Central Stockport
Three types of official and semi-official records of local service personnel are included here:
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War memorials and other lists of the war dead
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Rolls of Honour
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Published lists of servicemen
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1. War memorials and other lists of the war dead
Unlike the Stockport suburbs, the central area has no separate civic memorials for the various districts, but the war dead were recorded on numerous church, associative, and other memorials. Some of these unfortunately no longer exist, but have been recreated below based on contemporary newspaper accounts of their unveiling. ​​​​
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(Note: In some cases names have been retranscribed in alphabetical order for clarity.)
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St Mary's Church, Stockport
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(Left panel)
"1914 - In memory of those who fell in the Great war - 1918"
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(Right panel)
"1914 - Grant them O Lord eternal rest - 1918"
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ADAMS, Charles
ALLEN, James
ASHMORE, Walter
BALDWIN, Ernest
BEECH, Harry
BEECH, Tom
BIRKENHEAD, John
BOWER, Arthur Charles
BRADSHAW, John W.
BROOKS, Frank Smith
BROWN, George
BROWN, Herbert Hannibal
BROWN, Sidney James
BURGESS, Ernest
BURGESS, Joseph Stanley
COLLETTE, William
CORKER, Bert
DAVIES, Alfred
DAWSON, Fred
DEAN, William
DEAVILLE, Isaac
DOUGLAS, William
FRANKLIN, Arthur John
HALL, George
HARRISON, Chorlton Cyril
HEWITT, Harold
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HOUGHTON, George Gordon
​HULME, Edward Ardern
HULME, John
HULME, Sidney
HYDE, Russell
JACKSON, John
JAMIESON, Andrew
KELLY, William
KENDRICK, Albert
KNOWLES, David William
LANCASTER, Harry
LEE, Herbert
LEE, James
LOWE, William
MEAKIN, Luke
MOSTON, Eli
MOSTON, Sidney
MULLARD, Alfred
MURCH, Tom
McGRUE, Henry
NEWTON, Frank
NICHOLSON, William
OLDHAM, Fred
OLDHAM, William
ORMESHER, Herbert
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​PALFREYMAN, Horatio
PRESTON, John Calvert
REDFERN, Joe
REEK, Christopher
RIDLEY, Arthur
ROBINSON, William
ROSE, Alexander
ROSE, George
ROWLAND, William
SEDDON, George Eli
SHAW, Albert
SHEARD, John Reginald
SIDEBOTHAM, Gerald
SMITH, Arthur Scott
SMIRTHWAITE, George
SPEDDING, Arthur
SPICER, Albert Edward
TAYLOR, John
UTLEY, Fred
WALKER, Louis Herbert
WATSON, William Hardy
WHATMOUGH, Fred
WILSON, William
WOOD, Maurice
WOSENCROFT, George
St Peter's Church, Stockport
"To the glory of God and in grateful memory of the men of this parish who gave their lives in the cause of justice and freedom in the war 1914-1918."
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"Of your charity remember before God the souls of these men, and especially of the following, who were communicants of this church."
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BARRATT, John Robert
BOOTH, Henry Francis
COLLIER, Robert Clarkson
HILL, Josiah
HUGHES, Charlie
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KINSEY, Frederick Jones
MATKIN, Isaac
PENN, Andrew Herbert
SAMPSON, Samuel Percival
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SYKES, John William
TURNER, Frank
WALTON, George
WOODWARD, William
​"By thy cross and passion, good Lord deliver them."
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St Thomas' Church, Stockport
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ADAMS, Charles
ADAMS, Fred
BARLOW, Joseph
BARNETT, Walter
BIRCHENOUGH, Walter
BLACKSHAW, Stephen
BLACKSHAW, William D.
BRADY, Frederick
BRIGGS, James
BROADHURST, James
BROCKLEHURST, John T.
BROWN, Henry
BUCKLAND, Harry C.
