Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- York
- Town
- York
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: December 1924
Attended by: Gen Sir Charles Harington GCB GBE DSO - Dedicated
Date: December 1924
Attended by: Rev G.D. Baker - Rector of St Clements Church - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 47822
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Current location
Junction of Scarcroft Road and Nunthorpe Road
St Clements Church
Scarcroft Road
York
York
North Yorkshire
YO23 1NB
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 60006 50954
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Wall mounted nowy headed bronze plaque with inscription in relief. Arms of the City of York depicted in relief at the top centre of the plaque. Laurel garland in relief on the left and right hand sides of the plaque.
- Inscription
- CITY OF YORK/ TO COMMEMORATE WITH LASTING HONOUR/ THE SONS OF THIS SCHOOL WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 1918/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Appleby, Ralph
Atkinson, Herbert
Balance, Samuel
Banks, Tom
Barker, Thomas H
Batchellor, Harry
Batchellor, Sidney
Best, George H
Birch, Arthur
Blowman, Charles
See details for all 73 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 73
Served and returned: 0
Died: 73
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 4FT, width 2FT 8IN
Materials: Bronze
- 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 - Reference
- City of York School War Memorials - Volumes Nov 1918-1919 - Education Committee Minutes Volume Dec 1919 Volumes Jan 1920- April 1920
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