Manchester Cenotaph
War memorial · First World War, Second World War · Manchester, Greater Manchester
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Paving stone with the Victoria Cross emblem. Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Paving stone with the Victoria Cross emblem. Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Paving stone with the Victoria Cross emblem. Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Paving stone with the Victoria Cross emblem. Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Paving stone with the Victoria Cross emblem. Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Paving stone with the Victoria Cross emblem. Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0
Where
Manchester, Greater ManchesterThe names (6)
The names transcribed so far, in the order and spelling engraved. What the stone says about each person is beneath their name; nothing has been added from other records.
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Lieutenant Graham Lyall
LIEUTENANT GRAHAM LYALL CENTRAL ONTARIO REGIMENT CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE 27TH SEPTEMBER AND 1ST OCTOBER 1918
Central Ontario Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force
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Manchester Cenotaph (Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom), Paving stone with the Victoria Cross emblem, line 1, "LIEUTENANT GRAHAM LYALL CENTRAL ONTARIO REGIMENT CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE 27TH SEPTEMBER AND 1ST OCTOBER 1918"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/40057/ : accessed 11 November 2026).
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Lance Corporal John Thomas
LANCE CORPORAL JOHN THOMAS PRINCE OF WALES'S NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT 30TH NOVEMBER 1917
Prince of Wales's North Staffordshire Regiment
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Manchester Cenotaph (Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom), Paving stone with the Victoria Cross emblem, line 2, "LANCE CORPORAL JOHN THOMAS PRINCE OF WALES'S NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT 30TH NOVEMBER 1917"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/40058/ : accessed 11 November 2026).
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Private John Readitt
PRIVATE JOHN READITT SOUTH LANCASHIRE REGIMENT 25TH FEBRUARY 1917
South Lancashire Regiment
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Manchester Cenotaph (Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom), Paving stone with the Victoria Cross emblem, line 3, "PRIVATE JOHN READITT SOUTH LANCASHIRE REGIMENT 25TH FEBRUARY 1917"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/40059/ : accessed 11 November 2026).
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Second Lieutenant Henry Kelly
SECOND LIEUTENANT HENRY KELLY DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S (WEST RIDING REGIMENT) 4TH OCTOBER 1916
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
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Manchester Cenotaph (Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom), Paving stone with the Victoria Cross emblem, line 4, "SECOND LIEUTENANT HENRY KELLY DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S (WEST RIDING REGIMENT) 4TH OCTOBER 1916"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/40060/ : accessed 11 November 2026).
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Private Albert Hill
PRIVATE ALBERT HILL ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS 20TH JULY 1916
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
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Manchester Cenotaph (Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom), Paving stone with the Victoria Cross emblem, line 5, "PRIVATE ALBERT HILL ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS 20TH JULY 1916"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/40061/ : accessed 11 November 2026).
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Private George Stringer
PRIVATE GEORGE STRINGER MANCHESTER REGIMENT 8TH MARCH 1916
Manchester Regiment
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Manchester Cenotaph (Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom), Paving stone with the Victoria Cross emblem, line 6, "PRIVATE GEORGE STRINGER MANCHESTER REGIMENT 8TH MARCH 1916"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/40062/ : accessed 11 November 2026).
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About this memorial
- Erected
- 1924
- Made by
- Edwin Lutyens
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