Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Manchester
Town
Hough End
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
13109

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Current location

Greater Manchester Police Sports & Social Club
Mauldeth Road
Hough End
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M21 7SX
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 83115 93488
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Main reception area
    Grey Mare Lane Police Station
    Bell Crescent
    Manchester
    Manchester
    Greater Manchester
    M11 3BF
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SJ 87132 97730
    Denomination: Undefined
  • Whitworth Street Police Station
    London Road
    Ardwick
    Manchester
    Greater Manchester
    M1 2PH
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SJ 84670 97857
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Nowy-headed oak plaque, with a central bronze figure in relief of a knight in armour holding a sword, standing on a plinth that bears the motto "FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH". That figure is flanked by two bronze laurel wreaths, beneath each of which is a bronze plaque that lists the names of the Fallen. A separate bronze plaque below, bearing the inscription, is flanked by cast heads of policemen wearing helmets, beneath which is a further separate bronze plaque bearing the dedication.
Inscription
(Each names panel): (Names) (Inscription panel): ERECTED BY OFFICERS AND SUPERINTENDENT, OFFICERS/ AND CONSTABLES OF THE "C" DIVISION MANCHESTER/ CITY POLICE, IN MEMORY OF THEIR COMRADES/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE/ GREAT EUROPEAN WAR 1914 - 1919 (Dedication panel): THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brierley, John B
Cody, Joseph F
Halliwell, William A
Horgan, Arthur
Johnson, Arthur
Lewis, David
Mccarthy, John W
Molyneux, Alfred
Pugh, Edward J
Pugh, John
See details for all 16 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Police rank, forename, surname, military rank
    Order of information: Not alphabetical by surname. (Possibly either by Police seniority, date of enlistment or date of death)
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak, Bronze
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Responsibility
Greater Manchester Police
Reference
  • The casualties named on this memorial were also commemorated on the C Division WW1 Roll of Honour, see our record 94382 at www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/94382
  • Manchester Evening News 16/12/1920 reported: "POLICE MEMORIALS. Each Division of the Manchester Police Force is to have a war memorial to perpetuate the memory of the 681 members of the force who made the supreme sacrifice in the war. The unveiling ceremony of the "B" Division tablet was performed last night at the Police Athletic Club Room in Moss Brook Road, Moston". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000272/19201216/057/0004# (As a report in the Manchester Evening News on 11/11/1920 had reported that the memorial for A Division had been erected that day, it is likely that each of the Division's memorials were unveiled at much the same time. N.B. the figure of 681 which was given in the press report re those "who made the supreme sacrifice" was actually referring to those who had enlisted, including survivors).

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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