Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Rotherham
- Town
- Wentworth
- County
- South Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 23 October 1921
Attended by: COUNTESS FITZWILLIAM OF IRELAND - Dedicated
Date: 23 October 1921
Attended by: Undefined - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 52974
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Current location
West end of church. Located on facing wall when enter church through main entrance door.
Holy Trinity (New) Parish Church
Church Drive
Wentworth
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S62 7TW
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 38320 98238
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Plain rectangular grey stone tablet set within a brown mottled marble frame and mounted onto a grey marble backboard. Badge of the Royal Horse Artillery depicted at the top centre of the tablet.
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE OF THE 1ST WEST RIDING BATTERY/ ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ KING AND COUNTRY IN THE WAR FOR CIVILISATION/ (names)/ EGYPT PALESTINE/ 1914 - 1919
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Blackledge, H
Butcher, J
Chafer, J
Clayton, J H
Hague, F
Hicks, H J E
Howkins, M
Hutchinson, J W
Jubb, E
Linley, W
See details for all 19 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 18
Served and returned: 0
Died: 18
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Backboard
Measurements: depth C 30 mm, height C 1000mm, width C 800mm
Materials: Grey marble - Frame
Measurements: depth C 30mm, height C 900mm, width C 600mm
Materials: Brown mottled marble - Tablet
Measurements: depth C 20mm, height C 800mm, width C 500mm
Materials: Light grey stone
- Backboard
- 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
- ROTHERHAM AND DISTRICT WAR MEMORIALS by WESTWOOD,F AND FEATHERSTONE,A 419-420 Source: Image Library UKNIWM OFFICE Published:PRIVATE 2003
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