World War I Memorial - Barwick In Elmet, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 49.914 W 001° 23.638
30U E 605694 N 5966015
This war memorial in the centre of Barwick in Elmet stands on the site of a former market cross.
Waymark Code: WM13GHA
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/10/2020
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This memorial is also in the form of a Celtic cross on a stepped base and was unveiled in 1920 by Mrs Kate Childe, of Barwick, whose son Derrick was killed in the Great War.
A plaque was added which commemorates the Barwick men who died in the Second World War. It was unveiled at a special ceremony on Sunday, 24 July 1949. The Rector, Reverend Canon Gray MA conducted the service, and the plaque was unveiled by Mr W. Senior in his capacity as Chairman of the Barwick in Elmet and Scholes British Legion.
There are three plaques at the base of the cross, dedicating the cross to the First World War, the names of the dead in the war and than a Second World War plaque.
George Dobson Acomb
Hubert Dennison Acomb
Derrick Francis Childe
Clifford Noble Corlett
John Hunter
George Albert Joynes
Harold Morritt
Fred Mosby
Fred Mouncey
George William Myers
William Reed
Charles Robshaw
Alfred Allan Sowry
Ernest Thorpe
George Edward Wall
Joe Wilson
This ancient Village Cross
Was restored in 1919
To keep in memory
The men of this Village
Who took part in the
Great War 1914 - 18
When nearly one hundred
Joined His Majesty's Forces
Amongst whom those whose
Names are recorded above
Laid down their lives.
1939 - 1945
Austin Backhurst
Arthur Benson
George Walton Marwood
Kenneth Speak
Fred Tennant