Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Barnsley
- Town
- Gawber
- County
- South Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 28071
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Current location
ST THOMAS CHURCH
Church St
Gawber
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S75 2RL
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 32286 07198
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- TWO-STEPPED BASE SURMOUNTED BY TAPERING PLINTH, SHAFT AND STYLISED IN-FILLED WHEEL-CROSS
- Inscription
- 6 O'CLOCK FACE: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF GAWBER/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES) 3 AND 9 O'CLOCK FACE: 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Atkinson, Arthur
Atkinson, Herbert
Beachill, Albert
Casken, Alfred
Casken, Arthur
Chapman, John
Chilvers, Matthew
Clarke, Alec
Ellis, Charles
Franks, Hubert
See details for all 16 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 16
Served and returned: 0
Died: 16
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename, surname
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 20
Served and returned: 0
Died: 20
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename, surname
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: depth C 1000MM, height C 3000MM, width C 1000MM
Materials: Marble - Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Sandstone
- Cross
- 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
- History
- 1989: MEMORIAL CLEANED. JAR WITH THE DUNKIRK SAND IN IT WAS BURIED AS PART OF THE REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE 1991: 6 WW2 NAMES ADDED
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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