Memorial

Lee Mount Baptist Church - WW1 and WW2

Organ and Plaques - Long Shot

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Current Location

LEE MOUNT BAPTIST CHURCH, 18, Melbourne St, Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, HX3 5DF, England

OS Grid Reference

SE 08424 26411

Denomination

Baptist

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Church Fabric / Fitting: Organ or organ part
WMR Reference Number: 29399
Description: ORGAN WITH THREE, RELATED BRONZE PLAQUES: CENTRAL, RECTANGULAR PLAQUE RELATES TO WW1 AND HAS GOLD LETTERING, THE OUTER TWO ARE NEAR-SQUARE, RELATE TO WW2 AND HAVE WHITE LETTERING
Inscription: CENTRAL PLAQUE: THIS ORGAN IS ERECTED TO THE GREAT GLORY OF GOD AND IN SACRED/ MEMORY OF OUR SCHOLARS WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (4 NAMES)/ ALSO AS A TRIBUTE OF THANKSGIVING TO ALMIGHTY GOD FOR THE SAFE/ RETURN OF 73 OTHERS WHOSE NAMES ARE ON OUR ROLL OF HONOUR/ OPENED BY MRS A K NORMAN SPENCER/ DEDICATED BY REV F W DUNCOLMBE 15 NOV 1924 LEFT HAND PLAQUE: 1939-1945/ THIS TABLET/ RECORDS THE WAR SERVICE/ OF 34 OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE/ OF WHOM 33 RETURNED TO US/ FOR WHICH WE ARE DEVOUTLY/ GRATEFUL TO ALMIGHTY GOD RIGHT HAND PLAQUE 1939 - 1945/ IN PROUD MEMORY OF/ DOUGLAS ELLIS/ MEMBER OF THIS CHURCH/ KILLED IN ACTION 30TH APRIL 1945/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS,/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS"

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 4
Died: 4
Information shown: rank, initials, surname
Order of names: rank

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: date died, surname, forename, manner of death

History

Maker(s): J WIPPELL AND CO LTD, Founder / Foundry
MESSRS CONACHER, Manufacturer

Ceremonies

Unveiled

15th November 1924

Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Conservation

Custodian: PCC

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Lee Mount Baptist Church - WW1 and WW2

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Lee Mount Baptist Church - WW1 and WW2

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