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| 1914-18 | 1914-18 |
Above (left) shows the Tablet that stands in the entrance of the Church, of those men who served and returned to the parish in the 1914-18 War .
Above (right) a Memorial tablet Inside the Church to those who served but did not return.
Above Proud Old
Soldiers In Remembrance On 11 Nov 2003.
2nd from right Mr Billy Hancock, who's fathers name is on the Memorial.
The Memorial above stands in front of a
small wood on the side of the road between Merton and Thompson.
Originally the Memorial stood in Tottington village in front of the
reading room, the Memorial was dedicated to the soldiers from
Tottington and Sturston villages, To those that returned and those who fell
in the 1914-18 war.
Funds were raised for the memorial by Miss
Reeve and local villagers, by arranging cricket matches, selling
soft drinks, vegetables and fruit, losing teams were fined
and willingly paid there dues. It was first erected on a Sunday
in 1919. The Memorial was moved from Tottington village, after
the complete take over of the M.O.D. The grounds and village used as a
Battle ground practise area for WW.II
The area is still under the control of the MOD, and never returned
to the villages..... "A Broken Promise"
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