Monument to honour the only Bolton woman to die in active service in the World War I
THE sacrifice made by Alice Thomasson will be honoured in a monument to the fallen. Alice a resident of Moses Gate who in 1917 determined that ‘she wanted to do her bit’ for the war effort was the only woman from Bolton to die in active service in World War One. The Friends of Moses Gate received the green light from planners to create the monument at Moses Gate Triangle, junction of Egerton Street and Bolton Road. The structure will be dedicated to those from the area who served in the two World Wars. It will be developed on reclaimed land.
Source: theboltonnews.co.uk