Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Calderdale
Town
Brighouse
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 25th February 1951
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2603

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Current location

In library
Rastrick High School
Field Top Road
Brighouse
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
HD6 3XB
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 13880 22241
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Book of Remembrance kept in glass and wooden case
Inscription
RASTRICK/GRAMMAR SCHOOL/IN MEMORY/OF THE FALLEN/A RECORD OF THE/OLD BOYS OF THE/SCHOOL WHO SACRI-/-FICED THEIR LIVES/IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918/PUER NON RES EST SED SPES
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ackroyd, Louis
Ambler, Kenneth
Battye, Stanley
Birkby, Ronnie
Bower, Leonard
Broadbent, Alan Stewart
Brook, N
Cocker, John Frederick
Crowther, Norman
Denham, Eric Munro
See details for all 50 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 18
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 18
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, Forename
    Order of information: Surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 32
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 32
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, Forename
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Case
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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