Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Wakefield
- Town
- Newmillerdam
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 29164
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Current location
Corner of Mill Lane and the A61
next to large pub.
Barnsley Road (A61)
Newmillerdam
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF2 6QD
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 33303 15856
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- VERY TALL OCTAGONAL CROSS, APPARENTLY LOOSELY MODELLED ON A BLOMFIELD DESIGN, WITH AN OCTAGONAL PLINTH BRONZE SWORD OF SACRIFICE ON FRONT FACE
- Inscription
- 1914 - 1918/ MORTU HIC PRO PATRIA/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Beatson, C
Bramald, John
Brook, Walter
Calvert, Eddie
Cole, Thomas A
Colley, Alfred
Colley, Walter
Darwent, Charles
Dawson, G
Depledge, Tom
See details for all 25 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 20
Served and returned: 0
Died: 20
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname
Order of information: Rank, surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 5
Served and returned: 0
Died: 5
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, initial, surname
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: height 4000MM
Materials: Stone - Plaques / Panels with names
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze
- 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
- History
- SURVEYED BY WAKEFIELD DC 4 MAY 1999. HARD STANDING NEEDS REPAIR
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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