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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Craven
Town: Gargrave
County: North Yorkshire
Country: England
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 29562

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Current location

St Andrew's Church
Church Lane
Gargrave
Craven
North Yorkshire
BD23 3NQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 93192 53916
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Plain brass plaque mounted on an oak backboard, with blacked incised inscription.

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE FROM/ THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ THEIR KING & COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS."

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Aldersley, Douglas
Burton, Charles Edwin
Dixon, Geoffrey
Henderson, George
Lancaster, William
Sinclair, Ian
Wale, Alan Roger
Whaley, Robert
See details for all 8 names

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: 0
Died: 8
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forenames, surname, unit
Order of information: In no apparent order

Components

Plaque
Measurements: depth 5mm, height 455mm, width 610mm
Materials: Brass
Backboard
Measurements: depth 20mm, height 490mm, width 650mm
Materials: Wood - Oak

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

The Parochial Church Council

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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