Rawtenstall Corporation Tramways

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Maker

Reliance Engraving Company Ltd (Letter cutter / Engraver)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: May 1925
Attended by:

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

63035

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Current location

Weavers Cottage
Fallbarn Road
Rawtenstall
Rossendale
Lancashire
BB4 7NW
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 81524 22745
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations

Tram Depot
Bacup Road
Rawtenstall
Rossendale
Lancashire
BB4 7LY
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 813 228
Denomination: Undefined

Description

Bronze plaque with raised lettering inside wide arched ornamental border. The names are in three columns.

Inscription

RAWTENSTALL CORPORATION TRAMWAYS/ THESE MEMBERS OF THE STAFF SERVED THEIR KING AND/ COUNTRY ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (Names)/ * Killed or died of wounds.

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Adcroft, J
Allpress, E
Bleazard, T
Brown, J A
Burnett, H
Carroll, F
Casson, J
Chorley, W
Crosslry, J
Cuff, W
See details for all 47 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 47
Served and returned: 40
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze

Listing information

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Condition

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Costs

Comments: Costs were found by staging football matches (May 1920 and February 1923) and a cricket match (Summer 1923.)
Memorial: Â£68. 15s

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Other

Reference

Rossendale Free Press dated Saturday August 15th 1925. "Trammen (sic) who served"
livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/community/6544

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