A LONG-lost memorial to more than 70 Blackburn soldiers who died in the Great War is being remade ready for a dedication at Blackburn Cathedral on Sunday, August 3.

And now the search is on for relatives of the former members of what was then Blackburn Parish Church, who might wish to attend the unveiling and rededication.

Canon Sacrist Andrew Hindley, who has been in charge of the project, said: "The original memorial was moved when the cathedral was undergoing extensive renovation work 50 years ago and now all that remains is three engraved panels.

"Some relatives of the fallen must still be living in East Lancashire and we would love them to get in touch with us and, hopefully, attend the special service."

These are the names of the men, members of the Parish Church – it became a cathedral in 1926 – who died in the conflict: Frank W. Ashton, William Aspin, Harold N. Bailey, Thomas F. Baldwin, William Albert Battersby, Albert Beal, Chas. W. Bell, Frank C. Billows, John, Bilcliffe, Chas. Blackshaw, Robert Bradley, Harold Bradshaw.

John R. Clapham, Geo. R. Clarkson, Tom Clayton, John J. Collinson, Alfred Cook, Joseph Cook, Arthur Coupe, James Crabtree, Fred Crossley, George Cunniffe, Chas. Dickinson, John Duerden, Fred Eastham.

Frederick Eastham, Bertrand T. Edmonds, Geo. W. Fletcher, Robert Forrest, Josiah Stanley Greaves, Fred Greenwood, Harold Grime, William Grimshaw, Percival D. Harwood, John Thomas Haslam, Absalom Haworth.

George Haworth, George Haydock, Thurston Hesketh, John Brown Hilton, John W. Hilton, Samuel G. Hughes, Edwin Ibbotson, Alfred E. Jones, John E. Kay, James H. Lancaster, George Leach, Samuel Leach, Tom Leaver.

James Logan, Gilbert Marsh, Albert McGreary, Frederick C. Monk, James Nield, Haworth Nuttall, Arnold Ogden, James T. G. Pickop, Bannister Pickop, Clifford Scott, Walter Sharples, Alonzo Shaw.

Harry Stephenson. Leslie H . Tolkien, William T. Towers, Thomas K. Townley, John C Tweddle, Thomas Ward, Thomas Waring, William Waring, Thomas Watson, Joseph Wignall, Fred Wilson.

Contact Canon Hindley at: andrew.hindley@blackburncathedral.co.uk. Phone 01254 503090.