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M62 Motorway Bombing Memorial - (nvtd)

Information on memorial
Memorial ID No.:
113
Memorial Title:
M62 Motorway Bombing Memorial - (nvtd)
Commemorating:
The nine British soldiers and three civilians killed in an IRA bomb attack on 4 February 1974.
Information about person(s) commemorated
Date of Incident:
04 February 1974
Description:
Inscription(s):
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Location Address:
Hartshead Moor Service Station near Bradford M62 Westbound, Huddersfield,
Hereford, England.
Location Guide:
In the Hartshead Moor Service Station on the Westbound carriageway of the M62; on a lawned area beside some flagpoles.
Map Grid Ref:
X,Y Co-ordinates:
X: 609498, Y: 285463
Previous Location:
On the outside wall of a shop which forms part of the Motorway Service Station. The original plauqe was moved to the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester. "Relatives of those who died felt the old memorial was not in an appropriate place as it was in the corner of a shop surrounded by merchandise." (BBC news item)
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Nature:
British Security, British Army, and Civilian
Physical Type:
Plaque, and Tree
Physical Materials:
Stone, Plant
Setting:
Other, Motorway
Access:
Private Unrestricted
Post Unveiling:
On the 35th anniversary of the bombing a rededication ceremony was held at the Service Station. A new memorial plaque, set in a piece of Yorkshire stone, was unveiled.
Commissioned By:
Families; Royal British Legion; 'Life for Life'
Artist(s):
Date Unveiled:
1975, 2009
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First Viewed:
Not available
Last Viewed:
Not available
Photographs:
Comments:
Compiler:
Martin Melaugh, Sara McDowell

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