Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Wakefield
Town
Fryston
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
29139

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Current location

There is no church
just a graveyard.
The Churchyard
Wheldon Road
Fryston
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF10 2QH
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 45287 26764
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
PLAIN red granite LATIN CROSS ON TAPERING SHAFT, TWO STAGE PLINTH AND SQUARE TWO STEPPED BASE
Inscription
THE/ GREAT/ WAR/ 1914/ 1918/ (NAMES)/ ERECTED TO COMMEMORATE/ THE MEN OF FRYSTON, WHO GAVE/ THEIR ALL FOR GOD, KING & COUNTRY/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, E
Banks, D
Best, A
Bradley, B
Burns, R
Bury, A
Butterfield, H
Davies, G
Holmes, E
Hulme, W
See details for all 37 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 37
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 37
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
St Peters Church building demolished in 1991, churchyard and war memorial remain
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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