War memorials

Norman Park

Situated in the main park in Birkby and Fartown surrounded by Norman Road, Halifax Old Road and Birkby Hall Road.

A soldier on a plinth designed by Hart, Son, Peard & Co Limited in Birmingham.

The period commemorated is 1914-1918.

The unveiling of the monument took place on Saturday 2nd April 1921 by General Sir Ian Hamilton.

There is a copy of the original programme detailing the events at the unveiling ceremony in Tolson Museum, Wakefield Road, Dalton, Huddersfield in the Ephemere Collection.

Inscriptions

The inscription on the front facing side reads:

This Monument
has been erected by
public subscription in
memory of the Men
from the Fartown and
Birkby districts who
gave their lived for
their country in
the Great War
1914 – 1918


For God and King and home
they gave their all


This Memorial was unveiled by
General Sir Ian Hamilton G.C.B. G.C.M.G. M.G. D.S.O.
on Saturday April 2nd 1921

Plaques and names

1914-1918

East facing panel.

First NameLast Name
H. Mc. A.Ainley
W.C.Allott
K.Anderson
H.H.Appleyard
H.N.Aston
C.Atkinson
W.Bailey
F.Bairstow
G.Bairstow
A.Balmford
J.W.W.Barker
W.Barker
J.L.Barnicot
H.Barrett
S.Barrow
E.G.Beaumont
L.Beaumont
W.Beaumont
J.Beever
T.Bentley
M.R.Binns
S.Blackburn
F.Blackstone
H.Blakey
J.G.Bodker
T.Booth
H.Boothroyd
P.Boothroyd
J.Brakney
A.Brook
Hy.Brook
Hbt.Brook
H.Brown
H.Burrows
C.Burton
F.Calvert
E.Chapman
E.Chappell
S.Chappell
R.Clarke
E.Clay
K.A.Clayton
N.Clayton
A.Clifford
R.Clifford
G.W.J.Colbridge
H.Cook
J.Crawford
W.B.Crosley
A.Day
A.Dearnley
J.Dearnley
V.W.Dobson
J.E.Dougherty
G.E.Dransfield
E.Dyson
H.A.Earnshaw
J.Eccles
J.E.Eccles
P.L.Evans
C.F.Ewart
H.Field
S.Field
C.Fidler
A.E.Foster
E.H.Frisby
J.W.Gargrave
O.T.Garside
M.Gibson
P.C.Gledhill
H.Goodwin
J.Grayson
T.E.Green
W.Greenfield
G.Grey
A.Haigh
C.Haigh
H.Haigh
J.A.Haigh
N.Haigh
E.Hanson

1914-1918

North facing panel.

First NameLast Name
T.E.Haresnape
J.V.Hartley
Albt.Healey
A.Healey
H.Heaton
S.Hellawell
J.A.Hepworth
W.Hepworth
W.Heywood
P.J.Hill
F.Hinchliffe
J.Hinchcliffe
J.Hinchliff
I.Hinchliffe
F.Hirst
F.G.Hirst
H.Hirst
D.W.Hobson
G.Hobson
N.Hobson
A.Hollings
E.Horsfall
J.Hunter
G.Iddon
A.Jackson
H.I.James
D.P.Jefferson
E.Jenkins
W.Johnson
R.Jury
F.Kaye
O.Kaye
R.C.Kaye
W.Kennedy
H.Kergon
W.B.Lacey
T.Leonard
T.Liversedge
J.Livesey
N.Lockwood
W.Lodge
C.Lord
G.W.Lovell
A.E.Macey
A.Mackman
M.A.Mackman
H.Mallinson
J.Marshall
F.B.Mathews
G.H.McMillam
W.McNab
C.McVeagh
E.Medley
F.Milnes
H.Milnes
L.Milnes
G.Mitchell
J.Moore
H.Morgan
W.Morgan
H.Morrison
H.Naylor
G.E.Netherwood
F.H.Newton
R.Noble
G.Nortcliffe
F.Oates
J.O’Brien
H.Oldroyd
A.Overton
W.Parr
H.Paviour
A.Peacock
H.J.Pinder
B.Pogson
W.Preston
E.Priestley
J.W.Probyn
A.V.Rastall
R.F.Richardson
N.Rippon

1914-1918

West facing panel.

First NameLast Name
J.Rothery
J.E.Rothery
W.A.Rumble
Alf.Rushworth
Arth.Rushworth
H.Rushworth
T.Rushworth
W.Rushworth
R.Sayles
J.L.Schofield
A.V.Scholes
A. Mc.D.Scott
H.Senior
H.Sharp
A.C.Shaw
J.W.Shaw
J.L.Shaw
J.E.Sheard
W.Sheppard
C.Sherbon
A.R.Smith
J.E.Smith
H.Sowden
W.H.Spivey
C.Starkey
W.Stewart
E.Stocks
N.Stringer
E.W.Stubbings
J.Styring
A.Sulch
H.Sykes
J.Sykes
N.Sykes
S.Sykes
F.Taylor
A.Thompson
F.Thompson
H.Thompson
L.N.Thompson
FrankThornton
FredThornton
H.Thornton
E.Thorpe
F.Thorpe
H.Topping
T.W.Towlson
W.H.Towlson
A.C.Trevor
A.Tuckfield
A.W.Turner
J.Turner
W.Tyas
E.W.Ulrick
W.Waterhouse
E.Watson
E.K.Weavill
N.Wheelhouse
N.Whitaker
A.Whiteley
H.Whiteley
R.Whitteron
F.Wild
J.E.Wilks
H.Wilkinson
L.Winterbottom
F.Wilson
G.Wilson
J.W.Wiseman
P.B.Wolfenden
A.J.Wood
F.Wood
G.H.Wood
V.H.Wood
G.H.Woodcock
E.Woodhead
J.Wragg
F.S.Wright
L.Wrigley
G.H.Yates