Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Manchester
Town
Manchester
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Placed
    Date: 11 November 1920
    Attended by: The memorial was in situ by 11/11/1920, at which time wreaths were laid on it
  • Unveiled
    Date: June 2007
    Attended by: Ceremony regarding the addition of four names to the original plaque; among those present were a grandson of one of those four casualties and retired Chief Superintendent Albert Leach (who had discovered their omission from the original inscription).
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
13221

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Current location

Main Reception
City Centre Police Station
Town Hall Extension
Mount Street
Manchester
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M2 5LE
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 83840 98041
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Main Foyer of South Street Entrance
    Greater Manchester Police Headquarters
    Bootle Street
    Manchester
    Manchester
    Greater Manchester
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SJ 830 980
    Denomination: Undefined
  • Police Station
    Albert Street (which is now named St Mary's Parsonage)
    Manchester
    Manchester
    Greater Manchester
    M3
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SJ 83512 98360
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Rectangular round-topped board with two brass plaques attached: the larger one bearing the engraved inscription; the smaller one recording the details of who erected the memorial. The left and right sides of the large plaque are edged with laurel leaves in relief. (Originally, a Manchester City Police badge was attached at top-centre of the large plaque, but has since been lost. When erected, the plaque bore 23 names. A further four names were added in 2007).
Inscription
(Large plaque): MANCHESTER CITY POLICE / "A" DIVISION / WORLD'S WAR 1914-19 / IN MEMORIAM TO / THE MEMBERS OF THE 'A' DIVISION WHO / LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT / STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM. / THESE NAMES ARE HEREON INSCRIBED / AS AS A LIVING TESTIMONY OF THE SACRIFICE / WHICH EXAMPLES THE LARGE PRINCIPLES / OF DEVOTION TO COMMON DUTY, LOVE/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY, AND A TRUE / CONCEPTION OF THE HIGH PRINCIPLES OF / TRUTH AND JUSTICE / (NAMES) (Small plaque): ERECTED BY SUPT., OFFICERS & CONSTABLES / OF "A" DIVISION
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ault, J. T. F.
Boston, J.
Byewater, G
Calow, G F
Chard, H.
Chidley, A.
Cooper, E.
Crewe, J.
Davies, F.
Dean, J. R.
See details for all 27 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 27
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 27
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials and surname
    Order of information: Mainly alphabetical by surname, in two columns, apart from the four names added to the bottom of the plaque.
Components
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: height C 700mm, width C 500mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
History
The first 23 names on the A Division plaque were listed on it at the time it was erected just after World War 1. Following research subsequently conducted by retired Chief Superintendent Albert Leach, it was discovered that four casualties had been omitted from the memorial (i.e. Oswald Holt, Francis Calow, John Arthur Holmes and William Gibson). In 2007 those four names were therefore added to the plaque; among those present at the ceremony held to mark this was the grandson of Oswald Holt. (https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/forgotten-heroes-honoured-995015 ).
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Greater Manchester Police
Reference

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