Memorial

Nurses of Salford Royal Hospital Killed in Air Raid- WW2

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Current Location

Formerly Salford Royal Hospital, The Royal Hospital, Wilton Place, Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester, M3 6FR, England

SJ 82622 98634

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 63775
Description: Marble Tablet with incised inscription set into exterior wall of building. The nurses killed were from Cheadle, Corofin, Bury, Ennis, Athlone, St Helen's, Strabane, St Asaph, Stacksteads, Buckley, Middleton and Ulverston.
Inscription: THIS PANEL RECORDS/ THE NAMES OF FOURTEEN/ NURSES WHO LOST THEIR/ LIVES AT THE HOSPITAL/ DURING AN AIR RAID/ JUNE 2ND 1941/ FOURTEEN BEDS HAVE BEEN/ ENDOWED IN PERPETUITY/ TO COMMEMORATE THEIR/ DEVOTION TO DUTY./ (Names)/ THIS PANEL WAS UNVEILED BY/ H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF KENT/ FEBRUARY 16TH 1944

Sponsor Type: corporate
Maintenance History: 2012: Building now apartments.; 1993: Salford Royal Hospital closed.

Unveiled

16 February 1944

HRH THE DUCHESS OF KENT

Tablet

Made from: Marble

Condition: Good