Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Bolton
- Town
- Bolton
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- UNKNOWN
- Ceremony
- Unknown
Date:
Attended by:
- Unknown
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 66889
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Current location
Territorial Army Centre
Nelson Street
Bolton
Bolton
Greater Manchester
BL3 2RW
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 72229 07978
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Rectangular board with a paper tribute incorporated in a frame at the top, and a Memorial Plaque (Dead Man's Penny) set into the board below.
- Inscription
- FARNWORTH URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL/ A TRIBUTE/ FROM THE CHIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF/ THE FARNWORTH DISTRICT COUNCIL/ TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF/ GUNNER T HURST/ ROYAL FIELD ARTILLARY/ WHO DIED FOR HIS KING &/ COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ JAMES HOWES CHAIRMAN/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ THE/ PATH/ OF/ DUTY/ LEADS/ TO GLORY. On plaque: HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR/ THOMAS HURST.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment.
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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