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Title: War Memorial in Warrington
Post by: HelenS12 on Saturday 28 June 14 16:51 BST (UK)

Can anyone help?
I am looking for the memorial for 2 of my great great uncles who died in 1917. I have managed to find pictures of their grave stones in Belgium but cannot find their memorial at home. I have scoured the internet for pictures but cannot find any. They are Charles and Richard Leigh of Warrington. They were in the south Lancashire Regiment.
Thanks.

Title: Re: War Memorial in Warrington
Post by: km1971 on Saturday 28 June 14 20:38 BST (UK)

There is a war memorial in the gardens in Palmyra Square, but the uniform is from the Boer War.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.387513,-2.596408,3a,15y,340.67h,94.66t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sdej27T7McrZ5j4BMUCX1mw!2e0

Just up the road is the Town Hall. So it may be near there.

Ken

Title: Re: War Memorial in Warrington
Post by: Spikey68 on Tuesday 01 July 14 06:22 BST (UK)

You could also try

http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Lancashire/

It's a bit of a slog but it's the most comprehensive list of memorial transcriptions i know on the internet.

Title: Re: War Memorial in Warrington
Post by: Stephen Nulty on Friday 04 July 14 08:07 BST (UK)

There are entries of those names on the main Civic Memorial at Bridge Foot (slightly blurred image attached).

I assume that these refer to your men.

Title: Re: War Memorial in Warrington
Post by: newburychap on Sunday 06 July 14 00:32 BST (UK)

Looks like you've found the two names you are looking for on a memorial.  However, there is never any guarantee that a chap will appear on any memorial - many don't.  Equally, don't stop looking just because you've found one memorial with them, they may be on more - the most I've found so far is one chap who is on 11 memorials in the UK (that I've found so far).