Memorial
St Mary's Church, Elland - WW1 and WW2
Current Location
Northeast tower pier, St Mary's Church, Church Street, Elland, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, HX5 0RU, England
OS Grid Reference
SE 10774 21154
Denomination
Church of England
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 2823
- Description
- Bronze plaques with inscriptions in white-painted lettering. WW1 has names in three columns divided by a raised line. Additional plaque for WW2 placed below WW1 with inscription also in white-painted lettering.
- Inscription
- Upper plaque: THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918. / OF YOUR CHARITY PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF THE GALLANT DEAD ESPECIALLY / THE FOLLOWING FROM S. MARY'S. ALL SAINTS' & S. MICHAEL'S ELLAND. / (Names) Lower plaque: AND IN THE WAR 1939 - 1945 / (Names)
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 62
- Died
- 62
- Information shown
- Forename, surname
- Order of names
- Alphabetically by surname
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Number Commemorated
- 6
- Died
- 6
- Information shown
- Forename, surname
- Order of names
- Alphabetically by surname
- Custodian
- Church authorities
Components
- Plaque
Height: 580mm
Width: 550mm
Made from: Bronze
Condition: Good
- Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, published privately in 1995, their memorial 503