Memorial

Men of Bempton and Buckton

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Source: Copyright John Hale

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Current Location

St Michaels Church, Bempton, East Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, YO15 1HL, England

OS Grid Reference

TA 19091 72066

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 35830
Description: The memorial takes the form of a limestone Latin cross on a tapering shaft, square plinth and one stepped base. The memorial commemorates the men who fell in the Great War, the Second World War and the Korean War.
Inscription: Six o'clock facing: IN GRATITUDE/ TO THE MEN OF BEMPTON AND BUCKTON/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ (Names)/ GOD AND THEIR COUNTRY CALLED THEM/ BUT THEIR NAMES SHALL LIVE Three o'clock facing: 1939-1945/ (Names)/ KOREAN CONFLICT 1950-1953/ (Name) then 3 more names added in 2014.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 13
Died: 13
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of names: surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 2
Died: 2
Information shown: surname, forename
Order of names: surname

War: Korean War (1950-1953)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Forename, surname

History

Maintenance History: In 2014, War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £74 to add three names to the memorial. A local historian conducted research into the memorial and found three First World War veterans, Harold Shipley, James Towse and Matthew Holmes, were missing. The names were added in the same style, materials and font as the original lettering.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

16 January 1920

Bishop of Hull

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Men of Bempton and Buckton

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Men of Bempton and Buckton

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