
What is recorded here
This brown commemorative plaque records: Jack Judge accompanied by a WW1 soldier Inspired to compose the famous marching song "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" He was the first to sing it publicly in 1912 at the Grand Theatre in Stalybridge, the town of its conception.
Jack Judge composed the famous marching song "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" in 1912, which became widely associated with World War I soldiers.
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Photo: David Dixon on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0