Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Barnsley
Town
Billingley
County
South Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
70457

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Current location

Junction with Chapel Lane
High Street
Billingley
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S72 0HZ
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 43836 04755
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Billingley Methodist Chapel
    Chapel Lane
    Billingley
    Barnsley
    South Yorkshire
    S72 0HZ
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SE 43657 04724
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Oval marble plaque, now set on large, rough, red coloured rock behind existing memorial. Commemorates 11 men who died in WW1.
Inscription
SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF / (names) / WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A / MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE / FOR HIS FRIENDS."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ashwood, John
Casson, B Stanley
Fisher, Isaiah
Fisher, Richard
Ford, Joseph
Moss, Frank
Moss, William H
Patterson, Roland
Siddall, Harry
Wardle, John
See details for all 11 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: First name and/or initials, Surname
    Order of information: First name (and initials), Surname
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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