Great Central Railway Mexborough Railwaymen

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Doncaster
Town: Mexborough
County: South Yorkshire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918), VC or GC Recipients
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 28095

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Current location

Mexborough Railway Station
Station Road
Mexborough
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
S64 9AQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 47300 99600
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Plaque with base and pediment. Olive branch in relief above inscription. Inscription and names also in relief.

Inscription

GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE/ RAILWAYMEN OF MEXBOROUGH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ (Names)/ These died in War, that we in Peace / might live/ ERECTED BY THEIR COMRADES.

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Best, T
Brooks, W
Brumby, J H
Burgon, T A
Burton, A
Carroll, R
Coultas, R
Crowcroft, A
Depledge, F
Dickinson, G
See details for all 32 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 32
Served and returned: 0
Died: 32
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname
VC or GC Recipients
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 1
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite
Plaque
Measurements: height 1600MM, width 800MM
Materials: Brass

Listing information

This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
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Condition

Great Central Railway Mexborough Railwaymen
WMO ID: 223816
Condition: Fair [last updated on 22-01-2016]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Corporate

Reference

Forward (Great Central Railway Society) by Great Central Railway Society No.171 pp. 15-23 (March 2012) 'Great Central Great War Heroes pt 6: The Railwaymen of Mexborough' by Ken Grainger. Brief accounts of the men on the memorial, including TN Jackson VC, whose decoration is not shown on it, and who at present does not appear on the main railway company memorial (UKNIWM 27674)

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