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Memorial details

Memorial type
Unidentified
District
Doncaster
Town
Brodsworth
County
South Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), 20th Century Wars (1900-1999)
Maker
GUSTAVE DORE (Artist)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
46645

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Current location

St Michael and All Angels Church
Brodsworth
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN5 7XH
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 50675 07228
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Could be a book of remembrance or a bible
Inscription
OLD BRODSWORTH PARISH CHURCH/ PRESENTED BY/ THE MOTHERS UNION IN/ PROUD MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR/ (NAMES)/ REST ETERNAL GRANT THEM O LORD/ LIGHT & JOY PERPETUAL IN THY (...)/ FEAST OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 1947/ FIRST WAR 1914 - 1918/ "SPLENDID YOU PROVED, THE GREAT SURRENDER MADE INTO THE LIGHT THAT NEVER MORE SHALL FADE" (EXACT LINE SPACING UNKNOWN)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bufton, Joseph
Chapman, William
Heal, Frederick
Hemsworth, Alfred
Hickman, Charles
Hunt, James
Poppleton, Joseph
Sanderson, Walter
Simpson, Alan
Smeaton, John
See details for all 10 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 6
    Died: 6
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
  • 20th Century Wars (1900-1999)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Book
    Measurements: depth 8 CM, height 30 CM, width 22CM
    Materials: Paper
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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