War Memorial, Manchester Ship Canal Company.

War Memorial, Manchester Ship Canal Company.

Location

Now in the Rolt Centre, part of The Boat Museum, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.

Description

A chimney piece flanked by oak panels. The names of the Manchester Ship Canal Company's staff who fell in the two world wars are carved into the panels.

Inscription

TO THE
MEMORY OF THE
SHIP CANAL
COMPANY'S
STAFF
WHO FELL SERVING
IN HIS MAJESTY'S
FORCES IN THE WARS
1914 - 18   1939 - 45

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1939 - 1945

BEBBINGTON R
BENTLEY L
BESWICK J
BETHELL T
BLAKE J
BLEAKLEY R M
BULLOCK A E
BUNHALL W
BURROWS H
DARSLEY J
FISHER A
FOSTER T
GREEN D
GROSCOTT E
HOLLAND G E
HOUGHTON W
HOWELL G W
HUGHES L
HULSE J
INGHAM A
JONES L
JONES L B
KITSON J T
LEWIS R A
MASSEY T G
McMANUS W
MOORE J
MULLACRANE A R
NEAFSEY E
ROBINSON G B
SADLER R
SALTHOUSE W
SIGHE E
SIGHE G
SMITH C
SMITH E B
STIMSON G
STORE J E
STOTT J
TURLEY D
UNSWORTH J
VAGG G T
WALKER A
WALKER J
WEBB G
WILLIAMS T M

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1914 - 1918

ABEL S
ADAMS W
ANTHONY R
ARDREY E
ARROWSMITH J A
ASHLEY J T
BAILEY H
BAINBRIDGE W
BARBER H
BARNES J T
BARRETT J
BATE E
BATE J
BAX J W
BLAKE A
BEECH A
BELLIS R E
BERRY H
BEVAN J E
BIDDULPH E L
BIRD D
BOLAND J
BOLGER T
BOOTH J
BOSWELL W W
BOWLER J
BOYERS J
BRIDDOCK W
BRIERLEY W
BROADHEATH E R
BROWN G
BROWN J
BURGESS G
BURGESS W
BURKE P
BURNS P
CALLAGHAN J
CARRINGTON S F
CARRUTHERS G H
CARTER G
CAVANAGH J
CHANDLEY B J
CLARKE N V
CLARKE T B
CRILLEY H
COBURN H
COCHRANE D
COLEMAN J
CONNELL H
COOKE E
COOKE G
CORCORAN C
COX E L
CLUCAS G
DANKS A
DAVIES E S
DAWSON T
DERRY W
DIDSBURY G
DODD W
DOIG R
DOYLE C
DUFFY A
EDWARDS T
ELLIS J
EVANS E
EVE J
FARRELL H
FEENEY T
FILKIN J W

FOGG W E J
FOSTER S S
FOULKES J
FLETCHER J
FREER T
FRYER C
GARRATT J
GARNER W
GREEST J T
GIBSON J
GOODIER G
GORMAN J
GRAHAM T N
GREEST J A
GRIFFITHS H
GRIFFITHS J A
GRINDROD J
HAMPSON W
HANLON A
HARDMAN J
HARGREAVES F
HARGREAVES F
HARRISON F
HARRISON H
HAWORTH E
HEALEY W
HIBBERT S E
HILL H
HILTON E
HILL A W
HODGKINSON F
HODGSON J
HOLDEN J
HOLT J W H P
HOPWOOD G
HOUGHTON F
HOUGHTON W
HOUGHTON W
HUGHES S
HUSHIN J
HYDE H
JACKSON J J
JACKSON J T
JACKSON W H
JAMES H
JOHNSON W E
JOHNSON W
JONES F
JONES J
JONES W H
KEARON P
KNOX R

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KORTENS E R
LAMBE J
LANCASHIRE J
LEE C
LEE F C W
LEE W
LEIGH P
LITTLER J
LIVESEY J
LLOYD H
LOCKLEY G E
LOCKLEY J B
LONG W
LUNN J
LYDDLE J H
LYONS J
LYTHGOE J H
McAVOY A H
MACDONALD P
MALONE J
MANN R W
MARTIN J
MARSH T
MEARS J
MEARS S
MEARS T
MELDON S
MULLIGAN D
MILLINGTON J
MORETON B
MUNROE W A
MURPHY E
NAYLOR J
NELSON E
NEWTON F
NICKSON C H
OGDEN J S
O'HAGAN T
O'HARE P
O'NEILL J
ORME J
O'ROURKE A C
OWEN C
PEEL J E
PERCIVAL W
PIMLOTT W
PLATT H
POTTS J
POVEY T
POYNTON H
PRESCOTT J
PRICE J
RATCLIFFE H
RAWSTHORNE S
READ T J E
REGAN J M
RICHMOND T
RIDGEWAY B W
RIGG W
RIMMER W
RIMMER W
RYAN J
ROBERTS F
ROBINSON G
ROBINSON J F
ROSE A J
ROSE S
ROYSTON A
SANDYS S C
SANGSTER H
SANGSTER J
SCANLON T E
SHAWCROSS S
STANNEY J
STRAW J
McKELVEY G
SEDDON A
SETTLE F H
SHELDON H
STEWARD T
STREETS A
STREETS R
SIDWELL R
SIGHE E
SHERIDAN R J
SMITH J
SMITH S
STRINGER E
SWINDELLS J F
SCOTT J
SCOTT W H
SOWTER S
SHUTTLEWORTH F
SUMMERFIELD A
SUTCLIFFE F W
TAYLOR A M
TAYLOR T
THOMAS E
THORPE R
TRAVERS H S
VARLEY R
VICKERS G W
VINTON G
WALSH C
WARBURTON R
WARD J
WARING T
WATSON W
WEBB R
WEST G
WESTHEAD C
WETHERALL W J
WHAITES J W
WHITBY H T
WHITHAM B
WHITTELEGG H
WHYTE W H
VERE H
WOOD T
WORTHINGTON F
YATES G H

War Memorial, Manchester Ship Canal Company.

Thank you

to Tony Barratt for telling me of this memorial.

Link

to the Boat Museum's web site

Carl's Cam