Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Stone tracery window with two Norman arch lights. A scene of St George slaying the dragon is displayed in the left light and across the lower half of both lights. The figures of three named saints are in the upper half of the right light.

The inscription is on a scroll in the lower half of the right light. The list of names is flanked by representations of cherubs and stretches across the lower half of both lights, below the depiction of the dragon.

Attached to the wall below the window is a plaque bearing an inscription in white lettering and attached to a wooden backboard.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St James Church
Street
Roscow Avenue
Town
Breightmet (bolton)
District
Country
Postcode
BL2 6HX
OS map ref
SD 74087 09577
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations

St James Church Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Window: ST GEORGE/ ST NICHOLAS/ ST CYPRIAN/ NEVER IN THE/ FIELD OF HUMAN/ CONFLICT WAS SO/ MUCH OWED BY/ SO MANY TO SO/ FEW/ (Names)/

Plaque: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN PROUD MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO GAVE THEIR ALL IN THE/ SERVICE OF THEIR KING & COUNTRY
War
How many names are listed in total?
32
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
32
What information is listed for those commemorated?
surname,forename
How is this information ordered?
surname
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Components
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What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
Component Details
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What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
Component Details
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What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Additional Notes
Supervisor comments
A female casualty, Sgt Shirley Carrington Holmes, RCS, is commemorated on this memorial.
References
References
Genuki http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Breightmet/StJames.shtml
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
9317
Image
Norma Armston
Priority
0
What is the image's caption?
Norma Armston
Who is it credited to?
Norma Armston
Who took or provided this image?
Norma Armston
What is its licence type?
Pre 2014 WMA license
Reference
10210
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
ukniwm_64197_c_norma_armston_2013.jpg
Media Image Height
1632
Media Image Width
1232