Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Holderness
Town
Skeffling
County
Humberside
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
35311

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Current location

Saint Helen's Church
Church Road
Skeffling
Holderness
Humberside
HU12 0UX
England

OS Grid Ref: TA 37072 19051
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A small wooden board with white painted dedication and names. Located in a wall alcove at the west end of the south aisle.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ (Names)/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN WORLD WARS/ 1914-18 I 1939 - 45
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Biglin, Ernest
Douglas, George
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Yorkshire Heroes, Vol. I: A Journey from Hull to Withernsea Around Hornsea and Back to Hull Again, Malcolm Mann (1995), pp. 109-111.

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