Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- District
- Manchester
- Town
- Manchester
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 13119
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Current location
On wall in foyer of reception
77
Mail Centre
Oldham Road
Manchester
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M60 3AU
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 85012 98999
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Head Post Office
Spring Gardens
Manchester
Manchester
Greater Manchester
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 830 980
Denomination: Undefined
- Head Post Office
- Description
- INSCRIPTION PAINTED ONTO A MIRROR GLASS. TITLES IN ITALIC SCRIPT AND EACH NAME BLOCKED IN GOLD ON A SCARLET BACKGROUND. TITLE IS ON A BLUE SCROLL. WHOLE IS CONTAINED WITHIN A GILT WOODEN FRAME
- Inscription
- ROLL OF HONOUR / MEMBERS OF THE MANCHESTER TELEPHONE SERVICE WHO JOINED HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES / KILLED OR DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE / (NAMES) / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS / (NAMES) / WOMEN / TELEPHONISTS / (NAMES) / TELEPHONISTS / (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adlard, F
Aitken, A H
Allcock, A
Allcock, A H
Allen, M
Alston, T
Arthur, J B
Ashworth, F
Askham, G H L
Baker, A E
See details for all 307 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 307
Served and returned: 291
Died: 16
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,decorations, initials of forenames, year of death
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Frame
Measurements: height 1000MM, width 1000MM
Materials: Wood, Gilt - Roll of honour
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Glass
- Frame
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- MANCHESTER TELEPHONE SERVICE
- WMO ID: 110665
- Condition: Good [last updated on 18-06-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Royal Mail
- Reference
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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