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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Leeds
Town
Thorpe Arch
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1920
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
29321

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Current location

BRIDGE FOOT AND CHURCH CAUSEWAY
Bridge Foot
Thorpe Arch
Leeds
West Yorkshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 433 460
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
CELTIC STYLE WHEEL CROSS ON SQUARE PLINTH AND TWO STEPPED BASE
Inscription
FRONT: IN THANKSGIVING TO/ ALMIGHTY GOD/ AND IN REMEBRANCE OF THOSE/ WHO FELL AND OF THOSE WHO/ SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED/ BY THE PEOPLE OF/ THORP ARCH/ 1920 LEFT AND RIGHT HAND SIDES: FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Archer, A
Darner, J
Dickenson, E
Griffiths, A
Huscroft, W
Milner, W
Murray, G
Smith, A
Wharton, G W
Wilson, C
See details for all 10 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height C 15FT
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
LEEDS CITY COUNCIL

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