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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Kirklees
- Town
- Holmfirth
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- G E SPRAGUE (Sculptor)
The Bromsgrove Guild (Architect) - Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 38728
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Current location
Holy Trinity
Towngate
Holmfirth
Kirklees
West Yorkshire
HD9 1DZ
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 140 080
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Rectangular white stone tablet. At the top, carved in relief, are two male angels dressed in long draped gowns. They face each other, heads bowed, and hold a round wreath between them. Beneath, are the inscription and names in black lettering.
- Inscription
- TO/ THE HONOURED/ MEMORY OF/ THE MEN FROM/ THIS CHURCH/ WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE WAR 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Betts, Talbot
Bower, James
Bray, Harry
Butterworth, Ernest
Butterworth, Norman
Coker, Josiah
Coldwell, Lewis
Haigh, James
Hogley, Herbert F
Horsfall, Tom
See details for all 19 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 19
Served and returned: 0
Died: 19
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,year died,forename
Order of information: year died
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- First World War memorial
Measurements: height 1150mm, width 700mm
Materials: Stone
- First World War memorial
- 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
- Holmfirth Methodist Church WWI
- WMO ID: 227061
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 25-02-2016]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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