St Mary The Virgin Church WW1

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 16th October 1921
Attended by: Chancellor Austen, of York, rector of Whitby for 45 years
Dedicated
Date: 16th October 1921
Attended by: Rev. C. R. Hone, rector of Whitby and Revs. G. M. Storrar (Presbyterian) and J. Anderson (Congregational)
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Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

30842

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Current location

On the East wall of the church.
St Mary The Virgin Church
Abbey Plain (East Cliff)
Whitby
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO22 4JT
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 90146 11300
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

A polished wooden board with two Palladian tops, a carved cornice and pillars names between the pillars. Main inscription is between the tops and carved in relief.

Inscription

1914-1918/ THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED TO THE HONOURED MEMORY/ OF MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS TOWN WHO FOR GOD AND THE/ EMPIRE - AT THE CALL OF THEIR COUNTRY - LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR/ (NAMES)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Agar, G G
Agar, J
Agar, M
Agar, R
Anderson, A P
Anderson, G
Anderson, L
Anderson, M
Appleton, W H
Atkinson, H
See details for all 303 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 300
Served and returned: 0
Died: 300
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Unknown

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Tuesday 18 October 1921 WHITBY WAR MEMORIAL

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