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Memorial details

Memorial type: Obelisk
District: Leeds
Town: Great Preston
County: West Yorkshire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 27547

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Current location

at junction of Wood Lane
opposite village hall car park.
Preston Lane
Great Preston
Leeds
West Yorkshire
WF10 2HE
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 40213 29339
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

PLAIN OBELISK ON THREE STEP BASE, SET IN SMALL WALLED GARDEN

Inscription

BOWERS ALLERTON/ GREAT PRESTON/ AND HOLLINGHURST/ DISTRICTS/ WAR MEMORIAL/ TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ FROM THESE DISTRICTS/ ALSO/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Armitage, Charles W
Bell, Ernest
Booth, Charles
Brook, Ted
Butterworth, William
Clay, James
Collinson, Haydn
Cooper, Abraham
Cooper, Jack
Elsworth, Fredrick W
See details for all 30 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 24
Served and returned: 0
Died: 24
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 6
Served and returned: 0
Died: 6
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname

Components

Obelisk
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone

Listing information

This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website

Condition

Bowers Allerton.Great Preston. Hollinhurst districts
WMO ID: 196756
Condition: Good [last updated on 20-02-2020]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

LEEDS CITY COUNCIL

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