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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Undefined
Town
Undefined
County
Undefined
Country
Undefined
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: October 1921
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
13259

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Current location

Private Residence

OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • MILO MILL
    Irwell Vale
    Rossendale
    Lancashire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SD 790 180
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
BRONZE PLAQUE MOUNTED WITH AN ABERDEEN GRANITE FRAME AND BACKING AITKEN FAMILY CREST - GAUNTLETED ARM HOLDING UP A CROSS - ABOVE INSCRIPTION AND BOARDER OF OAK LEAVES AND ACORNS AROUND THE EDGE OF THE PLAQUE
Inscription
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THE FOLLOWING / EMPLOYEES FROM THIS / MILL WHO LAID DOWN / THEIR LIVES IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 / (NAMES) / "THESE DIED THAT / WE MIGHT LIVE"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Buck, Fred
Dewhurst, John Henry
Holt, Thomas
Rawsthorne, Richard
Taylor, Jordan
Whittaker, J Arthur
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Aberdeen
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
History
August 2020: Planning application to develop the old mill into 2 residential dwellings. As the memorial is on an external wall this may not be affected.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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