BURGESS, Edward
CLARKE, Ernest
CORLETT, Frank
CUMSTON, James
DAVENPORT, Joseph
DAVIES, John
DONBAVAND, William
DUDLEY, John Edward
EDGE, Henry
FLETCHER, Vincent
FOX, Joseph
GARNER, Harold
GARNER, John
GARNER, William
GIBSON, Ernest
GORST, Frank
GRAY, Edwin
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GREENHALGH, William
GRESTY, George Kinsey
HAGUE, William Thomas
HAMER, Herbert
HARRISON, John
HAYES, William
HESTER, John
HOLMES, John
HOOLEY, Herbert
HULME, Sidney
JACKSON, Charles
JACKSON, Joshua
JACKSON, William
JORDAN, Arthur
KAYE, Alfred
KINDER, George
KIRKPATRICK, Edward
KNOWLES, Samuel
KNIGHT, Francis
LEWIS, Neville
LITTLEWOOD, Joseph
LOMAX, John Taylor
LUDLOW, George
MASDEN, Henry
MATHER, George
MATHER, Joseph
MATHER, Thomas Blackshaw
McCARTHY, William
MOORE, Alfred
MOORE, Henry
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MOTT, John William
OLDHAM, Frederick
OLDHAM, William
PEARSON, John
PENNINGTON, Davenport
POTTS, George
PRATT, Percy
​PYOTT, Frederick
SALT, Henry
SAVAGE, John Joshua
SHEPHERDSON, William E.
SLACK, Gerald
SMITH, Ernest
SMITH, Isaac
SOUTHAM, George
SWAIN, Frederick
THORLEY, Alfred
THORLEY, John
THORLEY, Mark
THORLEY, Walter
TOWNLEY, Harold G.
TRAVIS, Robert
WALLEY, Robert Edmund
WARD, Arthur
WATERFIELD, Richard
WATTS, Frank
WILKINSON, Charles
WILLIAMSON, Charles
WILSON, George
​"This tablet was erected in grateful and loving memory of the above mentioned men of St Thomas' Church and parish who laid down their lives in the Great War 1914-19."
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Brinksway Sunday School
"In Memoriam"
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"Members of this School who fell in the Great War 1914-1918"
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FLETCHER, Robert
FLOWER, Alfred James
GOSLING, Harry
HURST, William Booth
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KIRKPATRICK, Edward
POTTS, Joseph
PRICE, Charles
RIDINGS, Harry
ROWBOTHAM, Walter Norbury
SPENCER, Thomas
SPOONER, Arthur
​"Faithful unto Death"
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Cale Green Sunday School
"Grateful to the memory of the Cale Green boys from the hat works and Sunday School who fell as heroes in the Great War 1914-1919. Faithful unto death."
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"Vivat Rex. Haig - Beatty - Foch - Lloyd George - Clémenceau - Wilson - Sonnino. The League of Nations."
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(The fallen are listed only by their initials, but a newspaper account of the memorial's dedication gave their name as follows:)
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From the works:
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BRABENETZ, R. W.
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JACKSON, J.
LONG, G.
From the Sunday School:
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GARNER, R.
GODDARD, H.
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LEAH, H.
MAY, W.
SWINDELLS, J.
(Transcribed from an account of the dedication service published in the "Stockport County Borough Express" on 24 July 1919.)
New Jerusalem Church, Cale Green
"The Great War, 1914-1919"
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"In honour of all who served and in memory of those who fell."
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BEBBINGTON, Isaac
ECKERSALL, Alfred
HOLLAND, J. Arthur
PAXTON, Albert J.
PAXTON, Harold W.
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​"Verily they shall have their reward."
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St Augustine of Hippo Church, Cheadle Heath
"The east window and this tablet were erected to the glory of God and in memory of those who served and the following who laid down their lives in the Great War."
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ACTON, W.
ACTON, W.
ALBERT, J.
ALLSOP, A.
ALLSOP, W.
ASHTON, A.
ASHTON, S.
ASHWORTH, J.
BARBER, S.
BENTLEY, G. G.
BOLLINGTON, H.
BRUCKSHAW, H.
​CAMERON, C. N.
CANOVAN, F.
CANOVAN, J.
CARR, J. M.
