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Title
War Memorial
Date
1923
Medium
marble & granite
Measurements
H 243 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 330 x W 122 x D (?) cm
Accession number
M33_MH_S007
Acquisition method
purchased with funds raised by a memorial appeal organised by Stretford Council
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Trafford Council
Custodian
Trafford Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
25th August 1923
Access
at all times
Inscription description
upper plaque: LEST / WE / FORGET / TO THE / HONOURED MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF / SALE / AND / ASHTON-UPON-MERSEY / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / DURING THE GREAT WAR / FOR THEIR KING / AND / COUNTRY / 1914–1919 / AND / 1939–1945; lower plaque: IN / HONOURED MEMORY / OF THE / MEN AND WOMEN / OF THIS BOROUGH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / 1939–1945