War Memorial, Snape Castle Chapel, Snape, N Yorks, UK
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N 54° 15.263 W 001° 35.917
30U E 591296 N 6012731
A wooden war memorial in Snape Castle Chapel.
Waymark Code: WMVVEX
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/29/2017
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The memorial takes the form of three wooden panels on the North wall of the chapel. The names of the fallen are on the centre panel below the inscription “For King and Country 1914 1919 The Fallen”. Those that returned are named on the left and right panels.
An information sheet below the memorial shows the extent of the contribution the village made to the war effort. There were 481 people in the village in 1914, of whom 95 would have been eligble to fight. Of these 85 enlisted and 71 returned.
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1920
Private or Public Monument?: Other
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Unknown
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe
Physical Address of Monument:
Snape Castle Chapel
Snape, N Yorks UK
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