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Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Leeds
Town
Upper Armley
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21824

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Current location

Christ Church
Armley Ridge Road
Upper Armley
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS12 3LE
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 26570 33734
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Six light stained glass window depicting Saint George, Saint Hilda, Saint Wilfred, Saint Oswald, Saint Ethelburga and Saint Nicholas.
Inscription
Six windows: THESE WINDOWS WERE ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THIS PARISH AND NEIGHBOURHOOD WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR OUR SAKES IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR 1914 - 1919 ALSO AS A THANKSOFFERING TO GOD FOR THOSE SAFELY RETURNED AND FOR HIS MANY MERCIES VOUCHSAFED TO US AS A NATION, AS A CHURCH AND AS INDIVIDUALS, TRUE LOVE BY LIFE, TRUE LOVE BY DEATH IS TRIED, LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND, WE FOR ENGLAND DIED / (NAMES) Saint George Saint Hilda Saint Wilfred: C. C. ELLIS, M.A. VICAR Saint Oswald: S. GREEN, H. W. DICKEN, CHURCH WARDENS Saint Ethelburga Saint Nicholas
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Armatage, W
Ashby, S
Ashforth, T J
Ashton, H
Atkinson, A
Atkinson, F
Atkinson, T
Batley, G C
Baxter, E
Baxter, F
See details for all 96 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 95
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 95
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
History
Two of the windows are hidden away in the store room and a printed picture hangs on the wall in lieu.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: Public subscription
Reference

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