Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Obelisk
- District
- Wakefield
- Town
- West Bretton
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 29122
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Current location
Small Grass Island At Junction of Park Lane and Huddersfield Road (A637)
Park Lane
West Bretton
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF4 4JT
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 28740 13581
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- OBELISK WITH CRUCIFORM BASE IN THE FORM OF FOUR ORNATELY CARVED S-SHAPED SUPPORTS AT RIGHT ANGLES TO EACH OTHER. ON THREE STEPPED SQUARE BASE SURROUNDED BY LOW CHAIN
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Boyd, James W B
Brown, Herbert
Ibbottson, Wilfred
Jebson, William
Moxon, Harry
Robins, Joseph Thomas
See details for all 6 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, Surname
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, Surname
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Obelisk
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Sandstone
- Obelisk
- 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
- WEST BRETTON
- WMO ID: 95169
- Condition: Good [last updated on 07-06-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- SURVEYED BY WAKEFIELD DC APRIL 1999
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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