War memorials

Skelmanthorpe

Situated in Skelmanthorpe Cemetery at the junction of Busker lane and Highbridge Lane on the outskirts of the village and approximately 8 miles from Huddersfield town centre.

The periods commemorated are 1914-1918 and 1939-1945.

Inscriptions

The upper inscription reads:

In proud
and ever
living memory
of the men of
this village who
gave their lives
in the Great War
1914 - 1918

The lower inscription reads:

This Memorial also commemorates with proud
gratitude the memory of the men of this
village who gave their lives in the war of 1939-45

Plaques and names

1914-1918

Upper plaque upper inscription.

First NameLast Name
John W.Blackburn
SamEllis
PercyFenton
ArthurField
Joseph WilsonField
Lawrence W.Field
NormanField
HerbertFisher
PercyGledhill
PercyHaigh
FredHawkyard
Cecil JohnHowitt
Donald R.F.Jackson
Tom C.Littlewood
IrvinLodge
SidneyMathers
FrankPeel
EdwinRadley
PearsonRadley
AlbertSenior
John HenrySenior
EricTunnicliff
HerbertTyas
JosephWainwright

1914-1918: After the Armistice

Upper plaque lower inscription.

First NameLast Name
ThomasEarnshaw
LawrenceLodge
HarrySenior
HughPatterson

1939-1945

Lower plaque.

First NameLast Name
R. BrianArmitage
DennisBarrow
LeslieFisher
HarryHey
EdgarHorn
JackMorley
Eric R.Senior
M. VernonSenior
GeorgeTaylor
FredTyas