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St Mary's Church, Lower Ince
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Unveiling of WW1 Memorial in Ince Cemetery
Photo: Rev David Long
Photo: Rev David Long
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Item #: 17239
Item #: 17239
The ceremony was performed on August 30th 1924. The unveiling was by the Secretary of State for War, who just happened, for most of that year (January to November), to be Stephen Walsh, the MP for Ince (1906 - 1929). I think he's the chap in the overcoat.
The dedication was by the Vicar, the Revd. Samuel Bryson. An unknown Non-conformist Minister stands beside him.
The occasion is described in St Mary's Parish Magazine for September 1924: "Ince public War Memorial... was unveiled... and dedicated... in the presence of a vast assembly from the Township. A pathetic sight was the large crowd of mourners, many of whom sobbed silently as the simple service proceeded and recalled loving memories of those with whom they had often worshipped in by-gone days. A spirit of the greatest reverence and solemnity pervaded the whole proceedings."
The Dedication included thanksgivings for those who "were spared to return alive".
Unfortunately, accounts of the unveiling do not include, as was often the case, a list of those whose names are inscribed on the Memorial. When weathering made it necessary to re-inscribe the names in recent years, some had become illegible and, in the absence of a contemporary list, they could not be included. Has anyone such a list among their souvenirs?
The dedication was by the Vicar, the Revd. Samuel Bryson. An unknown Non-conformist Minister stands beside him.
The occasion is described in St Mary's Parish Magazine for September 1924: "Ince public War Memorial... was unveiled... and dedicated... in the presence of a vast assembly from the Township. A pathetic sight was the large crowd of mourners, many of whom sobbed silently as the simple service proceeded and recalled loving memories of those with whom they had often worshipped in by-gone days. A spirit of the greatest reverence and solemnity pervaded the whole proceedings."
The Dedication included thanksgivings for those who "were spared to return alive".
Unfortunately, accounts of the unveiling do not include, as was often the case, a list of those whose names are inscribed on the Memorial. When weathering made it necessary to re-inscribe the names in recent years, some had become illegible and, in the absence of a contemporary list, they could not be included. Has anyone such a list among their souvenirs?
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