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Macclesfield Post Office Roll of Honour (IWM Ref 57617) and War Memorial
Macclesfield Post Office Roll of Honour (IWM Ref 57617) and War Memorial
Men named on the Macclesfield Post Office Roll of Honour. This memorial is now lost and the names have been obtained from a newspaper report of the unveiling which took place on 4 April 1917. There was also a Post Office War Memorial which included photographs of those who lost their lives, below which was a brass plaque listing the names. These were unveiled on 3 July 1921 and are not listed on the IWM inventory of war memorials. The names on this memorial were B Arnold, F Bradley, W Brown, T Gleave, T Hodkinson, A Leah, E McKay, S T Orme.
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Born 1893
Died 1917
British Army 14700 Private Cheshire Regiment
British Army 235168 Private East Lancashire Regiment
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Born 1881
Died 1914
British Army 7307 Private Cheshire Regiment
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Born 1884
Died 1917
British Army 181832 Royal Horse & Royal Field Artillery
British Army 36505 Private Essex Regiment 7th Battalion
More about Arthur Leah -
Born 1894
Died 1915
British Army 1547 Corporal Cheshire Regiment
British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment
British Army Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment
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Born 1885
Died 1918
British Army 45986 Private Cheshire Regiment 12th Battalion
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