Lancaster Morecambe And District Postal Workers

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: December 1922
Attended by: MAYOR OF LANCASTER

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

42369

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Current location

Wall mounted in callers entrance
Lancaster Post Office
Fenton Street
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 1AA
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 47467 61643
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Varnished board Gilded lettering. Arms of Lancaster Borough above text with red roses in each corner

Inscription

POST OFFICE/ 1914 1918/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ LANCASTER MORECAMBE/ AND DISTRICT OFFICES/ (NAMES)/ FOR FREEDOM/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Alderson, E L
Beckett, J
Brockbank, H
Colman, H
Gill, J R
Green, A
Hodgson, F
Nickal, C B
Wilson, J
Wilson, T
See details for all 11 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: 0
Died: 8
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname

Components

Board
Measurements: depth 40mm, height 690mm, width 495mm
Materials: Wood

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

POST OFFICE COUNTERS

Reference

NEWS-LANCASTER GUARDIAN; 02 DEC 1922 P7; 09 DEC 1922 P7

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