Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Leeds
Town
Leeds
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 01 July 1931
    Attended by: LT COL J W STEAD VD
  • Undefined
    Date: Undefined
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Dedicated
    Date: 01 July 1931
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries/ Rev C R Chappell Vicar of Christ Church Skipton
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22127

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Current location

North wall of the Memorial Chapel
Minster Church of St-Peter-at-Leeds
Kirkgate
Leeds
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS2 7EG
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 30673 33308
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Nowy-headed marble tablet with a niche in the centre flanked by the Regiment's Battle Honours. Dedicatory inscription at base. The niche holds a bronze figure of St George with shield in one hand and sword in the other. Bronze Arms of the City of Leeds in the upper left side of the tablet and bronze Crest of the West Yorkshire Regiment depicted in the upper right hand corner.
Inscription
Upper left side: EGYPT 1915 - 16/ SOMME 1916/ ANCRE 1916/ GAVRELLE/ 1917 Base: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY/ OF THOSE OF THE LEEDS "PALS" BATTALION/ (15TH WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT) WHO/ DIED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918. Upper right side: SCARPE 1918/ ARRAS 1918/ YPRES 1918/ HAZEBROUCK/ 1918
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height C 2ft
    Materials: Marble
  • Figure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
History
C 2000: Figure of St George was stolen 2007: Recently restored and figure replaced
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Unveiling Programme/ Order of Service 01 July 1931
  • Yorkshire Evening Post pg 20 9 Nov 2006

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