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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Manchester
- Town
- Gorton
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 25715
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Current location
In the Entrance Foyer
Emmanuel Church
Bonchurch Walk
Gorton
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M18 8BP
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 87611 96687
Denomination: Church of England
- Previous locations
- St James' Church
Blackwin Street
Gorton
Manchester
Greater Manchester
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 880 960
Denomination: Church of England
- St James' Church
- Description
- VARNISHED PINE BOARD WITH INSCRIPTION IN GOLD LETTERING
- Inscription
- IN THANKSGIVING TO GOD AND IN COMMEMORATION OF/MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS PARISH WHO SERVED IN THE WAR 1939-1945
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allott, George
Allott, Thomas
Andrews, Albert
Ashworth, Henry J
Barnes, Mary
Bennet, Joseph
Birkhead, Ethel
Bland, Arthur
Boden, George
Booth, James
See details for all 82 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 82
Served and returned: 82
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: height 600MM, width 1200MM
Materials: Wood - Pine
- Board
- 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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