Memorial

Rawmarsh And Parkgate

Overview of the memorial

Source: Copyright Brian Yarham

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Current Location

At junction of Westfield Road, Rawmarsh Hill, Rawmarsh, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S62 6LT, England

SK 43595 95850

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Type of Memorial: Cenotaph
WMR Reference Number: 2665
Description: Cenotaph on raised platform in front of wall. Inscription on the face of the Cenotaph, with names from WW1 and the left and right faces. Panels with inscriptions and names mounted on wall to the right for WW2. Panels on the wall to the left are post WW2.
Inscription: Cenotaph, centre: TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN ABIDING/ REMEMBRANCE/ OF THOSE WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ A TOKEN OF/ THANKSGIVING/ FOR PRESERVATION/ DURING THE WAR/ AND A SYMBOL OF/ HOPE FOR A NEW/ WORLD WHEREIN/ WAR SHALL/ BE NO MORE/ "GREATER LOVE HATH/ NO MAN THAN HIS." Wall, right side of cenotaph: (Names)/ SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF RAWMARSH AND PARKGATE WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR OF 1939-1945 Wall, left side of cenotaph: (Inscription unknown.)