Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Calderdale
Town
Hebden Bridge
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 23rd October 1921
    Attended by: Mr Esav Greenwood
  • Dedicated
    Date: 23rd October 1921
    Attended by: Mr P Sowden
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2843

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Current location

Hope Baptist Church
New Road
Hebden Bridge
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
HX7 8EW
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 99273 27167
Denomination: Baptist

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Previous locations
  • NAZEBOTTOM BAPTIST CHURCH
    Calderdale
    West Yorkshire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Brass plaque with incised inscription in black and red painted lettering. Wreath incised at the top corners of the plaque. Inscription flanked by two columns.
Inscription
1914 1918/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ (Names)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"/ IN GRATITUDE FOR THE SERVICE OF THE RETURNED/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Butterworth, Mark
Butterworth, Tom
Campbell, William
Carter, Arthur
Clark, Harry
Clark, Wallace
Clegg, Sam
Cockroft, Norman
Crabtree, Fred
Crabtree, Willie
See details for all 73 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 73
    Served and returned: 61
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 750mm, width 560mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: £870

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Minister and Deacons of the Church
Reference
  • Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, published privately in 1995, their memorial 605
  • Hallifax Weekly Guardian 29th October 1921

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