CAWLEY, W.
CLARE, H.
CLARKE, J.
COOPER, E.
COOPER, H.
CRAWSHAW, A. V.
CRAWSHAW, J.
DYKES, C. P.
EDWARDS, G.
EGERTON, J. T.
FITCHETT, F.
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FLAHERTY, F.
GARNER, W.
GEE, R.
GILCHRIST, E.
GLOVER, F. T.
GOODWIN, J.
GRIFFITHS, H. B.
GUNTRIPP, T. E.
HALE, S.
HARDWICK, C. J.
HARRISON, J. W.
HEATH, E.
HEATH, J.
HIGGINBOTHAM, J.
HILL, R. W.
HOOLEY, A.
HUBBACK, F. W.
HURST, S.
JEPSON O. H.
JONES, J.
JONES, R.
KNIGHTON, H.
LAMB, A.
LANE, H.
LEE, J.
LEIGH, H.
LOMAS, W.
NEW, G.
NEW, O. C.
NEWTON, F.
PHILLIPS, F.
PHILLIPS, J.
ROYLE, F.
RUSSELL, H.
SEAMARK, G.
SMITHSON, W.
STREET, J.
TAYLOR, A.
THORLEY, M.
TINSLEY, A. F.
TOMLINS,
TOWNLEY, J.
TURNER, E.
VENABLES, H.
WARD, G.
WILD, J.
WILKES, A. I.
WILLIAMS, G. L.
WILLIAMSON, R.
WOOD, E.
WOOD, W.
WOODWARD, W.
WORSLEY, S.
St John's United Methodist Church, Cheadle Heath
"1914-1919"
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"Erected in grateful memory of the men associated with this Church and School who made the Supreme Sacrifice in the Great War."
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ACTON, Wm.
ASHTON, John
ASHTON, Samuel
BILLINGE, Tom
CARTY, John
CLARKE, Joe
COOKE, Vernon
DAVIES, William
ELLIS, Edwin
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FITCHETT, Fred
FLETCHER, Robt.
GLOVER, Fred
GRAHAM, John Alex.
GRIFFITH, Herbert
GUNTRIPP, Tom
HEATH, John
HIGHAM, Norman
HORN, Harry
LITTLE, William
MILLS, Lovell
RIDINGS, Harry
SAYER, James
TAYLOR, George
TOWNLEY, James
TOWNSEND, Benjn.
TURNER, Ernest
​"Thou wast their Rock, their Fortress and their Might.
Thou, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight.
Thou in the darkness drear their one True Light.
Hallelujah."
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(Transcribed from a description of the memorial published in the "Stockport County Borough Express" on 28 July 1921. There are some minor differences with a plaque shown at War Memorials Online which is described as a replacement for a "lost" memorial.)
St Mark's Church, Edgeley
​"To the glory of God and in grateful remembrance of those men who laid down their lives in the Great War 1914-1918."
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ALCOCK, H.
ALLEN, J.
BURDETT, T. C.
CLARKE, T.
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CLAYTON, C. B.
GRESTY, G. K.
HIND, R. B.
HINEY, A. F.
POWNALL, H.
WILLIAMS, H.
WILLIAMS, R.
​"Their name liveth for evermore."
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St Matthew's Church, Edgeley​
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ARDERN, John
ALLSOP, Arthur Sturton
ALLSOP, William Baggalley
BAILEY, Henry Bromley
BARNFIELD, Ernest
BARRATT, Thomas
BOHEN, John
BROOKS, Edward Amos
CAWLEY, William
DAVIES, Alfred
DAVIES, Fred
DUCKWORTH, William W.
GARNER, William
GOODALL, Alfred
GOODALL, Edward
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GOODWIN, Joseph
GOULD, Fred Lewty
GRAHAM, Alec
GRIFFITHS, Charles S.
HALLAM, Aaron
HENSHALL, John Lee
HEYWOOD, Ernest
HITCHCOCK, George
HOLEHOUSE, Thomas
JACKSON, Lee W.
