Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Leeds
Town
Pool
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22193

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Current location

POOL METHODIST CHURCH
Main St
Pool
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS21 1NA
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 24389 45298
Denomination: Methodist

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Description
WOODEN BOARD WITH CARVED INSCRIPTION IN GOLD LETTERING A CARVED AND COLOURED POPPY HEAD IS IN EACH CORNER OF THE BOARD
Inscription
"THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD / AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD" / 1939 1945 / REMEMBER / (NAMES) / "WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Davey, Harold
Hampson, Harold
Holmes, George
Kaye, Francis Bertram
Myers, George
Peel, Norman
Pickard, David
Stead, Norman
Warren, Wilfred Robert
See details for all 9 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
METHODIST CHURCH
Reference
  • website awfhs.org/war-memorial/ has confirmatory photo and names list.

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