CHRIST CHURCH,  COLNE

 

 

                 

Location:   By the entrance to the church which is set back on Keighley Road at the junction with Bent Lane.

 

OS ref: 103 SD907 407

 

GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT

A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

 

FALLEN IN THE GREAT WARS

1914 - 1918

1939 - 1945

 

 

I found 2 First World War graves in the graveyard

in front of the church.

 

 

There are 43 names recorded on this memorial from the First World War

and 7 from the second.

 

 

 

 

 

 

First World War graves

 

TR3/52198

Pte T. Timberlake

76 Training Reserve

7 December 1918   27y

 

born Colne

son of Robert & Margaret Timberlake

20 Harold St, Colne

L/37469

Pte G. Reynolds

S Wales Borderers

23 Sept 1919

 

transferred to Labour Corps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

information from cwg and Burnley Roll of Honour

 

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