Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
York
Town
York
County
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 22nd January 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
30783

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Current location

North wall of the nave (in the passageway between the inserted rooms and the wall)
ST CUTHBERTS CHURCH
Peasholme
York
York
North Yorkshire
YO1 7PW
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 60774 52043
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
OAK BOARD WITH CENTRE SECTION DIVIDED INTO THREE PANELS WITH MAHOGANY INSERTS PLACED IN THEM. INSCRIPTION IS ON THESE ON GOLD LETTERING.DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION IN RELIEF AT THE TOP AND BASE OF THE BOARD. SHELF AT THE BASE WITH TWO CANDLESTICKS ON IT TRACERY DESIGN AT THE TOP INCOPRATING TWO COATS OF ARMS, 1). ST CUTHBERT'S CROSS ONA BLUE FIELD AND 2). CITY OF YORK ARMS (ARGENT ON A CROSS GULES 5 LIONS PASSANT GUARDANT OR.) AND AN INCISED GOLD PAINTED CROSS AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE CENTRE PANEL
Inscription
TOP: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE PANELS: (NAMES) BASE: SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING & COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 TO 1918
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alderson, Walter
Anderson, William John
Andrews, William
Arey, Arthur
Audin, Alfred
Backhouse, Arthur Joseph
Backhouse, John
Banks, Albert
Barclay, Sidney Herbert
Barclay, Thcmac James
See details for all 140 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 155
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 155
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: date died,regiment,forename
    Order of information: date died
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak, Wood - Mahogany
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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