St Michael and All Angels

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Barnsley
Town: Great Houghton
County: South Yorkshire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 70654

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Current location

St Michael & All Angels Church
Church Street
Great Houghton
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S72 0BL
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 43039 06544
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Marble tablet, basically square but with a semi circular projection on the top edge. The marble is pale with dark red streaks which are particularly prominent on the raised border. It names the men of Houghton Magna who died in WW1 & WW2.

Inscription

HOUGHTON MAGNA - CHAPEL OF EASE / GREAT WAR - 1914 - 1918 / DEDICATED TO THE BRAVE AND HONOURED MEMORY OF / (names) / GREAT HOUGHTON BOYS KILLED DURING THE / 1939 - 1945 WAR / (names//

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Atkins, T
Bates, G
Baxter, R
Bladen, A
Bladen, J S
Brewster, J M
Brooke, G
Ceakin, H N
Chambers, A
Chambers, E
See details for all 59 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 37
Served and returned: 0
Died: 37
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initial(s) and surname
Order of information: Initial(s), Surname
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 22
Served and returned: 0
Died: 22
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initial(s) and Surname
Order of information: Initial(s), Surname

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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