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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Calderdale
- Town
- Sowerby
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 21st May 1921
Attended by: Bishop Frobsham, Vicar of Halifax and local clergy and digintaries - Unveiled
Date: 21st May 1921
Attended by: Cllr. Samuel Harrison (JP and Chairman of U.D.C.) - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 2860
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Current location
North aisle
St. Peter's Church
St. Peter's Avenue
Sowerby
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
HX6 1HB
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 04300 23300
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- White marble tablet with inscription flanked by two columns which support, cornice and swan necked pediment. Inscription in black lettering. Whole is mounted onto a slate backboard Wreath with garland below it in relief at the top centre of the tablet. Incised gilded cross above the inscription.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND HALLOWED MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF THIS DISTRICT WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES FOR KING, COUNTRY AND/ HONOUR IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ (names)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Balmforth, William
Barraclough, Emsley A
Barraclough, Joe
Barrett, Charlie
Barrett, William
Bates, Reginald
Bottomley, John W
Bottomley, Percy
Carter, John T
Cartwright, George
See details for all 56 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 56
Served and returned: 0
Died: 56
Exact count: no
Information shown: Rank,forename, surname
Order of information: Rank,forename
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Backboard
Measurements: height 3000mm, width 1500mm
Materials: Slate - Tablet
Measurements: height 1740mm, width 1040mm
Materials: Marble - White
- Backboard
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Vicar and church wardens
- Reference
- Halifax Weekly Guardian, 28th May 1921 - p5 and p10
- Records of St. Peter's , Sowerby , at the records office at Wakefield.
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