New Mills War Memorial
The memorial is in St. George`s Parish Churchyard and is in two parts: a six sided pillar containing the names of those who died in the First World War; a low wall behind containing three panels commemorating those who died in the Second World War. (see picture)
WORLD WAR ONE
Side One
ERECTED
BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION
TO
THE GLORY OF GOD
IN HONOURED MEMORY
OF
THE MEN OF
NEW MILLS
WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE
OF THEIR COUNTRY DURING
"THE GREAT WAR"
1914 - 1918
"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS"
R.I.P.
Side Two
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ADSHEAD J.O. ARDERN G. ARNFIELD F ASHWORTH F. ASHWORTH G. BAGSHAW J. BAILEY G.W.C. BALL V. BARBER J. BARTON R. BATES W. BELFIELD J.E. BELL G.W. BENNETT C. BENNETT J. BENNETT F. BENNETT W. BERESFORD H. BOFFEY N. BOTTOMLEY W. |
BOWDEN A.V. BOWDEN H. BOWERS J.A. BOWETT J. BOWETT S. BOYLE E. BRADLEY F. BRANSON J. BROCKLEHURST E. BRYAN C. BUCHANAN R. CAREY T. CHADWICK N. CHATTERTON F. CHATTERTON J. CHATTERTON T. CLAYTON R. CLAPHAM G.C. CLARKE A. CLARKE A.H. |
Side Three
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COLLINS R. CONWAY F. CONWAY H. COOPER C. CRITCHLOW A.W. CROFT E.V. CROSSLAND E. CUNLIFFE B. DAWSON H. DAWSON T. DEARNALEY J. DRAPER W. DYSON J. ETCHELLS H. FALLOWFIELD R. FIELDING G. FIELDING H. FIDLER C. FLETCHER A. FLEXNEY C.E. |
FLINT W. FORMBY C. FROGGATT J.M. FROST HY. FROST H. GALBRAITH A. GARLICK E. GARSIDE A. GOODWIN H. GRAHAM W. GREENWOOD W. GRIFFIN H. HADFIELD W. HALLAM P. HAMMOND G. HAMPSON J. HAMPSON T. HALL A. HALL J. HALL JAS. |
Side Four
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HARRISON J.A. HARROP J.W. HARTLE W. HAYTHORN E. HEATHCOTE B. HEWSON R. HIBBERT H. HIGGINBOTTOM E.W. HIGGINBOTTOM H. HIGGINBOTTOM W. HILL T. HILL W. HODDER E. HOLROYD S. HOWARD J. JACKSON G. JACKSON F. JEFFS W.H. JENNISON J. JONES N. |
KIRK A. LEVERINGTON C.W. LIDDIARD W.M. LIDDIARD S.B. LITTLEFORD J. LITTLER J. LOMAS F. LOMAS L. MARSH A. MARSH J.H. MARCHINGTON F. MASON J.W. McNEE G. McQUAID J.C. MELLOR W. MILLS G. MIDDLETON G. MIDDLETON T. MOORCROFT W. MORTON H.R. |
Side Five
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NELSON F. NIVEN J. NORMAN D. OAKES E. OLDHAM A.T. PATERSON W. PEEL R. PHILLIPS W. PIKE E.G. POLLARD G. POTTS F. POWELL J. PREECE C.E. PRESTWICH T. REDFERN W.I.B. RICHARDSON L. RICHARDSON S. RIGBY J.T. ROURKE B.S. ROWLAND W. |
ROXBY F. ROXBY R.W. SCHOFIELD A. SERPELL H. SHARP G.F. SHAW A. SHIRT S. SIDEBOTTOM J.W. SIMISTER J.F. SIMISTER J. SMITH H SMITH HY. SMITH J. SMITH W SMITH W.S. STAFFORD G. STAFFORD J. STANTON J. SWIFT J.W. SWIFT S. |
Side Six
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SWINDELLS A. THOMPSON W. THOMPSON WM. THORNLEY E. THORPE E. THORPE W. TURNER W. WALKER J. WALKER W. WARING J.K. WATERHOUSE C. WATERHOUSE CHAS. WATERHOUSE F. WESTALL F. WHARMBY F. WHARMBY J. WHARTON J. WHITEFORD A. WILD A. WILD F. (R.N.) WILD E. |
WILD F. WILD J. WILD W. WILD WM. WILSON G. WILSON G.F. WILSON J. WILLIAMSON J. WOOD S. WOOD W. WOOLLEY J.S. WORTHINGTON P. WOODWARD C. WOODWARD G.H. WOODWARD G.W. WRIGHT A. WRIGHT E.A. WRIGHT W. BENNETT T. WOODWARD W. |
The low wall behind the First World War Memorial has on it three panels. The centre one reads:
IN
HONOURED
MEMORY
OF
THOSE WHO
GAVE
THEIR LIVES
1939 - 1945
Lord have Mercy
Left Hand Panel
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R. BAINES S. BATES C. BOWDEN B. BROE J. BROOME L. CAREY H. CARTHY W. COFFEY G. COOPER J. CRITCHLOW J. CUFFE H. DAWSON |
M. GALBRAITH (A.T.S.) F. GEE H. GRUNDY W. HARTLE S. HEWITT C. HEYWOOD J. INGHAM D.A. JORDAN H. LOMAS H. LOMAS E. MILLER L.F. MITCHELL E. MOHN |
Right Hand Panel
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S. MOORCROFT E. OAKES E.L. PENNINGTON W. PLANT F. PLATT J. PRITCHARD F. RATCLIFFE L. RATCLIFFE F. RAYMOND H. ROBERTS J. RYAN R. SCOTT |
A. SYMONDS G.W. TAGUE P.J. TROY G. WALTON R. WATERHOUSE (R.A.F.) R. WATERHOUSE J. WOOD H. WYATT H. CONWAY V. DUXBURY J. HANDFORD D. McKELLAR J. ROBERTS |
