Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Scarborough
Town
Filey
County
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
30524

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Current location

North West Tower Pillar West Side
St. Oswald's Church
Church Hill
Filey
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO14 9ET
England

OS Grid Ref: TA 11780 81070
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
WALL-MOUNTED BRASS PLAQUE SET ON MARBLE MOUNT. PLAQUE EDGED BY DOUBLE INCISED LINES WITH BLACK LETTERING. ENGRAVING IN TOP CORNERS OF OAK LEAVES AND ACORNS. IN THE CENTRE IS A LATIN CROSS.
Inscription
+ / TO THE HONOURED MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / 1915 / (8 NAMES) / 1916 / (11 NAMES) / 1917 / (21 NAMES) / 1918 / (19 NAMES) / 1919 / (2 NAMES) / "The men were very good unto us, and we were / not hurt, neither missed we anything . . . . they / were a wall unto us both by night and day _" / 1.SAM. XXV. 15. 16. / JESU MERCY
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Birch, Eric Wykeham
Brown, Harold
Bulmer, John W
Cappleman, Thos Warcup
Chapman, Tom
Cockerill, George Waddingham
Colley, Robert
Colling, George
Coultas, George
Crimlisk, Harold
See details for all 61 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 61
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 61
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Year died, forenames, initials, surname, honours, rank, regiment/unit/ship
    Order of information: Year died
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 1370mm, width 840mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height 1550mm, width 990mm
    Materials: Marble - Black
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other
Details: Army & Navy Co-operative Society

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