Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Leeds
Town
East Ardsley
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998), Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
29228

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Current location

To the south of the church in the churchyard
St Michael's Churchyard
Church Lane
East Ardsley
Leeds
West Yorkshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 30221 25301
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Three-stepped rectangular base surmounted by a tall square sectioned tapering plinth, capstone, two-stage round tapering shaft and nodule decorated cross. Pinned-lead lettering and numerals form the Inscription and names text.
Inscription
Plinth - 6 o'clock face: TO / THE HONOUR AND GLORY OF GOD / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY / RELATIONS AND FRIENDS / IN MEMORY OF THE FALLEN BRAVE / IN THIS PARISH AND DISTRICT / IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914 TO 1918. / NAVY 1914 / (2 NAMES) / ARMY / (1 NAME) / ARMY 1915 / (7 NAMES) // 3 o'clock face: 1916 / (18 NAMES) / 1917 / (3 NAMES) // 12 o'clock face: 1917 / (12 NAMES) / 1918 / (8 NAMES) // 9 o'clock face: 1918 / (18 NAMES) / 1919 / (1 NAME) // Top step - 6 o'clock face: "GRANT THEM, O LORD, ETERNAL REST." // 9 o'clock face: 1939 - 1945 / (7 NAMES) // 12 o'clock face: T.A. STOKER KILLED IN IRELAND // 3 o'clock face: 1916 (1NAME) // Middle step - 9 o'clock face: (12 NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Armitage, Laurence
Aveyard, Thomas W
Backhouse, John D
Binks, Cyril J
Binks, Walter
Blackburn, Stanley W
Bloomfield, Walter E
Bower, Walter
Bristow, Harry
Broadhead, Harry
See details for all 71 names
Commemorations
  • Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename initial surname, manner of death, place of death
    Order of information: Forename initial surname, manner of death, place of death
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 19
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 19
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename initials, surname
    Order of information: Listed alphabetically by surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 71
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 71
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Year died, service, forename, initial, surname
    Order of information: Year died
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 2438.4mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
2011: Loss of some lettering.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: Relations and friends.
Reference

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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