Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Calderdale
Town
Rastrick
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2750

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Current location

Upper Edge Baptist Church
Dewsbury Rd
Rastrick
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
HD6 3QD
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 12544 20800
Denomination: Baptist

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Description
Varnished wooden board in three columns with leaves, fruit and flowers carved on to it. WW2 brass plaque fixed to the base below the wreath shelf.
Inscription
Board - IN MEMORIAM/ (NAMES)/ LEST WE FORGET/ DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE YOUNG MEN OF ELLAND UPPER EDGE WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 Plaque - THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF/ LNA CAMERON STAPP/ WHO GAVE HIS LIFE ON JUNE 6TH 1942/ WHILE SERVING WITH THE FLEET AIR ARM
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barker, Redvers
Barrett, Walter
Booth, Fred
Brier, Harold
Brook, Ernest
Brook, Frank
Brook, James
Chadwick, Fred
Chadwick, James H
Cockshott, Arthur
See details for all 84 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 83
    Served and returned: 70
    Died: 13
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, Forename
    Order of information: Surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, Year died, Regiment, Forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Board
    Measurements: height 1710mm, width 1590mm
    Materials: Wood - Oak
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 412

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