Memorial

Barnsley Salvation Army

Salvation Army WW1

Source: Copyright Captain Vaughan Bovan (Barnsley War Memorials Project)

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Current Location

The memorial is in storage., Salvation Army, 21, Park Street, Wombwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S73 0HQ, England

SE 40172 02890

Salvation Army

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 70336
Description: A bronze coloured memorial tablet. The eleven names, with details of rank, regiment, date and mode of death are in a central panel. The top border panel is gently curved and contains the Salvation Army crest with foliage stretching out on either side. The words, "For God, King & Country" are below the crest. The border panels on either side of the names contain central crests, with celtic scroll work above and below. On the left a union flag in a shield shape with the word 'Saved' above and the word 'Suffered' below amidst the scroll work. On the right an eight pointed star with the words 'Blood & Fire' with the words 'Sacrificed' above and 'Triumphed' below amidst the scroll work. The bottom panel contains an inscription split either side of a wreath containing a crown and a prone cross.
Inscription: FOR GOD, KING, & COUNTRY / (names) / SAVED SACRIFICED / SUFFERED TRIUMPHED / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 11
Died: 11
Information shown: Rank, name, regiment, casualty type, date of death
Order of names: Rank, initals, surname, regiment / casualty type, date of death

Plaque

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good