Memorial

Bradford City Police WW1 Roll of Honour

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Catalogue number WYP/BR/A124/169, West Yorkshire History Centre (West Yorkshire Archive Service), 127, Kirkgate, Wakefield, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 1JG, England

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SE 33671 20451

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Roll of honour or book of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 97392
Description: Large rectangular printed Roll of Honour (which is now unframed), at the top of which is the Bradford City crest flanked by two pairs of Allied nations' flags (those of Britain and France, and of Belgium and Russia). Beneath the dedicatory inscription, the names of Bradford City Police officers who enlisted in WW1 and the military units in which they served are listed in two columns. Those who were killed in action or died in military service are annotated on the Roll with an asterisk. (N.B. There are some discrepancies between the information on this Roll of Honour and the details of casualties recorded on the Bradford City Police WW1/WW2 Memorial Board - for which see our record 89435: some officers who were listed on the Roll of Honour as having died in WW1 were omitted from the Board, and some officers listed on the Board as having died in WW1 were omitted from the Roll of Honour of those who had enlisted).
Inscription: Bradford City Police/ EUROPEAN WAR/ Members of the Force who served their Country, valiantly/ upholding the honour of the British Empire against the/ violation of International Treaties, and the oppression of/ smaller European States./ Roll of Honour/ Name, Regiment etc/ (names)/ *Killed or Died whilst serving.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 186
Served: 169
Died: 17
Information shown: Surname, forename, 2nd initial, military unit, whether killed/died
Order of names: Names are listed alphabetically by surname, in two columns
Additional Information: Some listed on this Roll of Honour as having died were omitted from the Force's WW1/WW2 Memorial to those who died (our ref 89435); some listed on that board were omitted from this Roll of Honour of those who served.

History

Maintenance History: The Roll of Honour was among documents that West Yorkshire Police deposited with West Yorkshire Archive Service (on date unknown to IWM), and is now held by them under reference WYP/BR/A124/169.

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