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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Bradford
- Town
- Thornbury
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Lost
- WM Reference
- 28503
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- JUNCTION OF LEEDS OLD RD AND RUSHTON RD
THORNBURY MIDDLE SCHOOL
Leeds Old Road
Thornbury
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD3 8JQ
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 18981 33759
Denomination: Undefined
- JUNCTION OF LEEDS OLD RD AND RUSHTON RD
- Description
- Cast bronze circular plaque, 0.3m in diameter, with associated copy of Anderson's citation and a framed photo. Plaque dominated by large central representation of the Victoria Cross.
- Inscription
- PRIVATE ERIC ANDERSON VC/ STRETCHER BEARER 'A' COY EAST/ YORKSHIRE RGT. ONCE A SCHOLAR OF THIS/ SCHOOL KILLED IN ACTION AT WADI AKARIT/ TUNISIA APRIL 6TH 1943
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Anderson, Pte E Anderson Vc
See details - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: PRIVATE ERIC ANDERSON VC/ STRETCHER BEARER 'A' COY EAST/ YORKSHIRE RGT
Order of information: Rank, Forename, Surname, Honour Awarded, Regiment
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- Memorial
- Condition
- History
- SCHOOL DUE TO CLOSE "IN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO" ACCORDING TO REPORT OF JULY 1998. Fate of the memorial is unknown
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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