Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Bradford
Town
Oxenhope
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
28479

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Current location

IN THE VESTRY
OXENHOPE METHODIST CHURCH
A6033
Oxenhope
Bradford
West Yorkshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 032 350
Denomination: Methodist

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Description
RECTANGULAR BRASS PLAQUE WITH RED INLAID DECORATIVE BORDER. INCISED INSCRIPTION IN BLACK AND RED PAINTED LETTERING
Inscription
OXENHOPE WESLEYAN CHURCH/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD & IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO MADE/ THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS."/ THE FOLLOWING ALSO SERVED/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bancroft, Albert
Bancroft, Edgar
Bancroft, Maurice
Bennett, David
Bennett, Sam
Bolton, Arthur
Bolton, Henry
Booth, Eli
Booth, John H
Booth, Wilson
See details for all 86 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 91
    Served and returned: 83
    Died: 8
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height C 2FT, width C 18IN
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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