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Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Blackburn
Town
Blackburn
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
W A Kelsall (Designer)
Ceremony
  • Presented
    Date: 30 October 1919
    Attended by: Richard Thompson
  • Unveiled
    Date: 30 October 1919
    Attended by: Richard Thompson
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Lost
Lost
WM Reference
62423

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Current location
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Previous locations
  • Reform Club
    Victoria Street
    Blackburn
    Blackburn
    Lancashire
    BB1 7JZ
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SD 682 283
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Wooden framed, illuminated Roll of Honour with national coat of arms at the top, at the side are coats of arms of On either side were the coat of arms of France, Australia, Canada, Russia, India, Egypt, Japan, South Africa, New Zealand, and Belgium, there was as well the flags of Britain, Portugal, Servia, Rumania, Montenegro, Italy, Greece and the United States. Bottom centre was the coat of arms of Blackburn
Inscription
We live in deeds, not years, in thoughts not breaths, in feelings, not figures on a dial./[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Addison, A W
Addison, R
Arthur, Roy
Ashton, W A
Baxter, J L
Bickerdike, R B
Birtwistle, A
Birtwistle, A E
Birtwistle, G G
Birtwistle, H O
See details for all 103 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 102
    Served and returned: 88
    Died: 14
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank,regiment
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Richard Haworth of Preston
Reference
  • Blackburn Times 25 October and 1 November 1919- does not list the names
  • Blackburn Weekly Telegraph 1 November 1919- lists the names, but then states there are 116 names as the 14 killed are listed both as part of the main list and as a separate list, but in fact the list has 103 names! [A primary example of how there is a always a need to carefully cross check press reports]

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