Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Scarborough
- Town
- Whitby
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 87201
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Current location
In the baptistry to the west of the main south door (these are compass directions as the church is not conventionally orientated)
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St. Hilda's Catholic Church
Walker Street,
Whitby
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO21 1QT
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 89675 10871
Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description
- It is a brass plaque attached to a wooden back board. There is a simple border round the edge, but the plaque is divided into two sections, the upper has the dedication and the lower the names in 2 columns divided by a rose branch
- Inscription
- OF YOUR CHARITY PRAY FOR THE REPOSE/ OF THE SOULS OF THE FOLLOWING/ MEMBERS OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ R. I. P.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Barrett, William
Benson, Thomas
Collier, Vincent
Crowther, Charles H.
Crowther, Guy
Dempsey, Joseph
Devitt, Robert
Flynn, Joseph
Gandy, Frederic G.
Harrison, John
See details for all 24 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 24
Served and returned: 0
Died: 24
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass, 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 - Reference
- St Hilda, Whitby middlesbrough-diocese.org.uk/parishes/st-hilda-whitby/
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