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    Memorial

    St John the Baptist Church - WW1

    Overall View, until 2018

    Source: Copyright Craven's Part in the Great War

    1/4

    Current Location

    St. John the Baptist Church, B6480, Low Bentham, Craven, North Yorkshire, LA2 7DD, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SD 64479 69268

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Names

    Names listed on this memorial

    • John Adamthwaite

    • James Bell

    • Maurice Bolton

    • Alexander Crayson

    • Robert Carter

    • David Percival Dixon

    • John Dickinson

    • Albert Lister

    • Stephen Lawson

    • David Nelson

    • Isaac Rucastle

    • Edward Ramskill

    • William Savage

    • John Thornber

    • Joseph Townend

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    29608
    Description
    Rectangular plaque and backboard. Inlaid red cross above inscription. In 2018 the St Margaret's, High Bentham memorial was moved here, and the two plaques put on a shared backboard, at this stage the original backboard was lost.
    Inscription
    THE GREAT FIGHT/ THESE ALSO SERVED/ EVEN UNTO DEATH/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ IT IS DONE/ I AM ALPHA AND OMEGA/ THE BEGINNING AND THE END/ AMEN
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    18
    Died
    18
    Information shown
    surname, forenames
    Order of names
    surname
    Maker(s)
    • MR JAMES HIRD THOMPSON, Manufacturer

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    29 April 1921

    Brigadier General B N NORTH

    Dedicated

    29 April 1921

    Canon Rawson Briges

    Rededicated

    10 November 2018

    Components

    Plaque

    Height: 675mm

    Width: 450mm


    Made from: Brass


    Condition: Good


    Backboard

    Height: 675mm

    Width: 550mm


    Made from: Wood - Oak


    Condition: Lost


    Backboard

    Made from: Wood


    Condition: Good


    • Craven Herald and Pioneer 29 April 1921 P4