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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- District
- Barnsley
- Town
- Wombwell
- County
- South Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 46718
Current location
ST MARYS CHURCH
Church St
Wombwell
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 397 027
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- LEATHER BOUND BOOK IN CARVED OAK DISPLAY CASE
- Inscription
- ROLL OF HONOUR/ FOR THE PARISH OF WOMBWELL/ IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ CAUSE OF LIBERTY, TRUTH/ AND JUSTICE/ IN THE GREAT WARS 1914 - 1918/ (12 PAGES OF NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR OTHERS/ 1939 - 1945/ (3 PAGES OF NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR OTHERS
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allen, H
Allen, W
Almond, A
Archer, S
Ashcroft, T
Ashton, C
Ashton, F
Ashton, J
Bagnall, G E
Bagnell, L P
See details for all 323 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 311
Served and returned: 0
Died: 311
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Case
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Case
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- NB/NS/91
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