Memorial

49th West Riding Reconnaissance Regiment WW2

Source: Copyright John Scurr

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Current Location

In the North Choir Aisle, Wakefield Cathedral, Northgate, Wakefield, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 1HG, England

SE 33324 20833

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 81197
Description: Green slate tablet with with alcove at the bottom holding a Book of Remembrance. Alcove covered by a gilded grille bearing a bronze depiction of the badge of the 49th West Riding Reconnaissance Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps. Inscription incised and gilded, below which a Biblical quotation incised in red. All set in an ornate stone surround with the Arms West Riding County Council in proper colours at the top and carved figures, to the left, St Michael and a devil, and to the right, St George with a dragon, both in medieval armour, with a gilded halo.
Inscription: IN PROUD MEMORY / OF THE / OFFICERS AND MEN / THE FORTY-NINTH WEST RIDING / RECONNAISSANCE REGIMENT / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE / WORLD WAR / 1939 1945 / O LAMB OF GOD THAT TAKEST AWAY THE / SINS OF THE WORLD HAVE MERCY ON US