Reference WMO/295796
Address:
Manchester Southern Cemetery
Barlow Moor Road
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
M21 7JL
England
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- Second World War (1939-1945)
Grants to support the repair and conservation of war memorials are available from the charity War Memorials Trust if it has raised funds. Support is focused on war memorials in Very bad or Poor condition or where there is a serious Concern.
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