldier as a sign of gratitude.' There is a book in the memorial of approx. 4,000 names of all of the Lever employees across the world who served as it was not pratical to add that many names to the structure. Copies of the book are in Christ Church and in the Lady Lever Art Gallery. Designer: Sir William Goscombe John
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See photographPanel 1 This memorial erected by Lever Brothers Limited and the company’s employees in all parts of the British Empire and in the allied countries was unveiled on December 3rd 1921 by Sergeant E.G. Eames of Port Sunlight who lost his sight at the First Battle of the Somme in France 1916 and by Private R. E. Cruickshank of the London branch office who was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1918 or conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty in Palestine. Panel 2 These are not dead such spirits never die. On the adjoining panels are inscribed the names of those from offices and works of Lever Brothers limited and their associated companies overseas and also from Port Sunlight who laid down their lives in the great war 1914 1919 Panel 3 (base) The names of all who served numbering over four thousand are recorded in .a book deposited beneath this stone and also in similar books placed in Christ Church and The Lady Lever Art Gallery.

1914-1919 Acton A.C.; Adams A.M.”M.C.& Bar”; Alderwood A; Allman I; Allwork W.J.; Ansell C.E.; Ansell H; Anyon J; Aspinall G.; Atkinson F.J.; Atkinson W.B.; Bailey S.J.; Baker C.A.; Baker F.;Bannon D.; Bannon M “M.M.”; Barber W.; Barclay E.; Bartley J.; Bartley J.; Bartley M.; Bather J.R.; Baxter J,; Bennett J.B.; Bennett J.R.; Benson A.; Benson P.; Benyon J.; Bergot; Birch F.W.; Blacoe H.; Blakeway J.; Blakeway J.N.; Blundell W.; Bolton G.W.; Botham T.; Bottcher A.; Bowen W.; Boylan J.J.; Brady J.; Branch W.A.; Brayne W.; Breslin F.; Briggs E.W.; Brindley G.; Brockbank W.; Brooke F.J.; Broomsgrove A.J. Brophy N.; Brown F.; Brown W.; Brown W.A.; Browne H.J.; Brownell W.C.; Broxton P.; Broxton T.; Brunsden G.; Brunsden G.A.; Burkill P.; Burrow R.; Byrne J.; Callaghan P.; Callan J.; Cameron T.S.; Capper P.; Capper W.; Carline T.; Carlson S.; Carter E.A.; Chambers R.; Chetwood A.; Churchill J.H.; Clarke W.; Clarkson T.A.; Clynch J.E.; Coates J.; Coathup G.R.; Collier S.T.; Collis G.; Conlon J.; Connor H.; Connor M.; Cooper G.; Cooper W.E.; Cope H.; Cope W.; Corfield J.E.; Corlett W.R.; Corriss H.D.; Cowley A.E.; Cravino T.; Crewys A.; Crompton T.P.; Crosby J.; Davies D.; Davies H. “M.M.”; Dawber J.; Dawson P.H.; Dean L.; De Cole C.; Dellow F.; Deves E.; Ditchfield E.; Dodd A.; Dodd W.; Donnelly J.; Dooley E.; Downham H.; Duckers T.W.; Duckett W “M.C.”; Dudbridge S.M. “M.M.”; Dunbar P.; Duncalf A.; Dunn W.J.; Dutton G.H.; Dutton J.W.; Eagles G.; Easterbrook W.R. “M C”; Eaton A.; Eaton J.; Edge H.; Edwards E.; Edwards H.; Elliott R.J.; Ellis G. “M.M.”; Ellis W.; Emslie R.; Ennion R.; Fairclough T.A.; Farrell P.; Ferrington J.; Fitton W.M.; Fitzpatrick J.C.; Fletcher F.; Flett I.R.; Flynn W.; Ford