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    Memorial

    Dukinfield

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    Current Location

    Junction of Chapel Street, Foundry Street and Town Lane, Chapel Hill, Dukinfield, Tameside, Greater Manchester, SK16 4ET, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SJ 94320 97919

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    Type of Memorial
    Serviceman / Servicewoman
    WMR Reference Number
    3250
    Description
    Helmeted soldier with rifle, standing easy, surmounting tall pedestal with inscription plaques. The soldier is facing east, both towards the battlefields where his comrades lie, and towards the Unitarian Old Chapel.
    Inscription
    TO OUR NOBLE DEAD/MEN OF DUKINFIELD/ (Names)/ 1939-1945/ (Names)/ IN PROUD MEMORY/OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS TOWN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ AT THE CALL OF THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE YEARS SINCE 1945/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    460
    Died
    460
    Information shown
    Surname, Forename
    Order of names
    surname THEN forename
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    82
    Died
    82
    Information shown
    Surname, Forename
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    20th Century Conflict (1900-1999)
    Maker(s)
    • W. Morris Art Bronze Foundry, Founder / Foundry

    • Percy George Bentham ARBS, Sculptor

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    30th July 1922

    Sir John Wood, Bart MP

    Components

    Pedestal

    Width: 1800mm

    Depth: 1800mm


    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Plaques

    Height: 1200mm

    Width: 450mm


    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    Figure

    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    • A CENTURY OF STATUES. THE HISTORY OF THE MORRIS SINGER FOUNDRY by JAMES, DUNCAN 46 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:THE MORRIS SINGER FOUNDRY LTD 1984 BASINGSTOKE
    • Men of Dukinfield: History of Dukinfield During the Great War. Author: Mike Pavasovic Publisher: Neil Richardson.