Memorial
St Mary's Church, Elland - WW1 and WW2
Current Location
Northeast tower pier, St Mary's Church, Church Street, Elland, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, HX5 0RU, England
OS Grid Reference
SE 10774 21154
Denomination
Church of England
Names listed on this memorial
Contribute to the War Memorials Register
Send us details and photographs of your local war memorials, to help enhance the information about the people, places and events they commemorate.
This record shows everything IWM currently knows about this memorial. We are continually updating our records.
© WMR-2823
To share information or photographs, contact us.
- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 2823
- Description
- Bronze plaques with inscriptions in white-painted lettering. WW1 has names in three columns divided by a raised line. Additional plaque for WW2 placed below WW1 with inscription also in white-painted lettering.
- Inscription
- Upper plaque: THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918. / OF YOUR CHARITY PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF THE GALLANT DEAD ESPECIALLY / THE FOLLOWING FROM S. MARY'S. ALL SAINTS' & S. MICHAEL'S ELLAND. / (Names) Lower plaque: AND IN THE WAR 1939 - 1945 / (Names)
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 62
- Died
- 62
- Information shown
- Forename, surname
- Order of names
- Alphabetically by surname
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Number Commemorated
- 6
- Died
- 6
- Information shown
- Forename, surname
- Order of names
- Alphabetically by surname
- Custodian
- Church authorities
Components
- Plaque
Height: 580mm
Width: 550mm
Made from: Bronze
Condition: Good
- Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, published privately in 1995, their memorial 503