Memorial

Heath Congregational Church - WW1

Source: Orphan Work 29402

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Current Location

On the corner of Manor Drive: in 1995 Hornshaw and Fowler said the Roll was kept in a safe., Heath United Reform Church, Free School Lane, Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, HX3 0DW, England

OS Grid Reference

SE 08896 24013

Denomination

United Reformed

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Roll of honour or book of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 29402
Description: ILLUMINATED SCROLL. NAMES IN THREE COLUMNS IN RED AND BLACK LETTERING. DEPICTION OF CHURCH TOP CENTRE. PAINTED LAUREL WREATH SURROUNDS ROLL, CIVIC ARMS AT THE BOTTOM CENTRE.
Inscription: HEATH/ CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH & SUNDAY SCHOOL/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ (NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 26
Served: 20
Died: 6
Information shown: Forename, Surname
Additional Information: There is some confusion on both the exact number of names and the number who died. Hornshaw and Fowler recorded 26 served and 2 dead in 1995 but then gave the details of all the 6 dead listed in the Calderdale Companion, the CWGC confirming all 6 died..

History

Maintenance History: Not known

Conservation

Custodian: Elders of Heath United Reform Church

Components

Scroll

Height: 490MM

Width: 380MM

Made from: Vellum

Condition: Unknown

Further Information

Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, published privately in 1995, part of their memorial 158
Calderdale Companion, http://www.calderdalecompanion.co.uk/x15.html