Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Craven
Town
Giggleswick
County
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Non-Combat Deaths
Ceremony

  • Date:
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
88520

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Current location

Giggleswick School Chapel
Craven Bank Lane
Giggleswick
Craven
North Yorkshire
BD24 0DE
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 80720 63927
Denomination: Non-denominational

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Description
Leather bound book of remembrance in a glass topped wooden case, with 3 'Tower of London' poppies in a 2 level shelf above (as a much later addition). Frontispiece carries the school coat of arms in red. Pages within carry the names and their details, five to each page, in alternate red and black print with the shields of the school houses at the foot of each page.
Inscription
Frontispiece - Giggleswick School/ Roll of Honour/ The Great War/ 1914-1918 Each page - These men of Giggleswick School died for Britain/ The Great War 1914-18/ Their name liveth for evermore/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 119
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 119
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, Surname, Initials, Decorations, Age, Date of Death, Place of Death, Cemetery or Memorial, House whilst at school, Years at school
    Order of information: Surname
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, Surname, Initials, Decorations, Age, Date of Death, Place of Death, Cemetery or Memorial, House whilst at school, Years at school
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Shelf
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Relic
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Book
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Case
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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