Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Kirklees
- Town
- Dewsbury
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 46969
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Current location
NATIONAL SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
Wellington St
Dewsbury
Kirklees
West Yorkshire
WF13 1HL
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 24359 21674
Denomination: Other
- Description
- Nowy headed metal plaque placed in the centre of a wooden board. Names of the fallen inscribed in white lettering on the plaque and names of those who served carved in to the wood on either side.
- Inscription
- CENTRE: TO THE GLORY OF/ GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEMBERS OF/ THIS CHURCH WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ AND IN HONOUR OF/ THOSE WHO SERVED/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ THE FALLEN/ (NAMES) LEFT AND RIGHT HAND SIDES: ROLL OF HONOUR/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Aaran, W
Aisthorp, J W
Auty, C
Beaumont, H
Beaumont, T W
Begg, W A
Bland, L
Brook, Albert
Brook, J
Colbeck, Joseph
See details for all 36 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 42
Served and returned: 35
Died: 7
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- 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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