Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Bradford
Town
Oakworth
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 29th May 1921
    Attended by: Mr Robert Burnin
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
28589

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Current location

Slack Lane Baptist Church
Mackingstone Lane
Oakworth
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD22 0RB
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 02953 39573
Denomination: Baptist

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Previous locations
  • Chapel Fold (the original Slack Lane Baptist Church)
    Slack Lane
    Oakworth
    Bradford
    West Yorkshire
    BD22 0RQ
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SE 02839 39421
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Oak board with cornice, flanked by wreathed panels, showing WW1 names. Small brass plaque fixed to bottom ledge of the board gives WW2 names.
Inscription
On oak board: IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF/ (Names)/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ DURING THE GREAT WAR/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN/ THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS/ LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS On brass plaque on bottom ledge of the board: 1939 - 1945/ ALSO IN MEMORY OF/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baxandall, Clifford
Feather, Laban
Green, Allan
Hale, Joseph
Heaton, Herbert
Midgley, Frank
Midgley, Joseph T
Pickles, Allan
Powell, Norman
Reddihough, Albert
See details for all 16 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 14
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 14
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Forename, surname, date of death
    Order of information: Date of death
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: height c. 610 mm, width c,. 915 mm
    Materials: Wood - Oak
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height c. 25 mm, width c. 76 mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Keighley News, Saturday 4th June 1921

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