Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Craven
- Town
- Low Bentham
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: August 1920
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Rededicated
Date: 10 November 2018
Attended by: Undefined - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 29607
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Current location
St John the Baptist Church
B6480 Wennington Rd
Low Bentham
Craven
North Yorkshire
LA2 7DD
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 64479 69268
Denomination: Church of England
- Previous locations
- St Margaret's Church
Station Road
High Bentham
Craven
North Yorkshire
LA2 7LL
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 66875 68868
Denomination: Church of England
- St Margaret's Church
- Description
- Rectangular plaque inscribed in red and black with inlaid red cross at top. It was originally in a wooden frame, now lost since the relocation to High Bentham.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ (33 NAMES)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR JUSTICE/ AND RIGHT IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ THEY ARE IN PEACE
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Atkinson, J
Bargh, C
Bartley, S C
Beck, C
Briscoe, E W
Carr, W
Clapham, E
Clarke, C
Clarke, R
Dowbiggin, L
See details for all 33 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 33
Served and returned: 0
Died: 33
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 750mm, width 550mm
Materials: Brass - Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- 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
- St Margaret's Church WWI
- WMO ID: 147228
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 05-02-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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