Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Manchester
Town
Cheetham Hill
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25084

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Current location

In corridor inside the entrance
Museum of Transport
Boyle Street
Cheetham Hill
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M8 8UW
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 84597 00724
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Engineering Works
    Hyde Road
    Cheetham Hill
    Manchester
    Greater Manchester
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Commercially printed Roll with the title and names written in coloured inks locally. The decoration on the Roll features the Royal Coat of Arms flanked by the flags and symbols of the Allied Nations at the top, with columns, linked by a laurel garland across the top of the names, bearing the flowers of Great Britain on each side, with lions on pedestals below, resting on a plinth with shields bearing symbols at each side and anchors fouled by a sea creature on the inner edge, with a nowy arched blue panel bearing a further inscription at the centre. The names of transport officials are inscribed at the bottom.
Inscription
Roll of Honour/ Manchester Corporation Tramways/ Car Works, - Paint Shop/ (Names)/ Employees/ who have joined the/ Colours during the/ Great War Red triangles next to the names indicate those who died, and a red line indicates those who were wounded.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Armfield, G
Baker, E
Bell, A
Bennett, W
Bowers, J T
Brown, A
Brown, A
Clayford, H
Cronin, J
Eckhurst, T W
See details for all 49 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 49
    Served and returned: 42
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials, unit
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname, addenda at end
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood, Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The Museum

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