Lancashire Fusiliers Cenotaph - Salford, UK
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This war memorial stands outside the former fire station and commemorated the men of the Lancashire Fusiliers regiment that died in WWI.
Waymark Code: WM11Y5A
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/09/2020
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The cenotaph was later amended to include men who died in WWII. It is in the form of a Cenotaph surmounted by a carving of a sphinx. It also has carvings of Lancashire rose at top corners of each side of shaft of cenotaph and reliefs of badge of Lancashire Fusiliers at top centre.
The memorial has an inscription part of which is a list of countries that the regiment fought in. Immediately underneath the Sphinx is the word Egypt.
IN MEMORY OF
OFFICERS, W.O'S, N.C.O.'S & MEN OF
THE 1/7TH.2/7TH.1/8TH.2/8TH.3/8TH
15TH.16TH.19TH.20TH & 21ST
BATTALIONS
THE LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS
AND OF
OFFICERS, W.O.'S, N.C.O.'S & MEN
OF SALFORD
SERVING IN OTHER BATTALIONS
OF THE REGIMENT
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1919
ALSO
THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE WORLD WAR
1939-1945
1914-1919
GALLIPOLI
SALONICA
SINAI
1939-1945
BURMA
MALTA G.C.
NORTH AFRICA
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 07/17/1922
Private or Public Monument?: Private
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Lancashire Fusiliers
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe
Website for this Monument: [Web Link]
Physical Address of Monument:
Albion Square
Salford, Greater Manchester United Kingdom
M5 4NS
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