Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- District
- Kirklees
- Town
- Birstall
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- SOCIETY OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL (Manufacturer)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 46967
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Current location
ST PETERS CHURCH
Kirkgate
Birstall
Kirklees
West Yorkshire
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 219 262
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- FRAMED AND GLAZED HAND WRITTEN ROLL OF HONOUR FIGURE OF CHRIST ON THE CROSS WITH A SOLDIER KNEELING IN PRAYER AT HIS FEET IS DEPICTED AT THE TOP OF THE ROLL OF HONOUR
- Inscription
- AND YOU SHALL HEAR OF WARS - & RUMOURS OF WARS - SEE THAT YE BE NOT TROUBLED/ OF YOUR CHARITY/ PRAY FOR THE SOULS/ OF THE GALLANT DEAD/ (NAMES)/ R.I.P.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Akeroyd, William
Allott, William
Bennett, John
Berry, Fredk
Briges, Ernest
Bromley, Harold
Burnley, Walter
Clough, Ben
Craven, Arthur
Craven, Reginald
See details for all 37 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 70
Served and returned: 35
Died: 35
Exact count: no
Information shown: forename
Order of information: forename
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Frame
Measurements: height 24IN, width 10IN
Materials: Wood
- Frame
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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