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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Bassetlaw
- Town
- Retford
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 68557
Current location
At the south end of the row of buildings on Platfrom 1
Retford Railway Station
Station Road
Retford
Bassetlaw
Nottinghamshire
DN22 7DG
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 70239 80265
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Tablet
- Inscription
- THE W. V. S. OF RETFORD,/ MARCH 1940 TO MARCH 1946,/ USED THESE PREMISES AS A/ CANTEEN AND REST ROOM./ SERVING TO H. M. AND ALLIED/ FORCES 2,284,000 MEALS/ DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
- 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
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Tablet
- 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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