St Peters Church WW1 And WW2

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Rotherham
Town: Thorpe Salvin
County: South Yorkshire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 52927

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Current location

St Peters Church
Harthill Road
Thorpe Salvin
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S80 3JP
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 52040 81154
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

WW1 memorial is formed of a plain white stone tablet mounted onto a triangular dark coloured backboard. At the top of the backboard is an oval shape tablet. Below it is a plain rectangular stone tablet for the WW2 memorial. Inscription in black lettering.

Inscription

WW1 TABLET: THE/ GREAT/ WAR/ 1914-1918/ IN MEMORIAM/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY/ DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS."/ JOHN XV. 13. WW2 TABLET: 1939 - 1945/ (NAME)/ MAY HE REST IN PEACE

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Blakeney, Leslie St Ledger
Burgin, Lawrence
Chambers, James
Chapman, George Ernest
Mellish, George Thomas
See details for all 5 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 10
Served and returned: 5
Died: 5
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,rank,forename
Order of information: surname,rank,forename
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 1
Died: 1
Exact count: no
Information shown: rank,regiment,forename
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablets
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Unknown

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

ROTHERHAM AND DISTRICT WAR MEMORIALS by WESTWOOD,F AND FEATHERSTONE,A 326 Source: Image Library UKNIWM OFFICE Published:PRIVATE 2003

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