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Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Bradford
Town
Girlington
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
28978

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Current location

GIRLINGTON METHODIST CHURCH
Girlington Rd
Girlington
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD8 9NN
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 142 338
Denomination: Methodist

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Description
A4 SIZED BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE WITH PAGES ENCLOSED IN PLASTIC SHEETS. IT HAS THE ROLLS OF HONOUR OF THE THREE CHURCHES WHICH AMALGAMATED
Inscription
BOOK: GIRLINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH/ ROLL OF HONOR/ 1914 - 1918/ 1914 - 1918/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS. 1914 IN SERVICE 1918/ (NAMES)/ WORLD WAR 2 - 1939 - 1945/ IN SERVICE/ (NAMES)/ HALLFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ 1914 - 1920/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS./ IN SERVICE/ 1914 - 1920/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ KILLED IN ACTION/ (NAMES)/ IN SERVICE/ (NAMES)/ ALLERTON BAPTIST CHURCH/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ 1914 - 1918/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ WORLD WAR TWO/ 1939 - 1945/ IN SERVICE/ (NAMES) LOOSE SHEET: (NAMES)/ THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO SERVED WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE HALLFIELD MEMORIAL BEFORE IT IS DESTROYED/ 2ND WORLD WAR/ KILLED IN ACTION/ (NAMES)/ MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH & SUNDAY SCHOOL WHO SERVED IN THE FORCES
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ackroyd, Arnold
Ackroyd, Horrace
Albutt, Arthur
Arnott, Harold
Barker, Vincent
Beaumont, Fred
Bish, C E H
Bish, C W
Blake, Harold
Bland, Henry
See details for all 127 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 181
    Served and returned: 147
    Died: 34
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename,additional
    Order of information: additional,surname,forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 38
    Served and returned: 36
    Died: 2
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename,additional
    Order of information: additional,surname,forename
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
History
1999: THE CHURCH WAS LIKELY TO CLOSE IN JULY ANF THE MEMORIALS ARE DUE TO BE ENTRUSTED WITH BRADFORD MUSEUM SERVICE
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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