There are various war memorials in the Warrington area. Here are the ones for which I have photographs.
Are there any others that I have missed in other districts of the town, such as Orford, Winwick or Lymm, for instance? If you know of any, please let me know and I will photograph them for future remembrance. It would help if you could give me a street location as some of these here are not marked on the map.
Each set is viewable as a slide show by clicking on the first image and scrolling through.
Warrington, Bridge Foot
In modern times we pay tribute to the fallen. Kingsman Alexander Green, aged 21 from Warrington was killed on 13 January 2007 by gunfire as he returned to base while serving with the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment in Basrah, Iraq. Three servicemen died whilst serving in Helmand province, Afghanistan during 2009-2010: Fusilier Simon Annis, age 22, from Culcheth (16 August, 2009), Marine Steven Birdsall, age 20, from Great Sankey (14 June, 2010) and Private Thomas Sephton, age 20, from Great Sankey (5 July, 2010). Private Daniel Wade, aged 20, from Latchford, and a member of the 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (Duke of Wellington’s), was killed alongside five other colleagues in southern Afghanistan on 6 March 2012. Private Wade’s family was presented with the Elizabeth Cross and Memorial Scroll in April 2012. His five colleague’s families also received the same commemorative medal and scroll.
Read more detailed accounts of the five servicemen listed above on the Warrington People – Military page.
Read more about Warrington War Memorial at the War Memorials Online website. mywarrington is not responsible for external websites.
Appleton Thorn (Lumbrook Road)
Read more about Appleton War Memorial at the War Memorials Online website. mywarrington is not responsible for external websites.
Arpley Meadows
Bewsey (St Alban’s Church, Bewsey Street)
Birchwood (outside shopping centre)
Burtonwood (St Michael and All Angels Church)
Read more about Burtonwood War Memorial at the War Memorials Online website. mywarrington is not responsible for external websites.
Crosfields Works, Liverpool Road
Read more about Crosfield’s War Memorial at the War Memorials Online website. mywarrington is not responsible for external websites.
Glazebury
Read more about Glazebury War Memorial at the War Memorials Online website. mywarrington is not responsible for external websites.
Padgate (Bennett’s Recreation Ground)
Penketh and Sankey (St Mary’s Road)
Sergeant J. Donoghue was one of the buglers at the Charge of the Light Brigade in the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 when Lord Cardigan led the charge against Russian forces in the Crimean War. The brigade was not completely destroyed, but did suffer terribly, with 118 men killed, 127 wounded and about 60 taken prisoner.
Sergeant Donoghue lived to tell the tale and his final resting place is in the graveyard on St Mary’s Road, Sankey (seen here in my photo, right). It is hoped the monument of Penketh and Sankey seen above can be restored to former glory as it is now in poor condition.
Queens Gardens, Palmyra Square
Read more about the South Lancashire Regiment memorial War Memorial Online website, where you can also read about the Arpley Cannons. mywarrington is not responsible for external websites.
Stockton Heath (London Road)
Read more about Stockton Heath War Memorial at the War Memorials Online website. mywarrington is not responsible for external websites.
Stretton (St Matthew’s Church, Stretton Road)
Thelwall (Bell Lane/Lymm Road junction)
Read more about Thelwall Heath War Memorial at the War Memorials Online website. mywarrington is not responsible for external websites.
Walton (Chester Road)
If you wish to read about some of the other war memorials around the town that I haven’t yet researched or photographed, again visit the War Memorials Online website and type Warrington in the search box. Be advised that it will bring locations up that have no connection with the town of Warrington, such as people with the surname of Warrington.
mywarrington is not responsible for external websites.
2012 Poppy Appeal
The 2012 Poppy Appeal in Warrington was launched with a specially painted bus by Network Warrington and supported by The Royal British Legion Riders Branch. In July 2004 a meeting took place at The Royal British Legion Village to discuss the possibility of an ex-services motorcycle club becoming an official branch of the RBL. The Riders Branch is very diverse in it’s membership. Members are young and old, male and female. They take part in all types of biking and biking events, from track days to rallies, on customs to sports bikes, and everything in between! And not forgetting formal Legion organised events and fund raising. See their website www.rblr.co.uk. See also The Royal British Legion website www.britishlegion.org.uk and The Poppy Appeal website www.poppy.org. My thanks to Peter Spilsbury for the photos.
The Royal British Legion www.britishlegion.org.uk
The Poppy Appeal www.poppy.org
Thank you for your service
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