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General view of the land, which is to the right of the road - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 25 Nov 2022
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General location view of this land only - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 25 Nov 2022
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The temporary display of knitted poppies at Dalton Community Church - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 25 Nov 2022
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The temporary explanatory sign at Dalton Community Church - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 25 Nov 2022
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The purple poppies, for animals, around his model, at the Community Church - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 03 Dec 2022
Reference WMO/293443
Edit memorial name, location & address- Flora and Fauna Grass
- Other Fabric
- Paper Paper
- Second World War (1939-1945)
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Tommy's Story/During the Second World War a man from Queen Street/Dalton called Mr Brockbank had racing pigeons. During/one of the races one of his birds, Tommy, went off course/and ended up in German occupied Holland.// A Dutchman called Dik Divers looked after Tommy before/sending it on it's way back to Dalton.// Mr Divers named the bird Tommy after the nickname/given to the British troops during the war.// Before releasing Tommy he attached a message to the/ring on it's leg with vital information for the War Effort.// When it arrived back in Dalton Mr Brockbank passed the/coded message to the War Office. The information in the/message stopped a major disaster.// After the war Mr and Mrs Brockbank held an exhibition/about Tommy's involvement in the war and with the/money they raised they bought some land to create a/Children's playground.// The land they bought is on Chapel Street where the park/and the Leisure Centre are.
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