The Westhoughton section of the junoir Air Corps are seen passing the saluting base in Market Street,May 1944 ...Photo by Bolton Evening News...Date created: )05.1944.Date received: 22.08.2003.
WARTIME pictures tell the story of a Bolton that’s a world away from the borough so familiar to us today.
This image, taken in May 1944 shows thousands of patriotic townspeople who have turned out for a parade.
The Westhoughton section of the junior Air Corps is pictured marching past the saluting base in Market Street.
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