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Memorial details

Memorial type
Gate
District
Kirklees
Town
Hepworth
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
24596

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Current location

Holy Trinity Church
Dean Bridge Lane
Hepworth
Kirklees
West Yorkshire
HD9 1TR
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 16247 06946
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
CHURCH LYCHGATE WITH DEDICATION ON IT. ADDITIONAL TABLET FOR WW2 ADDED
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF THE SUPREME SACRIFICE OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHOSE NAMES ARE HERE INSCRIBED AND WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914 - 1919 IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE SANCTITY OF TREATIES AND THE NATION'S HONOUR, THE SAFETY OF THEIR HOMES AND COUNTRY AND THE LIBERTIES OF THE WORLD. THIS LYCH GATE IS ERECTED BY FRIENDS AND PARISHIONERS OF HEPWORTH CHURCH MDCCCCXIX "THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE"/ (NAMES) THIS STONE WAS ADDED TO THE MEMORIAL TO COMMEMORATE THOSE WHO FELL IN THE WAR OF 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. (EXACT LINE SPACING UNKNOWN)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bailey, James
Battye, Harry
Battye, Joseph
Brook, Raymond Tyas
Brooke, Joshua
Earnshaw, Irvin
Haigh, Woodhead
Hirst, Lewis
Holmes, Norman
Kaye, Herbert
See details for all 20 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename
    Order of information: surname,rank,forename,regiment
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 20
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 20
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, regiment, forename, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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