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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Kirklees
- Town
- Holmfirth
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 10 December 1921
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Unveiled
Date: 10 December 1921
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 65438
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Current location
Honley High School
Station Road
Holmfirth
Kirklees
West Yorkshire
HD9 6QJ
England
OS Grid Ref: SE144123
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Holmfirth Secondary School
Huddersfield Road
Holmfirth
Kirklees
West Yorkshire
HD9 3AR
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 143 085
Denomination: Undefined
- Holmfirth Secondary School
- Description
- Rectangular plaque with rounded top enclosing a wreath and a Yorkshire rose at each corner. The names are in raised lettering in a single column.
- Inscription
- ROLL/ OF/ HONOUR/ HOLMFIRTH SECONDARY SCHOOL/ IN PROUD AND/ LOVING MEMORY OF/ THE OLD BOYS OF/ THIS SCHOOL WHO/ FELL IN THE WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (Names)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 11
Served and returned: 0
Died: 11
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,year died,forename
Order of information: year died
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: depth 10mm, height 650mm, width 330mm
Materials: Bronze
- Plaque
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- School Magazine July 1922 "THE H.S.S. CHRONICLE" Photocopy of cover and page with details of the memorial are herewith. The magazine is being lodged with the West Yorkshire Archive Services, Kirklees section, Huddersfield.
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