Memorial

Coley Parish, Calderdale - WW1

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Current Location

St John's Church, Coley Road, Coley, Hipperholme, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, HX3 7SA, England

OS Grid Reference

SE 12462 26920

Denomination

Church of England

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Type of Memorial
Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number
2761
Description
Wall-mounted, white marble tablet with dark, veined marble mount. Tablet has pediment at top. Incised black lettering. Small relief of bronze laurel wreath at top centre.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ THIS TABLET IS PLACED HERE BY THE/ PARISHONERS TO HONOUR THE MEMORY/ OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (NAMES)
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated
75
Died
75
Information shown
Surname, Rank
Order of names
Rank, Surname
Maker(s)
  • M. Noble, Artist

Ceremonies

Unveiled

11th January 1920

Brigadier (Acting) R.E. Sugden CMG DSO

Dedicated

11th January 1920

Rev. G.T. Jowett, Vicar of Coley

Components

Backboard

Height: 1530mm

Width: 1070mm


Made from: Marble


Condition: Good


Tablet

Made from: Marble


Condition: Good


  • Halifax Weekly Guardian 6th June 1919 and 17th January 1920
  • Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, published privately in 1995, their memorial 423