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    Memorial

    West Bretton

    West Bretton War Memorial

    Source: Copyright Pete Schofield (Barnsley War Memorials Project)

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    Current Location

    Small Grass Island At Junction of Park Lane and Huddersfield Road (A637), Park Lane, West Bretton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 4JT, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SE 28740 13581

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    © WMR-29122

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    Type of Memorial
    Obelisk
    WMR Reference Number
    29122
    Description
    OBELISK WITH CRUCIFORM BASE IN THE FORM OF FOUR ORNATELY CARVED S-SHAPED SUPPORTS AT RIGHT ANGLES TO EACH OTHER. ON THREE STEPPED SQUARE BASE SURROUNDED BY LOW CHAIN
    Inscription
    IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    3
    Died
    3
    Information shown
    Forename, Surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    3
    Died
    3
    Information shown
    Forename, Surname
    Maintenance History
    SURVEYED BY WAKEFIELD DC APRIL 1999

    Components

    Obelisk

    Made from: Stone - Sandstone


    Condition: Good