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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rotherham
Town
Rotherham
County
South Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 23rd April 1921
    Attended by: MAJ GEN H B DAVIES CB
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
28031

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Current location

East wall of the east aisle
Rotherham Minster
Church Street
Rotherham
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S60 1PD
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 42850 92871
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
25 brass plaques with units, regiments and names on, these sit across and below the central dedicatory plaque.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ IN PROUD AND TENDER MEMORY OF THEIR ONLY CHILD/ LESLIE-PEECH AIZLEWOOD MC AFC . MAJOR ROYAL AIR FORCE/ WHO AFTER A CAREER OF SIGNAL & DISTINGUISHED SERVICE/ GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY ON 29TH SEPTEMBER 1918/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF ALL THE OFFICERS & MEN/ FROM THE TOWN OF ROTHERHAM WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ "Their name liveth for evermore"/ THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY ALBERT PERCY AIZLEWOOD JP & FLORENCE SHAW AIZLEWOOD/ HIS WIFE OF BLENHEIM HOUSE ROTHERHAM/ [25 plaques with units, regiments and (Names)]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abson, A
Adams, W
Adlington, E
Aizlewood, Leslie Peech
Aldam, J
Allatt, A
Allen, H T
Allen, J
Allington, A
Allott, F
See details for all 1136 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1140
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1140
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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