Wath Upon Dearne Grammar School

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 28th September 1949
Attended by: Rev. A T L Grear (headmaster, 1923–1940)

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

52969

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Current location

North wall of school hall
Wath Academy
Sandygate
Wath Upon Dearne
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S63 7NW
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 43817 00173
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations

Grammar School
Wath Upon Dearne
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 430 000
Denomination: Undefined

Description

Two identically carved wooden boards A shield is carved at the top centre of each border with bosses carved around the border of the board

Inscription

LEFT SIDE: WITH PROUD THANKSGIVING/ LET US REMEMBER/ OUR ELDER BRETHEREN/ (NAMES) RIGHT SIDE: THEY SHALL GROW NOT/ OLD AS WE THAT/ ARE LEFT GROW OLD/ (NAMES) / Fides invicta triumphat Around the two boards are a series of badges (?) which appear to be those of the various school houses and these are repeated on banners above the boards.

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 78
Served and returned: 39
Died: 39
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,regiment,forename
Order of information: surname

Components

Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak

Listing information

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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 408-409 Source: Image Library UKNIWM OFFICE Published:PRIVATE 2003
The Wathonian, 1950, pp. 2–3: www.wathacademy.com/_site/data/files/users/49/the-torch-back-issues/76266CB3766B7B1B205D19F89A9BA1A7.pdf

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