Memorial

Halifax General Post Office WW1 Roll Of Honour

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Current Location

Callers office, Delivery Office, 5, Gaol Lane, Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, HX1 1AA, England

OS Grid Reference

SE 09508 25333

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Roll of honour or book of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 2729
Description: List of names framed by Doric columns and surmounted by representation of pediment containing allied flags and Halifax Borough Arms.
Inscription: POST OFFICE/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ MEMBERS OF THE STAFF WHO SERVED THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 1920/ (Names)/ * DCM + DENOTES KILLED IN ACTION $ MM/ # DENOTES HOME SERVICE % DENOTES DIED OF WOUNDS # DENOTES WOMENS SERVICE (Original symbols colour coded and can not be reproduced here)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 126
Served: 112
Died: 14
Information shown: Additional, surname, initial of forenames
Order of names: Alphabetical by surname.
Additional Information: Hornshaw and Fowler counted 14 dead and 125 served in 1992 but listed 16 dead linked to the memorial in their 1995 work (see References) whilst the image clearly shows only a total of 132 names.

History

Maintenance History: Buckled and discoloured by the effects of central heating (1992). Head postmaster has proposed that GPO social club should pay for restoration and reframing.

Previous Location(s)

Sorting Office, Commercial Street, Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Year of move
1972
Reason for move
New sorting office opened.

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