Memorial details

Memorial type
Sculptured / Cast figure
District
Doncaster
Town
Doncaster
County
South Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
18th Century Conflict (1700-1799), Military Service, 19th Century Conflict (1800-1899), 20th Century Conflict (1900-1999)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 1/8/2018
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
98070

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Previous locations
  • Approx. 80m west of gates next to war memorial
    Elmfield Park
    Bennetthorpe
    Doncaster
    Doncaster
    South Yorkshire
    DN1 2DL
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SE 58223 02941
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Cast bronze sculpture of a soldier carrying a Bren-gun, mounted on a honey-coloured, stone plinth. Bronze plaques on four sides of the plinth. Dedication and history plaques are mounted on a separate plinth alongside the sculpture.
Inscription
Front of sculpture plinth: THE 51ST& 105TH REGIMENTS OF FOOT/ KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY/ (Regimental crest)/ CEDE NULLIS/ K.O.Y.L.I./ 1755 - 1968 Dedication on top of separate plinth: DEDICATION/ THIS MEMORIAL REMEMBERS ALL THOSE WHO/ SERVED AND THOSE WHO FELL IN THE SERVICE/ OF THE 51ST & 105TH REGIMENTS OF FOOT./ THE KINGS OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY/ (further information about dedication date and sponsors - see image)/ CEDE NULLIS Plaque on RHS of plinth: KINGS OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY/ WINNERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS/ (9 names)/ CEDE NULLIS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Calvert, Laurence
Edwards, Wilfred
Greenwood, Harry
Holmes, Frederick William
Ormsby, John William
Waller, Horace
Ward, Charles Burley
Watson, Oliver Cyril Spencer
Yate, Charles Allix Lavington
See details for all 9 names
Commemorations
  • 18th Century Conflict (1700-1799)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Military Service
    Total names on memorial: Undefined
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: Undefined
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • 19th Century Conflict (1800-1899)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • 20th Century Conflict (1900-1999)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 6
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, place of birth, place of death
    Order of information: Date of award
Components
  • Sculpture
    Measurements: depth c500 mm, height c2000 mm, width c800 mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • Plaques
    Measurements: depth c8 mm, height c450 mm, width c300 mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • Plinth
    Measurements: depth c900 mm, height c1200mm, width c1200 mm
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: Various organisations and former members - see image for details
Responsibility
Unknown

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