Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Bradford
Town
Keighley
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
EDWARD JOHNSTON (Calligrapher)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1924
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
  • Presented
    Date: 18 January 1998
    Attended by: RELATIVES/FRIENDS OF THE FALLEN
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
28729

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Current location

Library is near Civic Centre. The book of remembrance is upstairs in Keighley local section.
Keighley Public Library
North Street
Keighley
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD21 3SX
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 06018 41362
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Bound Book of Remembrance with inscription in caligraphy, with red and black ink. Book held in purpose-built glass case. Additional book added in 1998 with two names within.
Inscription
Cover: 1914/ 1918 Page: Borough of Keighley/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ The Great War/ 1914-1918/ They whose Names are herein set forth/ at the call of King and Country, left/ all that was dear to them, endured hard-/ ness, faced danger, and finally passed out/ of the sight of men by the path of duty &/ self-sacrifice, giving up their own lives/ that others might live in freedom./ Let those who come after, see to it that/ their Names be not forgotten./ Page: This Book contains the/ Roll of Honour of the/ Borough of Keighley/ Dated October 1924./ (Names) Page: Borough of Keighley Roll of Honour/ Pages: (Names) Page: SEE YE TO IT/ that these shall/ not have died/ in vain/ Additional Book, Page: SUPPLEMENTARY VOLUME/ This book contains names added to the Roll of Honour of the Borough of Keighley/ from 1998 onwards.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abbott, C H
Achrqvd, William
Acridyd, Janks
Adams, John Wdward
Addyman, Facy Navton
Addyman, James Robert
Aingc, Walcct Harry
Ainley, Louis Edward
Allan, G A
Amismong, J E
See details for all 15 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 908
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 908
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename,additional
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Book
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Case
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Glass
Listing information
Condition
History
1998, 18 January: Name added to book. Late 1920s: Two pages of names added to book.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Bradford Council, as of 1997
Reference
  • Keighley News 3 / 12 November 1993 Information about the calligrapher, with photo of memorial
  • Keighley News 23 January 1998 Coverage of name addition and presentation ceremony
  • Telegraph and Argus 7 November 1997 Coverage of Bradford Council decision to add name to memorial

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