Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
TWO LIGHT WINDOW- LIGHTS DEPICT (LEFT) CHRIST BLESSING A FALLEN SOLDIER AND (RIGHT) A KNEELING SPIRIT PRESENTING CHRIST WITH A SWORD AND RECEIVING A CORONET. IN THE BACKGROUND ARE THE SPOIL HEAPS OF LOOS
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St Andrew's Church
Street
Chadwick Road
Town
Eccles
District
Country
Postcode
M30 0NZ
OS map ref
SJ 77392 98761
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations

Sergrant Arthur Handley Clayton Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
THERE SHALL BE NO/ MORE DEAD NEITHER/ SORROW NOR CRYING/ BE THOU FAITHFUL/ UNTIL DEATH AND/ I WILL GIVE THEE/ A CROWN OF LIFE/ WELL DONE THOU GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT/ ENTER THOU INTO THE JOY OF THE LORD/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR ONLY SON/ ARTHUR HANDLEY CLAYTON, RIFLE BRIGADE/ KILLED IN ACTION IN/ FRANCE; BATTLE OF LOOS/ 25TH SEPTEMBER 1915/ AGED 23
War
How many names are listed in total?
1
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?
1
What information is listed for those commemorated?
rank, surname, date of death,regiment,place of death,forenames, manner of death,age of death
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Sponsorship
Was the memorial sponsored by any organisations or individuals?
private
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
When did it take place?
12th June 1920
Who was present?
RELATIVES/FRIENDS OF THE FALLEN
References
References
ECCLES AND PATRICROFT JOURNAL 18 JUNE 1920
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
68143
Image
Priority
0
Who is it credited to?
Mike Berrell
Date Taken
2019
Who took or provided this image?
Mike Berrell
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
74619
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
mem-688b.jpg
Media Image Height
600
Media Image Width
351