Salford Royal Hospital, Chapel Street
2 June 1941 · Salford, Greater Manchester
View this record on the map →- Date
- 2 June 1941
- Record type
- Historic bombing site
- Casualties
- 14
- Location
- Salford, Greater Manchester
- Position accuracy
- Confirmed site, building-level
What happened
Fourteen nurses were killed at Salford Royal Hospital during a raid on the night of 2 June 1941. A marble memorial tablet naming them was unveiled by the Duchess of Kent in February 1944, and fourteen hospital beds were endowed in their memory.
Casualty note
Fourteen nurses, named on the memorial tablet. The memorial records nurses only and does not rule out other casualties.
Also worth knowing
The building closed as a hospital in 1993 and is now apartments; the memorial remains in place.