Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Manchester
Town
Miles Platting
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
VC or GC Recipients, First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: C 1960
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
  • Undefined
    Date: Undefined
    Attended by: Undefined
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
18543

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Current location

Philips Park Heritage Centre
Hulme Hall Lane
Miles Platting
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M40 2XG
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 86826 99281
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Blackley Cemetery Storeroom
    Chapel Lane
    Blackley
    Manchester
    Greater Manchester
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SD 860 020
    Denomination: Undefined
  • Philips Park Cemetery Chapel
    Manchester
    Manchester
    Greater Manchester
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SJ 860 980
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Marble Tablet with Gold inscribed lettering. This has now been replaced by a new tablet - see record xxxxx
Inscription
THIS PLAQUE COMMEMORATES THE BURIAL OF/ PRIVATE GEORGE STRINGER V.C./ OF THE MANCHESTER REGIMENT/ IN PHILIPS PARK CEMETERY./ PRIVATE STRINGER WAS AWARDED THE V.C. FOR ACTION IN MESOPOTAMIA IN 1916./ PRIVATE STRINGER DIED ON 10TH NOVEMBER 1957,/ AGED 68 YEARS, AND IS BURIED IN SECTION M.1826 OF THE CEMETERY
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Stringer, George
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Commemorations
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, regiment, rank, forename, place of burial, decorations, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, regiment, rank, forename, place of burial, decorations, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
History
The Plaque was renovated in November 2007.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: Manchester Regimental Association
Responsibility
The Manchester City Council

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