Oldham War Memorial

About

Oldham War Memorial is a memorial in north west. Established 1923. (Monument in Greater Manchester, England.) According to Wikipedia: "Oldham War Memorial is a war memorial in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, comprising a large bronze sculpture group on a granite plinth. It was built to commemorate the men of Oldham who were killed in the First World War. Bronze plaques on the wall of the churchyard nearby list the fallen, including Mabel Drinkwater, a nurse who died after an operation at Oldham Royal Infirmary. A mechanised roll of honour was added in the 1950s, listing the men from Oldham who were killed in the Second World War. The memorial became a Grade II listed building in 1973 and was upgraded to Grade II* in December 2016."

Coordinates

53.5422, -2.1112

Established

1923

Sources

• osm: n3084281931 (ODbL)
• wikipedia: Oldham War Memorial (CC BY-SA 4.0)
• commons: Oldham War Memorial.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)