Byers Green War Memorial
Picture Byers Green War Memorial taken in 2007
Location
On the road into Byers Green from the A688. St Peter's Church is on the right, the memorial in just past the church on the left hand side.
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Inscriptions
"To the Glory of God and in honoured memory of the men of Byers Green who laid down their lives for their country during the Great War 1914-"
"Their bodies are buried in peace, but their name liveth for evermore"
"Their seed shall remain forever and their glory shall not be blotted out" (1939-1945)
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Names of the fallen
These are transcribed from the memorial - click on the Panel to view the a picture of the panel.
1914-1918
| Surname | Initial | Panel |
|---|---|---|
| Burdess | John | 2 |
| Clark | Joseph | 2 |
| Cornforth | John | 2 |
| Davison | Alexander | 2 |
| Davison | George | 2 |
| Dinsley | William | 2 |
| Dobson | Fred | 2 |
| Easton | Thomas | 2 |
| Gibbon | Martin | 2 |
| Glendenning | Thomas | 2 |
| Haddon | James | 2 |
| Harrison | William | 2 |
| Harrison | Wilfred | 2 |
| Hetherington | Arthur | 2 |
| Hetherington | Henry Lightfoot | 2 |
| Hodgson | Charles | 2 |
| Jolly | Solomon | 2 |
| Kirkby | Walter | 3 |
| Lascelles | George | 3 |
| Marley | William | 3 |
| Mason | William | 3 |
| Pyle | Jacob | 3 |
| Raine | Matthew | 3 |
| Raine | William | 3 |
| Robinson | Joseph | 3 |
| Robson | John | 3 |
| Selby | James | 3 |
| Sheldon | James | 3 |
| Small | Richard | 3 |
| Southeron | Matthew | 3 |
| Tulip | John | 3 |
| Turton | Joseph | 3 |
| Warner | George | 3 |
| Wetherell | Brian | 3 |
| Wherry | Samuel | 3 |
| Wilson | George | 3 |
1939-1945
| Surname | First name | Panel |
|---|---|---|
| Briggs | John | 4 |
| Moores | William | 4 |
| O'Connell | Joseph Michael | 4 |
| Poynter | Arthur Eric | 4 |
| Raw | Albert | 4 |
| Richardson | John George | 4 |
| Scanlon | Lawrence | 4 |
| Smith | Sydney | 4 |
| Ward | Frederick | 4 |