Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Undefined
- Town
- Dewsbury
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 10th August 1975
Attended by: UNKNOWN
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 46972
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Current location
Dewsbury Minster
Rishworth Road
Dewsbury
West Yorkshire
WF12 8DD
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- ALL SAINTS CHURCH
Vicarage Rd
Dewsbury
Kirklees
West Yorkshire
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 246 215
Denomination: Church of England
- ALL SAINTS CHURCH
- Description
- PLAIN RECTANGULAR BRONZE PLAQUE MOUNTED ONTO A WOODEN BACKBOARD. INCISED INSCRIPTION IN PAINTED LETTERING. BADGE OF THE BURMA STAR ASSOCIATION IN THE CENTRE OF THE PLAQUE.
- Inscription
- IN COMMEMORATION OF THOSE/ WHO TOOOK PART IN THE/ BURMA CAMPAIGN/ 1942 - 1945/ PRESENTED BY THE LADIES OF/ DEWSBURY AND DISTRICT BRANCH/ ON THE OCCASION OF THE/ V.J. PARADE/ 10TH AUGUST 1975
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 2FT, width 1FT
Materials: Bronze
- Plaque
- 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
- Burma Star Dewsbury VJ Day anniversary
- WMO ID: 137099
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 15-05-2020]
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- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Other
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