Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- District
- Rotherham
- Town
- Rotherham
- County
- South Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 62634
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Current location
Oddfellows House
40 Westgate
Rotherham
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S60 1AS
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 42796 92623
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Found during renovations.
New Masons Arms
Doncaster Rd (a6023)
Mexborough
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
S64 0JW
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 481 999
Denomination: Undefined
- Found during renovations.
- Description
- A framed and glazed roll of honour. The paper roll has a standard printed design at the head depicting the arms of the Oddfellows flanked by women and children all in a roundel flanked by a soldier and sailor and with a white dove of peace at the top. In the background are scenes of conflict on land and at sea and at the foot are a lowered Union Flag and White Ensign with a laurel wreath between. The inscription heading is printed in reds, blues and gold and the title is in red upright Gothic sentence case calligraphy. The names are arranged in four columns in black upright Gothic sentence case calligraphy. The wooden frame has a moulded and beaded design.
- Inscription
- MANCHESTER UNITY INDEPENDENT ORDER of ODDFELLOWS FRIENDLY SOCIETY/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ OF MEMBERS OF THE/ Loyal Lily of the Valley Lodge Mexborough LODGE No. 2719/ who served their King and Country in the Great War of 1914-1915/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 61
Served and returned: 61
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Roll of honour
Measurements: depth -, height c550mm, width c400mm
Materials: Paper - Frame
Measurements: depth c30mm, height c600mm, width c450mm
Materials: Wood
- Roll of honour
- 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
- History
- 2011: Restored. November 2009: Discovered during renovations at New Masons Arms and donated to Mexborough and District Heritage Society.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- The Oddfellows
- Reference
- Other website Mexborough and District Heritage Society. Page has recent history of memorial, namelist and biographies. joseflocke.co.uk/heritage/newsletters/january2010.htm
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