W.E.; Forsey W.; Forster J.; Frampton R.W.; Francis A.; Fray M.; Gaff M.; Gebbie H.; Gee A.; Gee A.E.; Gee J. ; Gee J.; Gent T.W.; Gill H.; Gillian C.; Gillespie R.; Goodall A.M.; Goodall G.; Goodall R.; Goodger F.W.; Gordon R.; Graham J.; Gray A.F.; Green H.; Green W.; Griffiths E.; Griffiths J.; Grocott R.; Hall G.; Hamilton S.; Hancock F.; Hargreaves R.; Harrison D.R.; Hart C.; Harthern T.; Hartley J.; Harvey C.E.; Hatch E.V.; Hatton R.E.; Hawkins J.H.; Haycock W.; Heath A.; Hedgecock F.L.; Henderson J.T.; Henderson S.J.; Hendry R.A.; Hindley J.; Hird W.H.; Hodgson R.; Hodgson R.; Holden H.; Holland E.; Holmes R.G.; Hoos R.; Hoskins A.V.; Hubbert W.; Hughes H.; Hughes H.D.; Hughes T.R.; Hughes W.E.; Hughes W.G.; Humphreys M.; Humphreys R.W.; Hutchinson J.; Ingham A.G.; Inskip G.F.; Isaac J.; Iveson E.J.; Jackson G.; Jackson R.F.; Jackson W.; Jackson W.E.; Janssens P.; Jenkinson W.R.; Johnson C.; Jones D.; Jones E.L.; Jones F.; Jones G.E.; Jones H.; Jones J.H.; Jones J.H.; Jones M.; Jones O.R.; Jones R., Jones R.; Jones R.A.; Jones R.T.; Jones R.W.; Jones T.H.; Jones W.; Jones W.; Jones W.; Jones W.; Jones W.H.; Jones W.H.; Kavanagh G.; Kay R.; Kearns W.; Kearsley F.W.; Kelly C.; Kemp J.; Kent A.; Kent F.; Kerr H.; Kewley R.; King W.; Kirwan P.; Kitching E.V. “M.M.”; La Brum J.; Laid H.; Lally W.R.; Law G.F.; Law H.; Lawier W.; Lawless J.; Lawrence A.R.; Leather E.G.; Ledsom W.; Lee F.; Lee J.; Lee J.D.; Legall E.; Leigh G.B.; Leonard; Lewis A.J.; Lewis H.J. Lloyd E.; Lloyd L.; Lockhart I.B.; Loughran W.; Lovegrove H.T.; Macara J.; Maddocks E.; Maddocks J.E.; Maguire P.; Marchbank F.; Margerifson A.; Marquant G.; Martin J.J.; Mayes F.J.; McCabe A.; McCarry H.; McCarthy L.; McCave C.; McClellan G.”D.C.M.”; McCluskey J.; McConnan J.; McDonald H.; McDonald J.; McDonald R.; McGovern H.; McGrath W.H.; McKeown J.H.; McLean R.; McLoughlin A.; McLullich A.; McNally J.J.; Mee F.A.; Melhuish A.V.; Mercer H.; Meredith J.C.; Miller F.E.; Millington F.; Milner A.B.; Minnis T.; Mist H.; Mitchell B.; Mitchell E.G.; Moody H.; Moody W.J. Morcroft G.; Morris G.H.; Mullray J.; Munster T.; Murray C.; Murray P.E.; Mustoe F.J.; Nevitt A.; Newall F.Ce..; Nicholson L.; Noble K.; Noonan J.H.; Norris R.; Oakes S.; O’Driscoll E.; O’Driscoll L.; Ollepantlin renshaw G.W.; Ollerhead R.; O’Neill T.; Oultram W.R.; Owens J.; OwensP.; Oxton S.; Palmer J.A.S.; Pantlin E.G.; Parker H.; Parr G.H.; Parry H.P.; Parry J.E.; Parsons G.; Partridge B.; Pates W.; Patten J.O.; Payne G.A. Jackson.; Pearson J.S.; Pearson M.; Pearson S.; Peers A.; Pennington A.; Perkins T.; Peters R.; Phelan J.; Phillips C.; Phillips I.D.; Pickard L.; Pierce E.W.; Pillinger H.S.; Pitt J.R.; Pluck G.; Poole E.H.; Poole S.R.; Potts A.; Pratt H.; Pratt W.J.; Price W.; Priestley E.; Pugh H.J.; Puleston G.E.C.; Purcell J.; Qualtrough E.W.; Quinn T.J.; Radcliffe S.V.; Rand A.; Rankin W.; Rattle; Rawlinson W.; Redmond J.P.; Reynolds M.C.; Roberts E.; Roberts G.; Robertson J.; Robertson M.; Robinson A.S.; Robinson H.; Robinson T. “M.M.”