Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Church Fabric / Fitting: Candle holder or candlestick
- District
- Manchester
- Town
- Manchester
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- VC or GC Recipients
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 1st July 1958
Attended by: UNKNOWN - Dedicated
Date: 1st July 1958
Attended by: UNKNOWN - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 43955
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Current location
One of a pair beside the altar
The Regimental Chapel
Manchester Cathedral
Cathedral Street
Manchester
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 1SX
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 83883 98752
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Tall, light oak altar candlestick with dedicatory inscription around the base. Victoria Cross carved on the base. One of a pair commemorating winners of the VC.
- Inscription
- In Memory of/ Lieut. Colonel Wilfrith Elstob VC DSO MC And all the Men of the 16th Bn.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Elstob, Wilfrith
See details - Commemorations
- VC or GC Recipients
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 1
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: regiment,forename,decorations, surname, rank
Order of information: Undefined
- VC or GC Recipients
- Components
- Candle holder
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Candle holder
- 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 - Sponsorship
- Other
- Responsibility
- The Cathedral Chapter and the Regimental Association
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