Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Leeds
Town
Morley
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
66165

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Current location

Albion Mills
Church Street
Morley
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS 27 8LY
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 26492 28313
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A nowy-headed tablet with carved poppies at the top.
Inscription
1914/ 1918/ THIS TABLET/ WAS ERECTED BY THE EMPLOYEES OF/ R & J HORSFALL Ltd ALBION MILLS. TO/ THE MEMORY OF THE MEN WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/ DURING THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR./ (Names)/ " GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bates, John
Carpenter, Fred
Knowles, Horace
Marsden, Rowland
Smith, Herbert W
See details for all 5 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,regiment,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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