Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wakefield
Town
Wakefield
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), Regimental Memorials
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
81197

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Current location

In the North Choir Aisle
Wakefield Cathedral
Northgate
Wakefield
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 1HG
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 33324 20833
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Green slate tablet with with alcove at the bottom holding a Book of Remembrance. Alcove covered by a gilded grille bearing a bronze depiction of the badge of the 49th West Riding Reconnaissance Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps. Inscription incised and gilded, below which a Biblical quotation incised in red. All set in an ornate stone surround with the Arms West Riding County Council in proper colours at the top and carved figures, to the left, St Michael and a devil, and to the right, St George with a dragon, both in medieval armour, with a gilded halo.
Inscription
IN PROUD MEMORY / OF THE / OFFICERS AND MEN / THE FORTY-NINTH WEST RIDING / RECONNAISSANCE REGIMENT / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE / WORLD WAR / 1939 1945 / O LAMB OF GOD THAT TAKEST AWAY THE / SINS OF THE WORLD HAVE MERCY ON US
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Regimental Memorials
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Wakefield Cathedral

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