Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Kirklees
Town
Batley
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 8 October 1921
    Attended by: Major General Sir Berkeley Moynihan,K.C.M.G, C.B (Source: Roll-of-Honour.com)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
29227

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Current location

Central Methodist Church
Commercial Street
Batley
Kirklees
West Yorkshire
WF17 5DS
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 24287 24299
Denomination: Methodist

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Previous locations
  • Cross Bank Methodist Church
    Batley
    Kirklees
    West Yorkshire
    WF17 8FN
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SE 23799 27507
    Denomination: Methodist
Description
Nowy headed brass plaque mounted on to a wooden backboard.
Inscription
CROSS BANK WESLEYAN CHAPEL/ 1914 - 1919/ MEMBERS OF THIS/ CHURCH AND SCHOOL/ WHO SERVED IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ BATLEY/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ NAMES
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Arrand, R
Asquith, W
Atkinson, C
Atkinson, Ethel
Atkinson, J
Atkinson, M
Atkinson, P
Audsley, N
Auty, A
Ball, C
See details for all 145 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 146
    Served and returned: 120
    Died: 26
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: (asterisk to indicate died), surname, initial
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height 900mm, width 1200mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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