Friday, 17 August 2018

Stamford Bridge War Memorial

Located the the churchyard of St.John the Baptist, on Church Road, Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire. A Stone Calvary Cross with a gabled roof and a stone figure of Christ crucified on the shaft of the cross. The shaft stands on a tall stone pedestal, with the whole memorial resting on a deep stone base.

St. John's Church
Moor Road
Stamford Bridge
East Yorkshire
Humberside
YO41 1BJ

England




The front panel reads.
IN HONOURED MEMORY
OF THE MEN
OF STAMFORD BRIDGE
WHO FELL
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1919
GEORGE HENRY BALMER
THOMAS BASS
WILLIAM BASS
PERCY  DENT
EDWIN EUSTACE DRESSER
HARRY HEADLEY
WILLIAM JAMES PEADON
HENRY TENNISON
HARRY SPAVEN
GERALD STOCKDALE
DICK WARD
THERE NAME LIVETH FOR EVER



The left panel reads.
1939-1945
ALICK T DALE
RONALD WOODHALL


The right panel reads.
OMAN 1975
NIGEL LORING


All photos by Chris Gleave.

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