Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Pillar / Column
- District
- Barnsley
- Town
- Monk Bretton
- County
- South Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Korean War (1950-1953)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 22nd May 1921
Attended by: UNKNOWN - Dedicated
Date: 22nd May 1921
Attended by: UNKNOWN - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 28103
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Current location
Cross St
Monk Bretton
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S71 2EU
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 36230 07864
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- TWO IDENTICAL PILLARS PLACED EQUIDISTANTLY APART AND MOUNTED UPON SQUARE PLINTH. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING ON THE SIDES OF THE PLINTH. WHOLE IS SET WITHIN A PAVED ARE SURROUNDED BY FLOWER BEDS
- Inscription
- LEFT HAND PILLAR:- 6 O'CLOCK FACE: 1914/ (NAMES) 3 O'CLOCK FACE: MONK BRETTON/ HOLDS IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ HER BRAVE DEAD/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WARS/ 1914 - 1918./ 1939 - 1945 9 O'CLOCK FACE: 1939 - 1945 WAR/ (NAMES)/ KOREAN WAR/ (NAME) 12 O'CLOCK FACE: (NAMES) RIGHT HAND PILLAR:- 6 O'CLOCK FACE: 1918/ (NAMES) 3 O'CLOCK FACE: 1939 - 1945 WAR/ (NAMES) 9 AND 12 O'CLOCK FACE: (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Atkinson, Arthur
Atkinson, Herbert
Bailey, James M
Bailey, Tom
Barber, Eric D
Barham, Wilfred
Barnett, William
Beck, George E
Bedford, Charles
Black, George
See details for all 94 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 66
Served and returned: 0
Died: 66
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, Forename, Surname
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 27
Served and returned: 0
Died: 27
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, Forename, Surname
Order of information: Surname - Korean War (1950-1953)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, Forename, Surname
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Pillar
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Sandstone
- Pillar
- 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
- Monk Bretton War Memorial
- WMO ID: 143642
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 15-04-2020]
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- History
- DATE UNKNOWN: MEMORIAL WAS MOVED TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO FACILITATE WATER AUTHORITY ALTERATIONS TO THE UNDERGROUND RESERVOIR
- Costs
Site: £300
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- BARNSLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
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