KITCHEN, Harry
LAMBERT, George Henry
MOULT, John
MYCOCK, James
OLDHAM, William
POTTS, Cyril
REEVES, John Henry
REEVES, Herbert William
ROSE, Geore Edward
SLACK, Henry Clifford
TATTON, Harry
TRACEY, Batholomew
TURNER, James Henry
TURNER, Richard
UTLEY, Fred
VERNON, James
WALKER, Charles Henry
WALTON, Richard W.
WILLIAMSON, John
​"This tablet is here placed, and the choir stalls in the chancel have been given, in grateful and loving memory of the above-named worshippers in the Church, who at the call of duty laid down their lives in the Great War, 1914-1919."
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Edgeley Road Primitive Methodist Church
​"This memorial was erected by the teachers, scholars and friends of this Church to the glory of God and in memory of those who laid down their lives in the Great War, 1914-1919."
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BARDSLEY, T.
BROWN, W.
FISHER, H.
HINCHLIFFE, W.
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JOHNSON, A.
LINES, T.
LORD, J. T.
MARKS, F.
MORRIS, S.
WILSON, S.
​"Their name liveth for evermore."
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St Saviour's Church, Great Moor
​"To the glory of God and in memory of"
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ANTROBUS, Frederick
BOWDEN, G. Shirley
BRINDLEY, Tom
BRINDLEY, William
BURGESS, Frank
COLLYER, Norman
CRAGG, W. Allen
DARBYSHIRE, George M.
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DOWNS, Sydney
FLETCHER, Stanley M.
HALLAM, F. William
HOLME, Zaccheus
LINNEY, Frederick
PARKER, Herbert
PEARSON, Frank
ROBERTSON, James
SMITH, George H.
STEPHENSON, Claudius
STEPHENSON, Douglas B.
SUTTON, Percy W.
TAYLOR, Harry
TAYLOR, John
TOMLINSON, Thomas
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​"Members of this church who fell in the Great War 1914-18."
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"I have fought the good fight."
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St George's Church, Heaviley​
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"In loving and grateful memory of the men who, from this parish of Saint George Stockport, gave their lives for King and Country in the Great War 1914-1918."
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ALSOP, J. G.
ANTROBUS, F.
ARCHBUTT, W. H.
ARNOLD, A.
ASHCROFT, J.
ASPINALL, W.
ASTON, H. S.
ASTINGTON, D. W.
ASTINGTON, J. A.
BAILEY, A.
BAILEY, L.
BAILEY, T.
BANCROFT, .J
BARLOW, J. A.
BARNETT, W.
BARRATT, F.
BARRATT, R.
BEELEY, F. S.
BILTON, G. W.
BOUSKILL, E.
​BOWDEN, G. S.
BRINDLEY, T.
BRINDLEY, W.
BROOKS, W.
BROWN, J. W.
BURGESS, F.
CHADWICK, C.
CLAMPETT, C. V.
CLAMPETT, V.
CLARKSON, G.
CLIFF, J.
CLOUGH, S.
COBURN, L. D.
COLLYER, N.
COOPER, F.
CRAGG, W. A.
DARBYSHIRE, G. H.
DAVIE,S W.
DAWSON, H. G.
DIXON, R.
DOWNS, S
DRAPER, J. E.
DUNKLEY, H.
ECKERSALL, A.
EDEN, G.
EMER, L. C.
EVANS, A.​
FLETCHER, H. H.
FLETCHER, S. M.
GODDARD, F. A.
GRANGER, H. M.
GREEN, J. D.
GREENHALGH, M. L.
GROVES, R.
HALLAM, F. W.
HARRIS, D.
HARTLEY, A.
HAZELDINE, S.
HEYDON, S.
HILL, P.
HIRST, J.
HOLLAND, J. A.
HOLLIDAY, G. E.
HOLME, Z.
HUGHSTON, T. A.
HULME, A. Y.
HULME, E. .A
HUMPHREYS, W.
HURST, R. H.
HUXLEY, F.
HUXLEY, J. K.
IRWIN, J. F.
JEPSON, S.
JOHNSON, A.
