Memorial

St Johns Church

Memorial leading to church

Source: Ian S - Reference WMO/144355

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Current Location

Located adjacent to the pathway leading to the main entrance of the church, St John the Baptist Church, Church Street, Cudworth, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S72 8JZ, England

OS Grid Reference

SE 38702 08851

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 28054
Description: Base surmounted by tapering plinth, shaft and Latin Crucifix. Inscription in black lettering on the sides of the base. Original inscriptions and names were overlaid in 2003.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face: 1914 - 1918/ 1939 - 1945/ R.I.P./ IN EVER GRATEFUL/ REMEMBRANCE OF THE/ MEN OF CUDWORTH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ "SEE YE TO IT, THAT/ THESE SHALL NOT/ HAVE DIED IN VAIN"/ 1 names from Afghanistan has been added to the base of the memorial - beneath the main inscription) 3, 9 and 12 o'clock faces: (183 names around the plinth for WW1 and 65 names for WW2)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 183
Died: 183
Information shown: forename initial, surname
Order of names: alphabetical by surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 65
Died: 65
Information shown: forename initial, surname
Order of names: alphabetical by surname

War: Afghanistan (2001-2014)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname, year died
Order of names: alphabetical by surname

History

Maintenance History: In 2003 the Cudworth Local History and Heritage Group obtained a grant to renovate the memorial, an additional 41 names were added to the existing list. Granite panels now cover the old (original) names. Recently the name a local man, Captain Driver, killed in Afghanistan was added to the base of the memorial.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

22nd July 1920

UNKNOWN

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St Johns Church

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Memorial Details

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History

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