Samuel Flint-Broughton remembered
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Samuel Flint-Broughton remembered by Gerald England as part of the Geograph project.
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Samuel Flint-Broughton remembered
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 27 Aug 2016
Poulton-le-Fylde War Memorial Image was originally erected in Queens Square in 1921. When the one-way traffic system was proposed the memorial was moved on 1st August 1979 to its present location in Market Place. A new plaque has been attached to a stone behind the war memorial to commemorate: FUSILIER SAMUEL FLINT-BROUGHTON AFGHANISTAN 30-04-2013 BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-22645264 Blackpool Gazette: http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/tributes-to-tragic-soldier-sam-1-5645813 MOD: https://www.gov.uk/government/fatalities/3-soldiers-of-2nd-battalion-the-royal-regiment-of-scotland-killed-in-afghanistan
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Image Location
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-2.9925