Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Harrogate
Town
Harrogate
County
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
29669

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Current location

CHRIST CHURCH
Church Square
Harrogate
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 4SW
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 31187 55416
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
WOODEN WALL PANELLING. CARVED LETTERING. EACH PANEL NOWY-HEADED WITH BORDER ACROSS TOP. CENTRAL POLISHED BRASS PANEL BEARS PLAQUE WITH INSCRIPTION. REGIMENTAL BADGE AT TOP CENTRE OF PLAQUE.
Inscription
Top: I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE/ Left panel: Be thou/ faithful unto death and/ I will give thee the / the Crown/ of Life./ He that overcometh/ shall inherit these things/ and I will will be his God and/ he shall be my son. (...) Central panel inscription: In ever loving memory of/ WILLIAM HENRY KNOWLES/ Queen's Own Yorks Dragoons./ Attached Yorks. and Lancs/ Aged 25 Years/ Killed in Action at Passchandaele (SIC)/ October 9th 1917/ For God and King and Country./ Right panel: Yea rather think of this -/ He died as few men get the/ chance to die -/ Fighting to save a world's/ morality!/ He died the noblest death/ a man may die,/ Fighting for God and Right/ and Liberty,/ And such a death is immortality.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Knowles, William Henry
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Panelling
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
  • PARISH CHURCH OF CHRIST CHURCH
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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