
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Salford
- Town
- Swinton
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War - civilians
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 66815
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Current location
Agecroft Cemetery
Langley Road
Swinton
Salford
Greater Manchester
M27 8SS
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 80635 01527
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Rectangular plaque engraved with the City of Salford Coat of Arms.
- Inscription
- IN MEMORIAM TO THE CITIZENS OF SALFORD WHO/ LOST THEIR LIVES IN AIR RAIDS ON THE CITY DURING/ WORLD WAR II. 1939 - 1945 AND WHO ARE INTERRED HERE./ (Names)/ IN MEMORIAM/ ALSO/ (Names)/ WHOSE NAMES WERE OMITTED FROM THE MEMORIAL ABOVE./ REMEMBERING ALSO TWIN BABIES BERNARD AND IRENE SMITH/BORN AND DIED 22ND DECEMBER 1940
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Aldcroft, Alexina
Aldcroft, Harry
Aldcroft, John Wm.
Aldcroft, Minnie
Aldcroft, Thomas R
Beck, Thomas
Burrows, Eric
Butler, Lewis
Butler, Sarah E
Charles, Edna
See details for all 93 names - Commemorations
- Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 93
Served and returned: 0
Died: 93
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forenames, surname, place of death, age
Order of information: surname THEN age
- Second World War - civilians
- Components
- Plaques
Measurements: height 609mm, width 1524mm
Materials: Metal
- Plaques
- 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
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