Memorial details

Memorial type
Serviceman / Servicewoman
District
Trafford
Town
Hale
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 11 March 1922
    Attended by: Lt. Gen. Sir Beauvoir de Lisle, KCB KC KCMG DSO.
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2064

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Current location

Set in trees at the junction of Hale Road and Broomfield Lane
Broomfield Lane/Hale road
Hale
Trafford
Greater Manchester
WA15 9AY
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 7738 87051
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Helmeted soldier with rifle holding German spiked helmet surmounting tall pedestal on stepped base.
Inscription
THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO THE IMMORTAL HONOUR OF THE MEN OF HALE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/(Names) Front Facia: TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Airey, Harold F
Alcock, Eric H
Allen, Geo F
Allen, Sydney
Ambler, J C F
Anderton, William
Antrobus, Norman Briggs
Armitage, Noel
Ashe, E Neville
Austin, Derek
See details for all 212 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 156
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 156
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename,decorations
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 56
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 56
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Figure
    Measurements: height 2100MM
    Materials: Bronze
  • Pedestal
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
  • WAR MEMORIAL AT JUNCTION WITH BROOMFIELD LANE
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Costs

Memorial: £938:10:0

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • THE ABSENT DEAD AND FIGURATIVE WAR MEMORIALS by MORIARTY, C 34,35 Source: Home NIWM Published:TRANSACTIONS OF THE ANCIENT MONUMENTS SOCIETY 1995 LONDON
  • Altrincham, Hale & Bowden Guardian pgs.6,7, Friday 7 March 1922 - "Hale's Debt to the War Heroes"
  • A History of Hale, Cheshire pg. 128 - by R.N. Dore - 1972
  • Hale Urban District Year Book c.1926
  • Hale & Ashley: The past 100 Years - pg.158 - pub. by Hale Civic Society 1987
  • Sale & Altrincham Express Advertiser - 14 November 1991 - "Rembering in the rain"
  • Carter Postcard Collection

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