Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Obelisk
- District
- Bury
- Town
- Bury
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- Sir Edwin Lutyens (Architect)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 25 April 1922
Attended by: Lieutenant General Sir H De Beauvoir De Lisle KCB KCMG DSO - Unveiled
Date: 15 October 1949
Attended by: Major-General G. Surtees, C.B., C.B.E., M.C., Colonel of the Regiment - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 3244
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Current location
Outside the new Fusilier Museum and Regimental headquarters
Gallipoli Garden
Moss Street
Bury
Bury
Greater Manchester
BL9 0EU
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 80325 10673
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- outside barracks
Welligton Barracks
Bury
Bury
Greater Manchester
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 800 100
Denomination: Undefined
- outside barracks
- Description
- Tall thin obelisk on square plinth and circular two stepped base. Wreath and regimental cap badge on front face. Stone enameled flags mounted on each side
- Inscription
- MCM/XIV/+/MCM/XIX/TO THE/LANCASHIRE FULSILIERS/THEIR/DEEDS AND SACRIFICES/FOR/KING AND COUNTRY/MCMXXXIX/+/MCMXLV/
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Obelisk
Measurements: height 4150 mm
Materials: Stone - Base
Measurements: depth 5100 mm, height 2700 mm, width 5100 mm
Materials: Stone
- Obelisk
- Listing information
- War Memorial to the Lancashire Fusiliers, Gallipoli Gardens
- 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
- Condition
- Lancashire Fusiliers
- WMO ID: 153160
- Condition: Good [last updated on 07-02-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 2009 November: Gallipoli Garden was previously known as Sparrow Park.; 2009 April: Memorial moved to new location at The Fusilier Museum.; 2008 February: A petition was launched to prevent the memorial being moved from its original location at Wellington Barracks.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Corporate
- Reference
- Manchester Evening News - Thursday 06 October 1949
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