Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Barnsley
- Town
- Barnsley
- County
- South Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- Mr H Benson (art master)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 27 October 1928
Attended by: "300 persons", Mr. Charles H. Hutchinson, Rev. C. S. Butler, Mr. R. F. Pawsey, Canon H. E. Hone, Mr. A. J. Schooling, Mr Berryman. Members of the 5th Battalion Y&L regiment.
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 70246
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Current location
On the wall of the stairwell going up to the first floor
Cooper Art Gallery
Church Street
Barnsley
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S70 2AH
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 34416 06626
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Barnsley Grammar School
Shaw Lane
Barnsley
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S70 6EP
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 33577 06100
Denomination: Undefined
- Barnsley Grammar School
- Description
- A heavy dark bronze coloured plaque containing three columns of names set on a light wood panel. The panel has a curved top pediment with three coloured coats of arms set onto it around and amongst the dedication. At the corners of the bronze panel are four small coloured symbols, a rose, a shamrock, a thistle and a leek.
- Inscription
- Wooden Panel: 1914 1918 / TO THE MEMORY OF THE OLD BOYS / OF THIS SCHOOL WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR Bronze Plaque: (names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allott, T R
Armitage, A E
Atha, J B
Bakel, F
Bambridge, H L
Banks, A
Barraclough, C
Batley, A G
Batley, E
Baylis, L
See details for all 76 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 76
Served and returned: 0
Died: 76
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initials and surname
Order of information: Surname, Initials
- First World War (1914-1918)
- 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 - Responsibility
- Barnsley Council
- Reference
- Book-Great Sacrifice by Jane Ainsworth-gives biographical details on each casulaty and a history of the school. ISBN 9781911096085 Hellon & Company £25
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