A BLUE plaque was unveiled yesterday in memory of 161 men from 60 terraced homes in one Cheshire street who joined up to fight in World War I.
King George V called Chapel Street, in Altrincham, the “bravest little street in England” for providing so many volunteers.
Twenty-nine of the recruits failed to return to their loved ones in the cul-de-sac, demolished in 1960 to make way for flats.
The sign, awarded by Trafford Council, was unveiled on the wall of an Italian restaurant on the former location.
