Memorial
Steep Lane Baptist Church, Sowerby - WW1
Current Location
Steep Lane Baptist Church, Steep Lane, Sowerby, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, HX6 1PE, England
OS Grid Reference
SE 02909 23662
Denomination
Baptist
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- Type of Memorial
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- WMR Reference Number
- 2864
- Description
- Framed and glazed illuminated roll of honour. Union flag at the top, tinted picture of the chapel below it.
- Inscription
- (Roll of Honour): ROLL OF HONOUR/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ STEEP LANE BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL/ SOWERBY/ NAMES OF PAST AND PRESENT SCHOLARS WHO SERVED IN HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES/ DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ (Names)/ MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ (Names) (Plaque): PRESENTED BY MR & MRS HANSON TO STEEP LANE BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 100
- Served
- 84
- Died
- 9
- Information shown
- Surname, forename
- Order of names
- Alphabetically by surname
- Additional Information
- Hornshaw and Fowler counted 92 served and 8 dead but Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion lists 84 served and 9 dead: Hornshaw and Fowler have details of all these 9 so it is assumed this count is correct. (See References)
- Sponsor Type
- private
- Custodian
- Deacons of the Church
Components
- Frame
Height: 960mm
Width: 650mm
Made from: Wood - Oak
Condition: Good
- Roll of honour
Made from: Paper
Condition: Good
- Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, published privately in 1995, their memorial 706
- Malcolm Bull, Calderdale Companion, http://www.calderdalecompanion.co.uk/x240.html, accessed on 26th July 2022