KAYE, A.
KITCHEN, C.
KITCHEN, H.
LINNEY, F.
LISTER, J.
LOWCOCK, H.
MARSDEN, H.
MAY, W.
MORRIS, A.
NEWTON, E.
NEWTON, W.
NIELD, J.
NIELD, T.
NIXON, G.
NORBURY, E.
PARKER, H.
PATTISON, W.
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PEARSON, F.
PENNY, T. H.
PERCIVAL, J. L.
PERKINS, H.
PICKUP, C.
POLLARD, W. J.
POTTS, G.
POWELL, A. E.
RADCLIFFE, A.
RADCLIFFE, F.
READ, W. L.
RILEY, G.
ROBERTSON, J.
SCHOFIELD, C. B.
SCOTT, J. C.
SIMPSON, J. C.
SLACK, G.
SMITH, A. W.
SMITH, G. H.
SMITH, H. M.
STAVEACRE, J. H.
STEVENSON, C.
STEVENSON, D. B.
SUTTON, P. W.
SUTTON, T.
SWINDELLS, I.
TAYLOR, H.
TAYLOR, J.
THORNLEY, A. T.
THORNLEY, S.
THORNTON, S. J.
THORPE, C. R.
TOMLINSON, T.
TONER, J.
TONER, W.
TOWNLEY, H. G.
VICKERS, S. W.
WEBB, C.
WEBB, S.
WHATMOUGH, F.
WILLIAMS, H.
WOLSTENCROFT, E.
WOLSTENCROFT, J.
WRIGHT, W.
YATES, A. C.
YATES, W. C.
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Heaviley Sunday School
​"Roll of Honour"
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CLOUGH, Stanley
HAZELDINE, Squire
KITCHEN, Clifford
KITCHEN, Harry
LOWCOCK, Harold
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MADDOCKS, Connie
NIELD, John
NIELD, Thomas
PATTISON, William
POLLARD, William N.
ROBERTSON, James
TONER, John
TONER, William
WHATMOUGH, Fred
​"1914-1919"
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Brunswick Methodist Church, Portwood
​"This tablet and font were erected to the glory of God and in grateful remembrance of those who fell and all who served in the Great War 1914-1919."
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(No names are recorded on the tablet, but at the dedication service on 24 April 1921, the names of the dead were read out as follows:)
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BANCROFT, Charles
CONNELL, James
COOPER, Charles Henry
CROMPTON, Harold
EXLEY, William
HEYWOOD, Arthur
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HUGHES, Arthur
HULME, Fred
MEIN, William
NETTLETON, Herbert
PELL, Charles
ROEBUCK, Ernest
SCHOFIELD, Tom
SHEPPARD, Harold
STOKES, Arthur
VERNON, James
(Transcribed from an account of the dedication service published in the "Stockport County Borough Express" on 28 April 1921.)
Greek Street Baptist Church Sunday School
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(The memorial, which does not appear to have survived, took the form of a "photographic group" of former scholars who had lost their lives in the war. At a dedication service their names were read out as follows:)
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Pte. James BELL
Pte. Richard CAVILL
Pte. Gordon CURRIE
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Pte.. Herbert DOWNS
Lieut. Joseph LAMB
Capt. C. Bertram MARSHALL, M.D.
Pte James WHITAKER
(Transcribed from an account of the dedication service published in the "Stockport Advertiser" on 23 September 1920.)
Hillgate Tabernacle
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"In gratitude to God for the safe return of those who took part in the Great War, 1914-1918, and in memory of those who fell:"
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BIRCHENOUGH, Walter
BRADLEY, Fred
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JONES, Albert
LITTLE, William
MOULT, James
ROBINSON, Walter
"This tablet was erected and the electric light installed."
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Salvation Army Citadel, Middle Hillgate​​
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"In memory of the Stockport Citadel comrades who lost their lives in the war 1914-1919."
