Lancashire Fusiliers War Memorial
The Lancashire Fusiliers War Memorial is a First World War memorial dedicated to members of the Lancashire Fusiliers killed in that conflict. Outside the Fusilier Museum in Bury, Greater Manchester, England, it was unveiled in 1922—on the seventh anniversary of the landing at Cape Helles, part of the Gallipoli Campaign in which the regiment suffered particularly heavy casualties.Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: War memorial in Bury, UK
- Also known as: “War Memorial To The Lancashire Fusiliers, Gallipoli Gardens”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fusilier Museum and Bury Bolton Street railway station.
Fusilier Museum
Museum
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Fusilier Museum is a museum in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. Its collection includes the uniforms, medal and artefacts of the Lancashire Fusiliers.
Bury Bolton Street railway station
Railway station
Photo: R lee, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bury Bolton Street is a heritage railway station in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It formerly served the town on the national railway network between 1846 and 1980; it is now a stop on the East Lancashire Railway. Bury Bolton Street railway station is situated 420 feet northwest of Lancashire Fusiliers War Memorial.
Bury Art Museum
Art gallery
Photo: Paul Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bury Art Museum and Sculpture Centre, formerly known as Bury Museum and Art Gallery, is a public museum, archives, and art gallery in the town of Bury, Greater Manchester, northern England, owned by Bury Council.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bury and Walshaw.
Bury
Photo: jolmartyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bury is a town and borough in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England, ten miles north of central Manchester. Bury is a former mill town known for manufacturing textiles.
Walshaw
Village
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Walshaw is a village forming part of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. It’s to the south of Tottington and 2 miles northwest of Bury. Walshaw is situated 2 miles west of Lancashire Fusiliers War Memorial.
Ainsworth
Village
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Ainsworth is a village and former civil parish in the Bury district, now in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the western fringe of Bury, 2.2 miles northwest of Radcliffe, and 2.9 miles east of Bolton. Ainsworth is situated 2½ miles west of Lancashire Fusiliers War Memorial.
Lancashire Fusiliers War Memorial
- Categories: war memorial and historic site
- Location: Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.59226° or 53° 35′ 32″ northLongitude
-2.29873° or 2° 17′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C5VHPR2+WGOpenStreetMap ID
node 12412269164OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q26263471
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In Other Languages
“Lancashire Fusiliers War Memorial” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “兰开夏燧发枪团战争纪念碑”
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Highlights include Gallipoli Gardens and Library Gardens.
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