Tuesday, 23 October 2018

Manchester Police Memorial Plaques

These plaques have moved from Bootle Street Police Station to their new location in the Police public enquiry counter on Mount Street, in the town hall extension.



MANCHESTER POLICE
A DIVISION
WORD WAR
1914-1919
IN MEMORIAL TO
THE MEMBERS OF THE A DIVISION WHO
LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT
STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM

THESE NAMES ARE HEREON INSCRIBED
AS A LIVING TESTIMONY OF THE SACRIFICE
WHICH EXAMPLES THE LARGE PRINCIPLES
OF DEVOTION TO COMMON DUTY AND A TRUE
CONCEPTION OF THE HIGH PRINCIPLES OF
TRUTH AND JUSTICE

J T F AULT
J BOSTON
G BYEWATER
G F CALOW
H CHARD
A CHIDLEY
E COOPER
J CREWE
F DAVIES
J R DEAN
C ENTWISTLE
T FOX
W GIBSON
A GOURLEY
J T HOBSON
F HOLMES
J A HOLMES
O HOLT
G IRVING
R JEFFRIES
D MILLINGTON
R MOORE
R RICHARDSON
J SKARRATT
R SKILLING
S SUTTON
E TAYLOR





IN
HONOURED MEMORY
OF THE
MEMBERS OF THE FORCE
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE
SECOND WORLD WAR

"WHAT WE KEEP IN MEMORY
IS OURS UNCHANGED FOREVER"



FG.OFF. K ALBISTON R.A.F.
GDSM C ANLEZARK GREN.GDS.
TPR. H H BAGOT R.A.C.
FLT.LT. R F BALL R.A.F.
PLT.OFF. G BARLOW R.A.F.
L.CPL. D W BEER W.GDS.
F.S. E L BROWN R.A.F.
PLT.OFF. T H BROWN R.A.F.
FG.OFF. T W BRUMWELL R.A.F.
PLT.OFF. C S CHALLONER R.A.F.
L.CPL. R A CLEGG R.M.P.
LT. W COOPER Y.& L.
L.A.C. F J CRAWFORD R.A.F.
PTE. T G DAVIES S. LAN. R.
SGT. V F DICKINSON R.A.F.
L./CPL. J DUCKETT R.M.P.
F.S. R J DUCKWORTH R.A.F.
L.A.C. M S GASKILL R.A.F.
PLT.OFF. E GRIFFITHS R.A.F.
F.S. M HARTLEY R.A.F.
FG.OFF. A HAWKER R.A.F.
FLT.LT. J R HENDERSON R.A.F.
FG.OFF. J A HICKSON R.A.F.
FG.OFF. E H LOMAS R.A.F.
GDSM. C G MIDWINTER W.GDS.
FLT.LT. J NEVILLE R.A.F.
SGT. F E PILKINGTON R.A.F.
PLT.OFF. H A SUTHERLAND R.A.F.
SGT. J H WEBSTER COLDM.GDS.
GNR. R J WEBSTER R.A.

KILLED BY ENEMY ACTION
WHILST SERVING THE FORCE
P.C. T G ANDREW
P C E W BEWSHER
S.C. T C SIDES
P.C. H WHITHAM


All photographs by Chris Gleave

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