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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Hall / Institute
- District
- Hambleton
- Town
- Swainby
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 29946
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Current location
Village Hall
30 THe High Street
Swainby
Hambleton
North Yorkshire
DL6 3EG
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 47690 02079
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- VILLAGE HALL WITH DEDICATORY BRASS PLAQUE MOUNTED ON A WOODEN BACKBOARD PLACED WITHIN IT
- Inscription
- THE PARISH OF WHORLTON/ REMEMBER WITH PRIDE AND HONOUR/ THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE TWO WORLD WARS/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Arrowsmith, J
Dale, E
Holmes, E C
Temple, A
Ward, A
Wilson, W H
Winspear, A J
Winspear, H A
See details for all 8 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 8
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,rank
Order of information: surname,rank - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 3
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,rank
Order of information: surname,rank
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- History
- 1965: HALL MODERNISED AND ORIGINAL WOODEN BOARDS, ONE FOR EACH WAR WITH NAMES OF ALL WHO SERVED AND DIED, WERE REPLACED BY THE SINGLE BRASS PLAQUE. ORIGINAL BOARDS DESTROYED
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
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