Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rotherham
Town
Treeton
County
South Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 17th January 1921
    Attended by: Sir Frederick J. Jones, Bart, Irnham Hall, Grantham, formerly of "The Grange", Treeton
  • Dedicated
    Date: 17th January 1921
    Attended by: Canon Allen, Rotherham dedicated. Service conducted by Rev. F. W. Kerr, rector and Rev. J. K. Calvert, the Wesleyan Minister, took part
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
52947

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Current location

St Helens Church
Church Lane
Treeton
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S60 5PZ
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 43258 87718
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Plain stone tablet set within a moulded stone frame. An additional tablet for WW2 is placed below it. Inscription on both tablets is in black lettering.
Inscription
1914 1919/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR GOD AND COUNTRY DURING THE GREAT WAR./ (NAMES)/ 1939 1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ager, Ernest A
Bishop, Ernest W
Bishop, Jacob
Bluer, Alfred
Brooks, Robert
Chilton, Robert
Cloke, William
Cooper, Bernard
Cooper, Horace
Cooper, Thomas W
See details for all 44 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 34
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 34
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,regiment,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename,regiment
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • ROTHERHAM AND DISTRICT WAR MEMORIALS by WESTWOOD,F AND FEATHERSTONE,A 368-369 Source: Image Library UKNIWM OFFICE Published:PRIVATE 2003
  • Sheffield Independent - Tuesday 18 January 1921 THEIR NAME LIVETH MEMORIAL TABLET TO TREETON HEROES UNVEILED

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