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Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Rossendale
Town
Rawtenstall
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
18739

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Current location

ROSSENDALE MUSEUM
Rawtenstall
Rossendale
Lancashire
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 810 240
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • ROSEBANK PRINT WORKS
    Stubbins
    Rossendale
    Lancashire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
ILLUMINATED ADDRESS, FRAMED AND GLAZED PHOTOS OF THE TWO SENIOR DIRECTORS ABOVE TEXT
Inscription
ROSEBANK PRINT WORKS/ TO THE DIRECTORS OF TURNBULL & STOCKDALE LT/ MESSRS W STOCKDALE E TURNBULL W TURNBULL/ H F CAIN R T TURNBULL H H MPORHOUSE/ WE THE UNDERSIGNED EMPLOYEES OF THESE WORKS, ON BEHALF OF/ OURSELVES AND OF OUR COMRADES WHO MADE THE/ SUPREME SACRIFICE DESIRE TO PUT ON RECORD OUR APPRECIATION/ OF YOUR THOUGHTFUL KINDNESS THAT PROMPTED THE GENEROUS/ FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE YOU RENDERED US AND OUR DEPENDANTS/ DURING OUR PERIOD OF SERVICE WITH HM FORCES/ FURTHER WE WHO HAVE BEEN SPARED TO RETURN TO RETURN TO CIVILIAN LIFE/ DEEPLY APPRECIATE THE FULFILLMENT OF YOUR PROMISE TO PROVIDE US/ WITH EMPLOYMENT UPON OUR RETURN. WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT/ FEW FIRMS SHOW A RECORD SUCH AS YOURS AND WE ARE PLEASED TO/ OFFER YOU THIS SMALL MARK OF OUR SINCERE THANKS AND GOOD WILL/ OUR ONE REGRET - AND A MOST SINCERE ONE - IS THAT THE FORMER/ SENIOR DIRECTOR, THE LATE WM TURNBULL SENIOR IS NOT HERE/ TO JOIN IN THE RECEIPT OF THIS EXPRESSION OF OUR ESTEEM AND REGARD/ RIGHT WELL HAVE YOU DONE YOUR BIT AND OUR WARM WISH IS THAT/ THAT THE FUTURE MAY BE FULL OF HAPPINESS FOR YOUR AND PROSPERITY/ FOR THE FIRM/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 208
    Served and returned: 180
    Died: 28
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: height 1000MM, width 750MM
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Responsibility
ROSSENDALE BOROUGH COUNCIL

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