Blackpool Comrades of the Great War

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Blackpool
Town: Blackpool
County: Lancashire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 72242

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Current location

Vestibule of the main entrance
116
Comrades Club
Adelaide Street
Blackpool
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY1 4LN
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 31071 36152
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

A rectangular, ornaA bronze/brass rectangular plaque.with figures either side of the central inscription. Left is a soldier with bowed head. Right is Britannia stood with bowed head. The central plaque comprises a relief wreath with a panel with inscription. The main inscription is below centre. The memorial is located in the entrance vestibule of the Comrades Club

Inscription

Upper left: 1914 Upper right: 1919/ Centre Panel: COME LIFE COME DEATH WE/QUIT OURSELVES LIKE MEN/ Lower panel: THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY THE / MEMBERS OF THE BLACKPOOL BRANCH/ OF THE COMRADES OF THE GREAT WAR/ IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO MADE THE/ SUPREME SACRIFICE - 1914-1918 Lower left: GLORIA Lower right: MORTIS

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal

Listing information

This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
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Condition

Comrades of the Great War
WMO ID: 221854
Condition: Good [last updated on 17-02-2019]
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History

The memorial is in good condition but the site id due for redevelopment and the memorial must be regarded as 'At Risk'

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

Not Known (March 2017)

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