Memorial

Wakefield

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Corner of Rishworth St and Bond St., Rishworth St, Wakefield, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2HW, England

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SE 32982 21064

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cenotaph
WMR Reference Number: 29190
Description: Plain cenotaph on three-stepped base. Wreath and Cross in relief on each face. Post 1945 Conflicts, Granite rectangle block with gold lettering.
Inscription: On original Cenotaph WHEN YOU GO HOME TELL THEM OF US/ AND SAY, "FOR YOUR TOMORROWS WE GAVE OUR TODAY"/ "AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE/ MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"/ THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED TO PERPETUATE THE/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS CITY, WHO/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 FOUGHT THE/ GOOD FIGHT, DYING IN THE CAUSE OF HUMANITY/ THAT HONOUR MIGHT LIVE/ THEIR NAMES ARE INSCRIBED ON THE ROLL OF/ HONOUR, WHICH IS DEPOSITED IN THE TOWN HALL/ THE MONUMENT ALSO PERPETUATES THE/ MEMORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS/ CITY WHO DIED IN THE WORLD WAR OF/ 1939 - 1945/ IN GLORY ETERNAL/ THEY BEING DEAD YET THEY LIVE On Post 1945 Conflicts Granite Block IN MEMORY OF THE SACRIFICE MADE BY MEN ANS WOMEN/OF THIS DISTRICT WHO DIED IN CONFLICTS/ AROUND THE WORLD SINCE 1945/THEIR NAMES ARE INSCRIBED ON THE ROLL OF HONOUR

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)

War: Second World War (1939-1945)

History

Maker(s): Mr Peter Dulvery Stonham MSA FISE FRIBA, of Eastbourne, Architect
Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: SURVEYED BY WAKEFIELD DC, 29 APRIL 1999. SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVING SITE BUT NOT MEMORIAL

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19 November 1921

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19 November 1991

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