Today we spoke to Glenn Croston from the Salford Veterans Association who in February this year unveiled their memorial wall which commemorates people from Salford who have served in any branch of the Armed Forces since the First World War.
One hundred peoples names have now been added and there is room for a further 80 plaques on the wall, these can be purchased for £50 from Glenn and his team who will affix it there.
Glenn has plans to have 12 silhouette figures made from marine ply depicting the typical British Tommy in full uniform from Boer War through the conflicts up to the Afghan War. These will be dotted around the gardens and a proposed memorial to local men who fought or fell in the war against the Japanese, many of whom died in POW camps.
If you had family who fought in Burma or the Far East, Glenn would love to hear from you so that their names can be added to this new Roll of Honour.
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