Accrington Borough Police

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)

Maker

Bruce Peel (Designer)
Bruce Peel (Special Constable) (Letter cutter / Engraver)
Harry Waddington (Carpenter)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 17 July 1924
Attended by: Alderman J Barlow, Vice Chairman of Watch Committee

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

3311

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Current location

In the foyer
Accrington Police Station
8-10 Broadway
Accrington
Hyndburn
Lancashire
BB5 1EY
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 76030 28649
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations

Foyer
Police Station
Spring Gardens
Accrington
Hyndburn
Lancashire
BB5 2BJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 76302 28226
Denomination: Undefined

Description

Separate brass WW1 and WW2 plaques within a rectangular wooden frame, which has dentil moulding and Ionic columns.

Inscription

(Upper plaque): Accrington Borough Police / EUROPEAN WAR 1914-1918/ In Respectful Remembrance of our Comrades who fell/ (Names) / They gave their lives so that we might have freedom (Lower plaque): WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ In Memory of our Comrade / DONALD ROBERT PERSSE / ROYAL AIR FORCE. / Killed May 27th 1944/ "For your Tomorrow, He gave His Today".

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Higson, George Myers
Persse, Donald Robert
Withall, Walter Harry
See details for all 3 names

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forenames, surname, military unit, date of death
Order of information: Undefined
First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forenames, surname, Regiment
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Memorial
Measurements: height 910mm, width 680mm
Materials: Brass, Wood

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

Lancashire Police

Reference

Accrington Observer, 19 July 1924 (page 6) reported the unveiling of the WW1 memorial, with photo
livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/1868540 (re George Myers Hogson) and livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5453231 (re Walter Harry Withall), both of whose records have an image attached of the WW1 plaque.

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