Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Barnsley
- Town
- Penistone
- County
- South Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 28106
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Current location
At roadside
St John the Baptist Church
Church St
Penistone
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S36 6DH
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 24616 03326
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Plinth with angled wings surmounted by a plinth and Latin Cross. Inscription in black lettering on plinth and sides of wings.
- Inscription
- 6 O'CLOCK FACE: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THOSE FROM/ THIS TOWNSHIP/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES) 9 O'CLOCK FACE: 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES) 3 O'CLOCK FACE: (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ashton, Ernest
Baker, Albert Edward
Barlow, Wilfred
Brewer, Thomas
Brownhill, Joe Hague
Buckley, Joseph Arnold
Burman, Charles
Calcutt, Charles Richard
Champion, Harry
Clarke, Colin
See details for all 42 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 42
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 42
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 40
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 40
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: height C 5000MM
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Barnsley Metropolitan District Council
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