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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Chester
- Town
- Ledsham
- County
- Cheshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 21260
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Current location
ROYAL AND SUN ALLIANCE
Badgers Rake La
Ledsham
Chester
Cheshire
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 350 740
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- BRITISH ENGINE COMPANY
Dickenson St
Manchester
Manchester
Greater Manchester
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 830 980
Denomination: Undefined
- BRITISH ENGINE COMPANY
- Description
- BRONZE PLAQUE IN A WOODEN FRAME.
- Inscription
- IN HONOURED MEMORY OF MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH ENGINE BOILER AND ELECTRICAL INSURANCE COMPANY WHO FELL IN TWO WORLD WARS.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Atherton, E
Collinson, F
Fletcher, R
Foyster, P T
Holmes, J
Nichols, C A
Parker, G
Roscoe, F N
Scholes, F
Walsh, W L H
See details for all 12 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 12
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 12
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 21
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 21
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze
- Plaque
- 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
- History
- 2003: TRAINING SITE IS TO BE SOLD AND NEW HOME IS BEING SOUGHT FOR THE MEMORIALS
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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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