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Great Central Railway Memorial Roll Booklet dedicated to The Staff of The Great Central Railway Who Gave Their Lives For Their Country In The Great War 1914 - 1918. This 43 page booklet has an Architect's Drawing inside the front cover depicting the Memorial to be erected at Sheffield Station in honour of the 1302 Great Central Railway Men who gave their lives. Broken down into departments, each fallen hero is listed by name, rank, regiment or ship and previous station employed at. Printed by Knapp Drewett & Sons Ltd., Kingston-on-Thames. Inside is the original, headed letter dated March 1921 which was sent to the appropriate relative asking that the details are checked for correctness. Good condition with some cover grubbiness, minor foxing and minor folds/nicks.

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Auction: May 2012, Lot: 433
Sold for: GBP£110