St James Church WW2

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Reference WMO/177916

Address:

St. James Church

Roscow Avenue

Breightmet

Bolton

BL2 6HU

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Stained glass window
Materials:
  • Glass Stained Glass
  • Metal Metal (any)
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Other
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: The stained glass window commemorates those lost in the second world war (WW2)32 names. Attached to the wall below the window is a plaque bearing an inscription in white lettering and attached to a wooden backboard. A female casualty, Sgt Shirley Carrington Holmes, Royal Corps of Signals, is commemorated on this memorial. She is buried in the churchyard.
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NEVER*IN*THE* _ FIELD*OF*HUMAN _ CONFLICT*WAS*SO _ MUCH*OWED*BY _ SO*MANY*TO*SO _ FEW* There is a plaque beneath the window which states TO THE GLORY OF GOD _ AND IN PROUD MEMORY OF THOSE _ WHO GAVE THEIR ALL IN THE _ SERVICE OF THEIR KING & COUNTRY.

(First window) 1 FREDERICK ABBOTT J REGINALD BARLOW JOHN BARNES ALFRED CLARKE 2 CLIFFORD ENTWISTLE THOMAS FLETCHER HARRY GOSLIN ERIC GRATIX SHIRLEY C HOLMES TOM HORROCKS TOM HURST JAMES LEACH 3 ALFRED LOMAX WILLIAM F LOMAX WALTER LOWE ROLAND MASON TOM MORRIS TOM PARTINGTON JOHN PYE ARTHUR ROBB (Second window) 4 JOHN SCHOLES JAMES SHUTTLEWORTH JOSEPH SHUTTLEWORTH GEOFFREY SIMS JOHN SINGLETON GORDON SOUTHERN ROBERT SEDDON HARRY TURNER 5 DEREK WOOD GEORGE WRIGHT VINCENT WILLIAMS JAMES WARBURTON

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