At present no image of this war memorial is available for online display. If you have a photograph of this war memorial, please upload it via our image upload form for inclusion on the Register. The image will be credited to yourself and free for reuse for non-commercial purposes by others under the IWM Non Commercial Licence.
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Pendle
- Town
- Nelson
- County
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 62736
Support IWM
Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.
Current location
Short Homers Workingmens Club
Midland Street
Nelson
Pendle
Lancashire
BB9 7RJ
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 864 384
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A board with the flags of the Allies above and the Royal Standard. The names are in two columns with a two-line border.
- Inscription
- ROLL(sic) HONOUR/ MEMBERS OF THE/ SHORT HOMERS WORKING MEN'S CLUB/ SERVING IN THE WAR./ (Names)/ Cumberland Street, Nelson./ 1914-1917 (sic)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Kippax, W R
Lee, T
Marquise, J
Riding, J
Tancy, J C
Winnard, D
See details for all 6 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 31
Served and returned: 26
Died: 5
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,additional
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 6
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,additional
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: height 914mm, width 609mm
Materials: Wood
- Board
- 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
- "Lost" for over 40 years but returned to the club by the Royal British Legion in 2008.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.
This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:
© WMR-62736
For queries, please contact [email protected].