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Bandsman George H. HAMMOND
Bandsman Arthur HULME
Bandsman William E. STORRAR
Bandsman Thomas THORNILEY
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Brother George A. BOWDEN
Brother William E. JEPSON
Brother Frederick ROGERS
Brother Harold THATCHER
Brother Benjamin W. WILLIAMS
Brother William T. WORSLEY
"Until the morning breaks and the shadows flee away."
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Tiviot Dale Methodist Church​​
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"To the Glory of God, and in memory of the fallen and those connected with this Church who served in His Majesty's Forces during the Great War, 1914-1919."
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CLAYTON, Robt.
COPPOCK, H.
GAMBLE, Arthur
GOULD, John Wm.
HARPER, W. P.
HOLT, Fred
JEPSON, W. E.
POLLARD, W. N.
RIDLEY, Arthur
SAYER, Arthur
SLACK, Harold
TITTERTON, Albert
TITTERTON, Stanley
Trinity Methodist Church​​
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"To the glory of God, and in memory of those who fell in the war, 1914-1919."
BARRATT, E.
BARRATT, R.
BOURNE, W. H.
BOUSKILL, E.
CLIMO, J.
GOULDEN, A. E.
HAIGH, E. B.
HALLIDAY, C.
HARDY, J.
HULME, S.
JONES, W.
MELLOR, W.
PICKFORD, J.
SHIRLEY, C.
SPRINGATE, R.
SYKES, D.
SYMES, H.
THORLEY, S.
DOOD, S.
YATES, A. C.
YATES, W. C.
"Their name liveth for evermore."
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"In addition to those who have fallen, 140 men connected with this church and school have faithfully served their King and country during the period of the war."
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(Transcribed from a sketch and description of the memorial published in the "Stockport County Borough Express" on 29 April 1920.)​
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Stockport Unitarian Church​​
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"This reredos is erected to the glory of God, and in loving memory of those connected with this church and school who gave their lives for freedom and righteousness in the war, 1914-1918."
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BARRATT, E.
BARRATT, R.
BOURNE, W. H.
BOUSKILL, E.
CLIMO, J.
GOULDEN, A. E.
HAIGH, E. B.
HALLIDAY, C.
HARDY, J.
HULME, S.
JONES, W.
MELLOR, W.
PICKFORD, J.
SHIRLEY, C.
SPRINGATE, R.
SYKES, D.
SYMES, H.
THORLEY, S.
DOOD, S.
YATES, A. C.
YATES, W. C.
Ward Street Mission School​​​
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ADSHEAD, Thomas
ALBINSON, William
BREWIN, Joseph
BURGESS, Joseph
CLARKE, Arthur
CLARKE, George
CLARKE, Joseph
EDWARDS, Joseph
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GIBSON, Ernest
HARDY, Ernest
HARROP, Fred
HOLLAND, James
JACKSON, Joshua
KIRKPATRICK, William
LITTLEWOOD, Joseph
MOORE, Henry
MOULT, John
SHALLCROSS, Thomas
SINGLETON, Arthur
WOOD, Samuel
WORRALL, John
WRIGHT, Andrew
WRIGHT, Arthur
(Transcribed from an account of the memorial's dedication published in the "Stockport County Borough Express" on 1 December 1921.)
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Cale Green Reform Club​​
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"1914-1918 - Roll of Honour."
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"In proud and grateful memory of:"
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Pte. J. BARLOW
Sap. T. CHANTLEY
L/Cpl. D. HARRIS
L/Cpl. A. JOHNSON
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1/7th Lancs. Fusiliers
​Royal Engineers
6th Cheshires
15th Royal Scots
"They died that we might live."
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Cheadle Heath Council School
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"Roll of Honour"
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"These men made the supreme sacrifice."
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ACTON, W.
ALLSOP, W.
BARKER, F.
BOLLINGTON, H.
COOK, V.
DUTTON, T.
GEE, R
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GILCHRIST, E.
HARDWICK, C.
HIGHAM, E.
HUBBARD, F.
KING, W.
KITCHEN, H.
MARSDEN, A.
PRESTON, A.
SWINDELLS, H.
TAYLOR, A.
WARD, G.
WOOD, W.
"1914-1918 - Pro Patria"
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