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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Wigan
Town: Wigan
County: Greater Manchester
Country: England
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 27463

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Current location

In the entrance foyer on the wall behind the reception desl
Wigan Police Station
Robin Park Road
Wigan
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN5 0UF
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 56594 05480
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations

WIGAN DIVISIONAL POLICE HQ
Harrogate St
Wigan
Wigan
Greater Manchester
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 580 050
Denomination: Undefined

Description

Brass Plaque on wooden backboard

Inscription

Wigan County Borough Police/ In Honoured Memory/ of/ PC 67 C Watson/ Royal Corps of Signals/ Killed in Action/ at Dunkirk/ 1940

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Watson, C
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Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initial of forename, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, year of death, occupation, additional
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: depth 30MM, height 250MM, width 360MM
Materials: Brass
Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

Greater Manchester Police

Reference

CWGC Citation-www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2825852/watson,-cyril/

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