Memorial
Hepworth
Current Location
Holy Trinity Church, Dean Bridge Lane, Hepworth, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, HD9 1TR, England
OS Grid Reference
SE 16247 06946
Denomination
Church of England
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Gate
- WMR Reference Number
- 24596
- Description
- CHURCH LYCHGATE WITH DEDICATION ON IT. ADDITIONAL TABLET FOR WW2 ADDED
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF THE SUPREME SACRIFICE OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHOSE NAMES ARE HERE INSCRIBED AND WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914 - 1919 IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE SANCTITY OF TREATIES AND THE NATION'S HONOUR, THE SAFETY OF THEIR HOMES AND COUNTRY AND THE LIBERTIES OF THE WORLD. THIS LYCH GATE IS ERECTED BY FRIENDS AND PARISHIONERS OF HEPWORTH CHURCH MDCCCCXIX "THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE"/ (NAMES) THIS STONE WAS ADDED TO THE MEMORIAL TO COMMEMORATE THOSE WHO FELL IN THE WAR OF 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. (EXACT LINE SPACING UNKNOWN)
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Number Commemorated
- 8
- Died
- 8
- Information shown
- surname,rank,regiment,forename
- Order of names
- surname,rank,forename,regiment
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 20
- Died
- 20
- Information shown
- Rank, regiment, forename, surname
Components
- Tablet
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good