Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Calderdale
Town
Todmorden
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 12th September 1920
    Attended by: Major Barker, MP for Sowerby
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2651

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Current location

Outside of the church
Vale Baptist Church
Burnley Road
Todmorden
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
OL14 8JY
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 91133 26210
Denomination: Baptist

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Description
Stone cross, with a ribboned wreath, surmounting wider stone plinth. Plinth bears names and inscription in incised black lettering.
Inscription
IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ SHORE BOYS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ (Names)/ THEY LIVE FOR EVERMORE/ TREASURED MEMORIES OF/ (Names)/ DIED IN ACTIVE SERVICE 1939-1945/ WORTHY OF REMEMBRANCE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baron, Harry
Boothman, Ronald A
Cooper, Albert E
Cooper, Harold
Earnshaw, John W
Gill, Richard
Greenwood, Ernest
Greenwood, Herbert W
Greenwood, Paul
Greenwood, Richard A
See details for all 23 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 20
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 20
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height c 940mm
    Materials: Granite
  • Plinth
    Measurements: height 1660mm, width 460mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, published privately in 1995, their memorial 916

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