Just a reminder for the final talk of the year.
Ian Small and Nigel Haines from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), will be talking about their work when they visit the Museum of the Manchester Regiment in Ashton Town Hall on Tuesday 1 December.A rare and fascinating insight into the work the CWGC to commemorate our war dead; from the building and maintenance of their cemeteries and memorials, to the establishment and preservation of their records.
Since its inception, the Commission has constructed 2,500 war cemeteries and plots, erected headstones over graves and in instances where the remains are missing, inscribed the names of the dead on permanent memorials. But there’s more to the Commission than cenotaphs and cemeteries. You can find out about the history and work of this extraordinary organisation and the vital role they play in remembering our war dead.
The Museum of the Manchester Regiment will be open from 6pm. The FREE talk will start at 7:15pm. For further information contact the Museum of the Manchester Regiment.
Tel: 0161 342 2254 or email garry.smith1(at)tameside.gov.uk. (replace at with @)
...[and the beer at the nearby Caledonia is just as good as when on the 10th February 1900 Joseph Riley, the landlord at the time, gave a farewell party in honour of his son Harry, who was off in the morning with the 1st Volunteer Service Company of the Manchester Regiment bound for the Boer War.