Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Calderdale
Town
Todmorden
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Rededicated
    Date: 1985
    Attended by: Unknown
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2643

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Current location

South aisle
St Michael's Church
Burnley Road
Todmorden
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
OL14 8LZ
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 91045 26219
Denomination: Church of England

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Previous locations
  • MOUNT ZION METHODIST CHURCH
    Cornholme
    Calderdale
    West Yorkshire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Wall-mounted wooden board. Carved black and gold lettering, reeded edging. Small, additional brass plaque at base with explanation of the moving of the board.
Inscription
Roll of honour/ to commemorate/ the loyalty, devotion,/ courage,/ and self-sacrifice of/ the young men from this/ church who gave their/ lives at sea, on land/ and in the air serving their country and/ their fellow men./ 1939 -1945/ (names)/ greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends/ this memorial was re-dedicated here in 1985 after the closure of Mount Zion Methodist Church, Cornholme.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Greenwood, Jack
Law, George
Lord, Jack
Mallison, John W
Nesbitt, Robert
Thompson, Frank
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, Forename
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: height 930mm, width 650mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
History
The board was removed with the closure and part demolision of the church.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, published privately in 1995, their memorial 906.

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