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Post by prospectroad on Nov 15, 2015 8:13:56 GMT
I wonder what the context is behind the memorial plaque? The 1st/8th LFs were badly mauled in the 1940 retreat to Dunkirk but this memorial only lists the men who were killed in the Far East in 1944 (mainly from the battles of Kohima and Imphal). The men came from far and wide so it isn't a 'local' Salford memorial.
Regards
Pete
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Post by shred on Nov 15, 2015 10:00:45 GMT
Pete, I would surmise that it is to remember the men who fought in that particular campaign. We sent a copy of the picture across to the Lancashire Fusilier link, they suggest that the memorial "probably used to hang in the drill hall at Cross Lane salford, the home of the 8th Bn." Thanks Garry |
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Post by prospectroad on Nov 15, 2015 10:45:23 GMT
Pete, I would surmise that it is to remember the men who fought in that particular campaign. We sent a copy of the picture across to the Lancashire Fusilier link, they suggest that the memorial "probably used to hang in the drill hall at Cross Lane salford, the home of the 8th Bn." Thanks Garry Thanks Garry, I'm sure you're right. I wonder if there was a 1st/8th LF for Dunkirk? Cheers Pete |
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Post by shred on Mar 18, 2017 20:49:19 GMT
HENDERSON, JOHN EDWIN Fusilier 3449598 06/05/1944 22 Lancashire Fusiliers United Kingdom 12. B. 18. KOHIMA WAR CEMETERY Thanks to Frank Henderson for allowing these images to be posted. John Edwin Henderson    Kohima War Cemetery   |
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