Memorial details

Memorial type
Serviceman / Servicewoman
District
Bolton
Town
Dunscar
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), VC or GC Recipients, Falklands Conflict (1982)
Maker
Harry Bramwell of Walmsley
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 7 May 1921
    Attended by: Lt Colonel J. W. Slater CMG
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
13231

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Current location

Roadside
Blackburn Road
Dunscar
Bolton
Greater Manchester
BL7 9ES
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 71319 14130
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Three-stepped base surmounted by column with standing soldier on top. Surrounded by a garden on a traffic island. Soldier stands with his head bowed and his hands resting on upturned rifle. Pack on his back. .
Inscription
6 O'CLOCK FACE: OUR / GLORIOUS / DEAD / THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED / IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF / EGERTON, EAGLEY, DUNSCAR / AND BROMLEY CROSS, / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 / LEST WE FORGET / WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 / (NAMES) / "AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM" OTHER FACES: (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ainsworth, Harry
Allen, Charles
Allen, Samuel
Anderson, John
Andrew, William
Baker, Arther
Baxter, Fred
Bell, Thomas
Bentley, Fred
Bentley, Harry
See details for all 130 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 132
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 132
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename
    Order of information: surname,rank,forename,regiment
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Falklands Conflict (1982)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Figure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Copper
Listing information
  • DUNSCAR WAR MEMORIAL
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
2003: Bolton Council paid for work conducted by a stone mason
Costs

Comments: Site donated by the Trustees of Colonel Le Gendre Starkie
Memorial: 1,500.00 +

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection

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