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War Memorial (1914-1918) affixed
to the wall of the north corridor
was unveiled and dedicated on
October 12th, 1924, in the
presence of a large and
representative gathering which
included the Chairman and Members
of Prescot Urban District
Council, Governors of the School,
the Headmaster and Staff, and
many Old Boys and friends. After a
preliminary service presided over
by Councillor J. P. Preston, the
unveiling ceremony was performed
by S. M. Green, Esq., M.R.C.S.,
L.R.C.P., who said: "In
grateful recognition of the
sacrifice they made, 1 now unveil
this memorial in hallowed
remembrance of the Old Boys of
Prescot Grammar School who laid
down their lives in the Great
War."
The
tablet, which is of oak, and
measures about four feet square,
was designed by the late Mr. W.
B. Fletcher, a former pupil of
the School. It bears the
inscription : " P.G.S.
19141918. To the ever-loving
memory of Old Boys of this School
who made the supreme
sacrifice." The names
appearing thereon read: N.
Beardmore, G. E. Broad, J. M.
Clements, J. Copple, R. A.
France, T. R. Gleave, B. C.
Green, A. W. Johnson, W. T. Lowe,
T. P. Prescott, T. S. Preston, W.
H. Range, D. F. Roberts, J.
Stead, J. Tyrer, H. R. Vercoe,
A.Watkinson, W.Welsby,
H.G.Whitaker and H. E. Wood.
The
unveiling ceremony was followed
by a service of dedication,
conducted by the Vicar of
Prescot, Canon J. P. W. Lovett.
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