Memorial

Mexborough

Mexborough War Memorial

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Current Location

Between Doncaster Road Junior School and the Sapper William Hackett VC Plaque, Castle Hill Grounds, Doncaster Road, Mexborough, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S64 0LU, England

OS Grid Reference

SK 48407 99923

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 47647
Description: Pink polished square pillar with column at each corner. Pediment and cornice in four parts, the whole surmounted by a crown on a squat column. Set on two-step plinth in turn set on open space on top of shallow steps. WW1 names on sides of main column. Gilt incised lettering. WW2 names on metal plaque fixed to second level on plinth at front of memorial. Gilt incised laurel wreath on cornice, front and rear. An additional plaque marking the rededication of the memorial has also been added.
Inscription: TO THE UNDYING MEMORY OF ALL THE BRAVE MEN OF MEXBOROUGH / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / AND OF THEIR COMRADES OF THIS TOWNSHIP WHO IN OFFERING / AN EQUAL SERVICE, WERE NOT CALLED TO AN EQUAL SACRIFICE / 'SACRIFICE' ABOVE NAMES ON FRONT FACE 'SERVICE' ABOVE NAMES ON REAR FACE

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 261
Died: 261
Information shown: Initials and surname
Order of names: By surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 88
Died: 88
Information shown: Initials and surname
Order of names: By surname

History

Maker(s): Messrs Tyas and Guest of Swinton., Builder

Ceremonies

Unveiled

11th November 1922

General Sir Alington Bewicke-Copley, C.B., K.B.E.

Conservation

Components

Pillar

Height: 4.5 M EST

Width: 112CM EST

Made from: Granite - Pink

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Mexborough

Current Location

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Conservation

Components

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