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Orphan work
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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
- District
- Calderdale
- Town
- Lightcliffe
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 21st September 1921
Attended by: Lt. Col. Sir George Armitage CMG DSO - Dedicated
Date: 21st September 1923
Attended by: Bishop Frodsham DD, Vicar of Halifax - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 2763
Current location
St Matthew's Church
Wakefield Road
Lightcliffe
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
HX3 8SJ
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 13504 25493
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Wooden screen on west side of church. Central panel bears carved names in red. Inscription above and below names painted in gilt. Gothic canopy over central panel.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/OF THOSE OF THIS PARISH WHO FELL FOR GOD AND KING/ FOR RIGHT FREEDOM AND PEACE IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ JESU MERCY/ SEE YE TO IT THAT THESE SHALL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Addy, Herbert
Aspinall, Harry
Aspinall, Herbert
Aspinall, Milton
Balmforth, Sam
Baxter, Clement
Bentley, Sam
Bentley, William H
Berry, John R
Bolland, Joseph P
See details for all 58 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 60
Served and returned: 0
Died: 60
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, Rank, Forename
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Screen
Measurements: height C 3000mm, width 6600mm
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Screen
- 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
- Costs
Site: £350
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Halifax Weekly Guardian 10th April 1920 (plans), 10th September 1921 (p4), 24th September 1921 (pp3-4)
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