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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Leeds
Town
Collingham
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21898

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Current location

St Oswald's Parish Church
Church Street
Collingham
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS22 5AX
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 38943 46102
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
BRASS PLAQUE WITH INCISED INSCRIPTION IN BLACK PAINTED LETTERING. INCISED OAK LEAF AND ACORN BORDER. WHOLE IS SET WITHIN A WOODEN FRAME INCISED RED PAINTED CROSS AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE PLAQUE
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN / MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING / PARISHIONERS OF COLLINGHAM / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR COUNTRY DURING / THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 / (NAMES) / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT / A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS / ST JOHN 15 V.13
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bisat, Arthur William
Browning, William Edward
Colbeck-welch, James Charles
Cooke, Alfred Royston
French, Kenneth Herbert
Gurney, Basil Russell
Longbottom, John Spencer
Sanderson, Reginald Woolley
Sibery, Thomas Henry
Stead, Peter
See details for all 11 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, regiment.
    Order of information: surname,forename,regiment
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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