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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Church Fabric / Fitting: Communion or altar ware
- District
- Rotherham
- Town
- Rotherham
- County
- South Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 52789
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Current location
Jesus Chapel
Rotherham Minster
Church Street
Rotherham
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S60 1PD
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 42859 92881
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Silver chalice and two candlesticks with dedicatory plaque
- Inscription
- PLAQUE: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF UNSELFISH DEVOTION TO DUTY/ BY THE VOUNTARY SERVICES OF THE/ COUNTY BOROUGH OF ROTHERHAM/ DURING THE WAR OF 1939-1945/ A CHALICE AND CANDLESTICKS OF SILVER/ WERE PRESENTED TO THIS CHURCH BY ALL RANKS/ 58TH BATTN WEST RIDING (ROTHERHAM) HOME GUARD/ ANNO DOMINI 1949 CHALICE: 58TH WEST RIDING (ROTHERHAM) BN HOME GUARD WAR MEMORIAL 1939-1945.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Chalice / Cup
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Silver - Candle holder
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Unknown
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Other
- Reference
- ROTHERHAM AND DISTRICT WAR MEMORIALS by WESTWOOD,F AND FEATHERSTONE,A 42 Source: Image Library UKNIWM OFFICE Published:PRIVATE 2003
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