Memorial details

Memorial type
Other structure
District
Calderdale
Town
Greetland
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Opened
    Date: 12 July 1924
    Attended by: Councillor David Smith Chairman of Council and The Earl of Harewood
  • Rededicated
    Date: 29 May 1954
    Attended by: Col Sir alfred Mowat Bart DSO DBE MC DL JP
  • Unveiled
    Date: 13 April 1929
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries- Bishop ofChester
  • Dedicated
    Date: 13 April 1929
    Attended by: Bishop Frodsham, Vicar of Halifax, Formerly Senior C.F. Northern Command
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2830

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Current location

Plaque in the housebody room
Clay House
Rochdale Rd
Greetland
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 09769 21486
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Clay House and the grounds used to be a community centre, museum and health centre and now acts as a war memorial. Two dedicatory bronze plaques have been placed inside. The WW1 plaque, with the inscription below it, is set above the additional, plain WW2 plaque and depicts in relief a battlefield scene with two gun teams passing thirteen infantry men marching with rifles slung.
Inscription
WW1 Plaque: TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE MEN OF GREETLAND / WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR. / (Names) / "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" WW2 Plaque: 1939 - 1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allison, John D
Ambler, G N
Ambler, John T
Bailey, J S
Balmforth, John W
Barker, Fred
Barker, Gordon
Barmby, H
Berry, J
Binks, R
See details for all 108 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 35
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 35
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials, forename
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 73
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 73
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, initials
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 1060mm, width 1560mm
    Materials: Brass, Bronze
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Reference
  • Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, published privately in 1995, their memorial 509.

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