.; Roe H.P.; Roscoe C.; Russell W.H.; Ryan R.; Sage A.P.; Saltmarsh J.T.; Sandbach F.W.; Sanderson G; Sandford E.; Scarff G.L.; Scarratt G.A.; Scheers G.; Schenkel F.J.; Scott E.A.; Sergeant C.J.H.; Sharp A.; Sharp H.; Shaw R.; Sheard O.; Shears H.; Sheehan J.; Sherratt A.B.W.; Sherrington H.S.; Shields J.; Shorrock H.; Siddorn A.G.; Sillitoe T.; Sills J.; Silver F.T.; Simmons E.W.; Simons E.; simpson A.N.; Simms J.; Smith A.F.; Smith E.; Smith E.W.; Smith F.J.; Smith G.E.; Smith T.; Smith T.; Sparrow H.; Spilletts W.; Stackhouse J.; Stalker G.; Stallard H.”M.M.”; Stanley E.G.; Statham J.; Stockbridge H.H.; Stoker C.J.; Strutt F.F.; Suckley D. J.; Suckley W.H.; Sullins W.P.; Swan A.; Sweeney C.M.; Sweeney C.W.; Taylor C.J.; Theakstone M.; Thomas L.F.; Thompson L.N.; Thompson R.; Thorburn R.; Tickle G.; Trueman E.B.; Turmeau H.; Ure I.; Venables J.; Wade H.S.; Walker C.f.; Walker H.P.W.; Ward J.N.; Waring L.; Waring W.; Waters C.D.; Watson G.H.; Waugh T.H.”M.C.”; Webber H.; Webber J.; Webster E.; Weir T.; Weston C.G.; Whitby H.; White A. “M.M.”; White S.; White T.; Whitehead G.; Whiteside C.A.; Whittaker W.R.; Wilcock C.R.; Wilkie H.; Wilkins C.; Wilkins P.; Wilks J.; Williams A.; Williams F.; Williams F.; Williams F.; Williams H.; Williams P.; Williams R.; Williams R.R.; Williams W.; Willia J.; Willis T.; Wilson A.; Wilson G.; Wilson G.; Wilson H.; Winstanley C.; Wood J.A.; Wood T.; Wood T.M.; Woodley C.B.; Woods B.R.; Woods G.; Woolhouse V.; Wray A.E.; Wright T.; Wright T.; Wright T.A.; Wright V.; Woods H. 1939-1945 Ansell G.; Aspinall A.; Bartley J.O.; Beard O.; Biggs W. “D.F.M.”; Birch R.R.; Anderson R.A.; Bloomfield L.S.; Briggs S.; Brown J.A.; Bryant R.G.; Casson R.E.; Chalton H.; Clegg D.W.; Clough F.; Cooke A.; Cooper J.S. Corfe J.; Cowan E.R. D.F.C.A.M.(U.S.A.); Cregeen W.; Brock H.; Cross H.E.; Daley F.R.; Davies E.; Davies G.; Davies WO.; Edwards W.; Elloitt R.; Ellis Olive M.; Ellison C.H.; Evans R.; Farey H.B.; Farr R.; Fearnett A.C.; Fernandez W.; Gannon C.W.; Garner W.H.; Gedling R.; Gough H.; Gray H.; Griffiths W.D.M.; Grogan F.J.; Gunning J.; Guth E.J.; Hall G.R. Hamilton P.J.; Harrison Mary C.; Helm W.O.; Hughes H.; Hughes W.; Iveson E.M.; Jackson J.E.; Jennings H.; Jennings Muriel.; Joinson S.; Jolly K.F.; Jones J.E.; Jones K.S.; jones Mary A.; Jones T.E.; King G.K.; Kirby A.L.; Lamb J.; Lane D.W.; Ledsom E.; Long W.; Matthews J.H.; McDonald H.W.; McGrath Florence; McKay W.H.; McKeown J.; Mc Millan J.; Merrick W.F.; Miley F.J.; Moulder J.G.; Murray W.; O’Driscoll P.; oliver H.J.G.; Osborne J.; Owen F.; Owen J.E.; Parker Lily; Parnell E.E.; Pepler P.; Powell S.G. Preston S.; Prichard A.E.; Richards H.; Roberts J.E.; Robertson D.L.; Robins Florence R.; Robinson R.V.; Seaman W. “A.F.C.”; Sennett Beryl J.; Siddorn J.; Sime W.J.D.; Simpson G.H.; Smart Doreen; Smith E.; Smith J.; Tasker W.; Taylor S.T.; Teppett R.L.; Taylor W.A.; Thomas E.A.; Thomas S.G.; Thomson E.A.; Tompkin F.W.; Trevethan R.E.; Webster R.A.C.; Weston J.; Whittaker J.W.; Wildridge J.; Williams R.E.; Williams W.; Williamson Florence; Woodward Ann D.

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