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Memorial details

Memorial type
Serviceman / Servicewoman
District
Leeds
Town
Farsley
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: June 1921
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
29247

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Current location

corner of Bagley Lane
Farsley Dental Practice (ex-UDC offices)
Town Street
Farsley
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS28 5JP
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 21802 35476
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
FIGURE OF A SOLDIER IN CAP AND GREATCOAT, IN MOURNING POSE WITH HEAD BOWED AND RIFLE REVERSED, ON RECTANGULAR PLINTH AND FIVE STEPPED BASE. COMMEMORATION ENGRAVED ON FACE OF PLINTH AND FACES OF SECOND AND THIRD STEP.
Inscription
6 o'clock:-1914 - 1919/ IN HONOUR OF THE MEN/ OF FARSLEY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ "ETERNAL HONOUR GIVE TO/ THOSE WHO DIED"/ AND IN THE WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ ERECTED BY/ PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION JUNE 1921 3 o'clock:- (Names) 9 o'clock:- (Names) 12 o'clock:- (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, J
Anderson, John T
Appleyard, J Eric
Asquith, J
Atkinson, Harry
Bailes, Lewis L
Bailey, E
Bannister, Ewart
Bannister, Herbert
Barnes, Lawrence F
See details for all 131 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 97
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 97
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename or initial, surname,
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 34
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 34
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initial
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: height 4267mm
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
  • WAR MEMORIAL INCLUDING ENCLOSING WALL AND RAILINGS
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
LEEDS CITY COUNCIL
Reference
  • AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN: BRITISH FIRST WORLD WAR MEMORIALS by BOORMAN, DEREK 87-88 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:SESSIONS 1988 YORK

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