Lower Cumberworth Methodist Church War Memorial

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Reference WMO/156104

Address:

Top Road

Lower Cumberworth

HD8 8QS

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Timber Timber (any)
Lettering: Unknown
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: Situated in the centre of the village on Top Road some 300 yards from the Foresters Public House.Description – There are two memorial plaques each in a wooden frame which are severely distorted and the information contained therein is very difficult to extract. The period commemorated is 1914 – 1919
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Plaque No 1 The inscription reads:- For King, Country and Humanity Roll of Honour For the brave men who have gone forth at the call of duty From Lower Cumberworth Nr. Huddersfield To the Great European War 1914 Not once or twice in our rough Island – story The path of duty was the way to Glory Tennyson Plaque No 2 The inscription reads:- For King, Country and Humanity Roll of Honour For the brave men who have gone forth at the call of duty From Lower Cumberworth Nr. Huddersfield To the Great War of 1914 Not once or twice in our rough Island – story The path of duty was the patho to Glory Tennyson

Name Service Remarks 1912 Firth Edward illegible illegible 1914 Betts Ingham Sept 14 illegible illegible Barratt George Sept 14 illegible illegible Brook William Sept 24 Illegible illegible Widdowson Clarence Nov 4 illegible illegible Widdowson Frank Nov 5 illegible illegible Kilner Bedford Nov 7 Royal Engineers illegible Windle John M. Nov 7 10th Service Batt. Duke of Wellington’s Regt illegible 1915 Allsopp George June 9 1/5 West Riding Regt. Illegible Dickinson W. June 9 1/5 Qwest Riding Regt. Illegible Widdowson George Nov 11 1st Batt. Cheshire Regt illegible Senior Clement Dec 10 21st West Yorkshire Regt illegible 1916 Law Haydn Jan 26 19th Garrison Batt. Hants Regt. Illegible Booth Reginald Feb 19 illegible illegible Wood Irving April 25 12th West Yorks Regt. Illegible Waddington Norman May 9 9th Batt. KOYLI illegible Law William May 28 H.M.S. ‘Vivid’ (Div. 1) Keyham illegible Peace Wilfred June 28 Labour Company illegible Swaine Charles E. July 6 Duke of Wellington’s Regt illegible Mellor Luther Oct 24 16th Batt. York and Lancaster Regt illegible Dickenson John H. Nov 22 2nd Batt. Coldstream Guards illegible Hey Thomas H. Nov 29 2/5 Duke of Wellington’s Regt. Illegible Rank & Name Branch of Service Date of Joining Record 1917 Enlisted - Demobilised Auckland Clarence 2/6 South Staffs Regt March 13 - Pvte Prisoner of War Booth Alfred 2/5 South Staffs Regt March 18 Jan 4 1919 Pvte Wounded & Disabled Smith Frank Machine Gun Corps. April 17 Jan 26 1919 Pvte Layton Arthur Northumberland Fusiliers May 30 - Pvte Allsopp Percy 2nd Sherwood Foresters June 18 - Pvte Hampshire Herbert 3rd Duke of Wellington’s Aug 31 - Pvte Lockwood Arthur 3rd Duke of Wellington’s Aug 31 Won Military Medal (Pvte) on the Marne Aug 23 1918 Auckland Ernest Royal Engineers Sept 8 March 12 1919 Sapper Mosley Arnold Notts. and Derby’s Regt Dec4 Jan 16 1919 Pvte 1918 Horn Frank Royal Garrison Artillery Feb 2 Jan 29 1919 Signlr Wood Norman West Yorks Regt April 19 Dec 13 1918 Pvte Peace Willie Royal Air Force April 23 Feb 5 1919 2nd Air Mechanic Edwards Frank Coldstream Guards April 24 Jan 9 1919 Pvte Auckland Harrison 3rd Yorks and Lancs Regt May 30 Dec11 1918 Pvte Naylor Roland Royal Garrison Artillery May 31 Dec 26 1918 Pvte

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