Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Wakefield
Town
South Elmsall
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
29180

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Current location

Junction of Barnsley Road and Charlton Court
Barnsley Road
South Elmsall
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF9 2RA
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 46812 11098
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
ELBORATE MARKET-STYLE CROSS ON SQUARE PILLAR AND FINE HEXAGONAL PLINTH, WITH RECESSES BEARING MARBLE NAME PANELS. ON HEXAGONAL FOUR STEPPED BASE
Inscription
TO THE GREATER/ GLORY OF GOD/ THIS CROSS/ IS ERECTED/ IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES/ FROM/ SOUTH ELMSALL/ AND/ MOORTHORPE/ IN THE/ WORLD WARS/ 1914 - 18 1939 - 45/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ansell, S
Arundel, G H
Attwood, H
Baddiley, G F
Bamling, R
Barber, H
Barlow, C
Boocock, C
Bough, E
Bowskill, A
See details for all 172 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 74
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 74
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 172
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 172
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Concrete
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
SURVEYED BY WAKEFIELD DC, 28 APRIL 1999
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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