Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Salford
Town
Boothstown
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
34630

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Current location

Royal British Legion
Victoria Street
Boothstown
Salford
Greater Manchester
M28 1HQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 72072 00677
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Varnished wooden board with a raised central section carrying the title and a painted laurel wreath with the British Legion badge at its centre. The dedication is below the wreath, with the Names in two columns below, between hanging shrouds. The plaque and its similar companion WW1 plaque (WMR 2948) were originally mounted as separate items, but are now displayed linked by a panel between their top sections bearing the dedication 'Their Name Liveth For Evermore', and by a shelf running the length of the linked plaques. The "Exhortation" (They shall grow not old...) is inscribed on a brushed steel plaque in the centre of a panel below the shelf. The inscriptions are painted in gold. Plaques commemorating past Officers of the Legion are to be found around the plaques.
Inscription
British Legion/ Boothstown Branch/ 1939 1945/ With Unflinching Courage these/ Men, our Comrades Sacrificed all/ they held dearest, they gave their/ lives that Britain might live/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alcock, Harry
Ashton, John
Brown, William
Bryan, Thomas
Carrick, John
Coe, Harry
Costello, Thomas
Crossley, Alan
Cunliffe, John
Draycott, Sidney
See details for all 42 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 42
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 42
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname,forename
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Boothstown Branch R.B.L

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