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BURTON upon TRENT
Commemorating the centenary of
THE GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN
Saturday 25th April 2015
Clay Mills Victorian Pumping Station
Meadow Lane
Stretton
DE13 0DA
10:00 am – 16:30 pm
Stretton Parish Council and the Clay Mills Victorian Pumping Station Museum
present a day dedicated to the memory of the men connected to Burton, who gave their
lives in the service of their King and Country at Gallipoli.
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Events will include;
A Church Drum Head Service conducted by the Rev. Kim Thomas
An exhibition telling the story of the campaign and commemorating the
memory of the 48 men connected to Burton who died at Gallipoli.
The ‘Birmingham Pals.’ WW1 re-enactment group
The Kitchener Recruiting Team (courtesy of the Staffordshire Regiment
Museum) and a
WW1 Fighter Plane Fly Past
The pumping station volunteers will be raising steam, to demonstrate how a
very important industry worked during the First World War.
Fascinating to see
Refreshment and Car Parking available
Entrance to the event is free for this day only, courtesy of
Clay Mills Victorian Pumping Station Museum
Supported by Stretton Parish Council & East Staffordshire Borough Council