Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Leeds
Town
Tingley
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
29312

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Current location

Tingley Methodist Church
Westerton Road
Tingley
Leeds
West Yorkshire
WF3 1BD
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 27807 25284
Denomination: Methodist

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Description
Small pillar on three stage plinth, surmounted by an urn.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / (NAMES) / THEY WERE A WALL UNTO US / BOTH BY NIGHT AND BY DAY / THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD / AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM, NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN / AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING / WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Auty, Sam
Bedford, Harold
Beever, Dennis
Burton, Richard
Clough, Joe
Fleming, Tom
Gill, Jessie
Hawthorne, Fred
Noble, Elmsall
Preston, Willie
See details for all 17 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Listed alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Pillar
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Leeds City Council

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