Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Calderdale
Town
Luddendenfoot
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Lost
WM Reference
2717

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Previous locations
  • LUDDENFOOT WORKING MENS CLUB
    Luddendenfoot
    Calderdale
    West Yorkshire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
  • Oscar's Bar
    Kershaw Crescent
    Luddenden Foot
    Calderdale
    West Yorkshire
    HX2 6NS
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SE 03695 25410
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Two tablets. WW1 has triangular pediment and monogram within a wreath. WW2 is a rectangular addition.
Inscription
Tablet: ANSWERED THEIR COUNTRIE'S (SIC) CALL/ LFWC/ 1914 1919/ (Names)/ TILL THE DAY DAWNS/ (Names)/ Tablet: 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ WE HONOUR THEIR GLORY
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ashworth, W
Barrett, W
Blackburn, W
Callaghan, J
Cavanagh, J
Cookson, Fred
Corcoran, E
Crowther, H
Dempsey, J
Denley, G
See details for all 40 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 38
    Served and returned: 29
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, Decorations
    Order of information: Surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, Forename
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 1080mm, width 820mm
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 225mm, width 600mm
    Materials: Marble - White
Condition
History
2011: No information about current whereabouts of tablets. Oscar's Bar closed and demolished. Housing development on site 1992: in store. Owner of Oscar's bar has had them cleaned and restored with a view to having them remounted.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, published privately in 1995, their memorial 724

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