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Hindle House Blitz bomb

Hindle House Blitz bomb
Hindle House Blitz bomb

Erection date: 18/9/2015

Inscription

Hindle House
In memory of {7 names - see Subjects commemorated.}
who died when a high explosive bomb fell on this building during the Blitz on September 18th 1940.
Hindle House War Memorial Project

Site: Hindle House Blitz bomb (1 memorial)

E8, Arcola Street, Hindle House

This plaque is in the inner north-east corner of the Hindle estate. See the Hindle House first plaque for more information.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Hindle House Blitz bomb

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The Blitz

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Stephen and Nora Gunn

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Frederick and Rose Wrigglesworth & son Frederick Jnr.

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Hindle House Blitz bomb

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Hindle House Community / Hindle House War Memorial Project

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