Memorial details

Memorial type
Allegory (eg: Victory)
District
Bradford
Town
Thornton
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War (1939-1945): Far East Prisoners of War, Non-Combat Deaths, Egypt and the Suez Crisis (1951-1956)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 30th September 1922
    Attended by: The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Thomas Blythe, presided and Mr Alfred Farrar, chairman of the Memorial Committee, unveiled the monument: the dedicatory prayer was offered by the vicar, Reverend AH Tollit.
  • Rededicated
    Date: 20th May 1951
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
28518

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Current location

Thornton Cemetery
Thornton Road (B6145)
Thornton
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD13 3QB
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 08866 32861
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Figure of Victory with head bowed and arms outstretched, holiding wreath in each hand. On square plinth and two-stepped base. On east face the date 1918 within a wreath. The east and west sides of the plinth are stepped forward in the form of a broad Latin cross. To the west a bronze wreath encircles the date 1914, with a rectangular bronze panel below listing commemorated names. A bronze panel to the rear of the plinth and a small bronze panel on the rear of the base both list more commemorated names (those either originally omitted in error or who died subsequent to the war, in some cases of war-related illnesses or injuries). To the east, a precisely similar wreath encircles the date 1918 with another bronze name panel below. The memorial is enclosed by a low octagonal kerb defining a flower bed.
Inscription
6 o'clock face: IN MEMORY / OF OUR / HEROIC DEAD / 1914 / 1918 / ERECTED BY / THE PEOPLE OF THORNTON / UNVEILED AND DEDICATED / SEPTEMBER 30TH 1922. 9 o'clock face: 1914 (Names) 12 o'clock face: (Names) 3 o'clock face: 1918 / (Names) / THE SECOND WORLD / 1939 (Names) 1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alston, Robert
Ambler, Alfred
Appleyard, Ben
Armstrong, Harry
Ashcroft, George E
Barker, Clarence O
Bates, Francis
Battersby, John
Beecroft, Edmund R
Beetham, George
See details for all 186 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 139
    Served and returned: 12
    Died: 127
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname.
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname.
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 24
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 24
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname.
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname.
  • Second World War (1939-1945): Far East Prisoners of War
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, Forename
    Order of information: Surname
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, Forename
    Order of information: Surname
  • Egypt and the Suez Crisis (1951-1956)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Figure
    Measurements: height 2690MM
    Materials: Bronze
  • Plinth
    Measurements: depth 1170MM, height 3060MM, width 1170MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Thornton War Memorial
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
City of Bradford
Reference
  • AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN: BRITISH FIRST WORLD WAR MEMORIALS by BOORMAN, DEREK 99 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:SESSIONS 1988 YORK
  • All About Thornton, thorntonbd13.uk/places/thornton-war-memorial-and-war-graves/, accessed 13th December, 2023
  • Unveiling Programme/ Order of Service 20th May 1951 Photocopy
  • Bradford Weekly Telegraph 3 and 5 / 6 OCT 1922

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