Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Bolton
- Town
- Blackrod
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 87626
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- Description
- A similar printed board to that to be seen over the road on the Council Offices (WMR 84380). Against the background of the Union Flag, the names of 43 men are listed under the heading of 'Blackrod WW1 Centenary Memorial', written in gold. The names are the same 43 as those originally listed on the Blackrod Cenotaph in the nearby town Cemetery (WMR #10674).
- Inscription
- Blackrod WW1 Centenary Memorial/ 1914-2014/ (Names)/ They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old/ Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn/ At the going down of the sun and in the morning/ We will remember them/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Alker, Robert
Anderton, John
Armstrong, Harry
Bailey, William R.
Banks, Herbert
Birchall, John E.
Bolton, Frank
Dowling, Thomas
Earl, William
Gardner, Harry
See details for all 43 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 43
Served and returned: 0
Died: 43
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of information: Forename, surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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