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Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Manchester
Town
Manchester
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
15956

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Current location

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF LABOUR HISTORY
Princess St
Manchester
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M1 6DD
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 830 980
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
ILLUMINATED SCROLL OF ADDRESS, FRAMED AND GLAZED
Inscription
WELSH NATIONAL FEDERATION OF DISCHARGED AND DEMOBILISED SOLDIERS AND SAILORS/ EBBW VALE BRANCH/ TO GEORGE DAVIES ESQ/ ON BEHALF OF THE MEMBER OF THE ABOVE BRANCH/ WE THE UNDERSIGNED BEG TO CALL ON YOU TO ACCEPT THIS/ ADDRESS, AS AN OVERALL TOKEN OF OUR/ APPRECIATION OF/ YOUR STERLING WORK AS CHAIRMAN OF THE PENSIONS COMMITTEE/ AND ALSO AS A MARK OF OUR DEEP REGARD FOR YOURSELF/ AS EVERLASTING PROVED YOURSELF A FRIEND TO ALL DISCHARGED/ AND DEMOBILISED SOLDIERS AND SAILORS/ JUSTICE TO THE EX-SERVICEMAN AND HIS DEPENDANTS HAS/ ALWAYS BEEN YOUR PRINCIPLE AND RECENTLY YOU HAVE/ UPHELD IT. YOURS HAS BEEN THE TRUEST TYPE OF/ PATRIOTISM, AND WE HOPE SO THAT THIS LITTLE SCRIPT/ ALTHOUGH OF NO GREAT INTRINSIC VALUE WILL PROVE TO YOU/ THAT THE DEMOBILISED AND DISCHARGED MEN OF EBBW VALE/ DISTRICT ARE DEEPLY SENSIBLE OF YOUR VALUABLE WORK/ YOUR EFFORTS FOR THOSE WHO FOUGHT AND LIVE, FOR THE/ DESCENDANTS OF OUR LATE COMRADES WHO FOUGHT AND DIED/ AND YOUR ATTITUDE TO THE EX-SERVICEMEN IN GENERAL, STAND/ OUT CLEARLY AS THE TRUE SPIRIT OF REAL AMBITION/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 13
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 13
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: height 730MM, width 630MM
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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