Parish Memorial Board, Northowram, Halifax - WW1 and WW2

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Current location

Beside the A6036 Bradford to Halifax road
2
St Matthew's Church
Church Walk
Northowram
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
HX3 7HE
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 11358 26945
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

TALL, WALL-MOUNTED WOODEN BOARD WITH GOTHIC-STYLE, CROCKETED CANOPY ABOVE. CARVED LETTERING. NAMES IN TWO COLUMNS. WOODEN TRACERY AROUND CANOPY AND AT BASE BORDER. CHERUB FACE AT CENTRE BASE.

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-19/ (42 NAMES)/ 1939-1945/ (18 NAMES)/ GRANT THEM O LORD ETERNAL REST/ AND LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON THEM/ ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION.

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Allen, Hartley
Anderton, James W
Archer, Percy
Armitage, Maurice L
Armitage, Maurice L
Binns, Cyril
Boocock, John
Bottomley, Benjamin
Bottomley, Benjamin
Bottomley, Edgar
See details for all 78 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 42
Served and returned: 0
Died: 42
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 18
Served and returned: 0
Died: 18
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname

Components

Board
Measurements: height 3600MM, width 1100MM
Materials: Wood - Oak

Listing information

This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
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Condition

Northowram
WMO ID: 252861
Condition: Undefined [last updated on 11-01-2019]
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Costs

Site: £120

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Calderdale War Dead, Hornshaw and Fowler, published privately in 1995, their memorial 115

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