Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- District
- Bradford
- Town
- Harecroft
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- S.D.Laverick ?
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 25th June 1919
Attended by: Presented by Mrs W.H Robertshaw of Harecroft. Rev Mark Knowlson, Circuit Minister of Bingley, unveiled Roll of Honour and the Memorial
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 28588
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- Previous locations
- HARECROFT METHODIST CHURCH
B6144
Harecroft
Bradford
West Yorkshire
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 082 357
Denomination: Methodist
- HARECROFT METHODIST CHURCH
- Description
- ILLUMINATED, FRAMED AND GLAZED ROLL OF HONOUR. HAND CALLIGRAPHY. ORIGINALLY HAD PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE MEN ON THE ROLL OF HONOUR PLACED BESIDE IT. THESE ARE NOW LOST FLAGS OF THE UK AND DOMINIONS AT TOP OF ROLL WITH ROYAL COAT OF ARMS SET UNDER PLAIN CROSS. ARMS OF ALLIES FRAME SIDES OF ROLL. FOUR PAINTED ROUNDELS IN EACH CORNER WITH SCENES ILLUSTRATING WOMEN AT HOME, ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE.
- Inscription
- THE / GREAT WAR / 1914 1918 / ROLL OF HONOUR / "IN ALL THEIR AFFLICTIONS, HE WAS AFFLICTED" / NAMES / "I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE " / NAMES OF DEAD / "IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE ARE MANY MANSIONS" / HARECROFT / CHURCH
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ackroyd, Charles
Ashwell, William
Barker, Edgar
Bower, Frank
Brigg, Jack
Brigg, William N
Briggs, Joshua
Chapman, William
Drake, Joseph E
Firth, Arthur
See details for all 26 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 26
Served and returned: 24
Died: 2
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Roll of honour
Measurements: height 36 IN, width 20 IN
Materials: Paper
- Roll of honour
- Condition
- History
- THE MEMORIALS WERE DAMAGED BY WATER AND TAKEN DOWN AND PLACED IN THE STORE. THEY WERE SUBSEQUENTLY LOST. This roll of honour was originally recorded in November 1998 as being lost. Originally there was a memorial with photographs and a Roll of Honour.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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