War memorials, North Yorkshire
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Meltham
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War memorials, North Yorkshire
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The War Memorial for Meltham on the South Wall of St. Bartholomew's Church, Meltham
The War Memorial for Meltham on the South Wall of St. Bartholomew's Church, Meltham
Photo © Copyright Alexander P Kapp and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence

The Meltham First World War Memorial is a stone tablet on the South exterior wall of St. Bartholomew's Church, Meltham. The memorial is clearly visible from Greens End Road.
This memorial commemorates 98 men who lost their lives in the First World War, amongst whomwere 2 soldiers of the Yorkshire Regiment.
Beneath this memorial is a smaller stone tablet commemorating 20 men who lost their lives in the Second World War.

Close-up photos of the two memorials, with a transcription of all the names, can be found on the Yorkshire Indexers website.

Private Fred Ellis. 6146. 1st Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mary Ellis, of 32, Huddersfield Rd., Meltham, Yorks., and the late Samuel Ellis. Killed 1 August 1915. Aged 37.
Born Meltham (Huddersfield), Enlisted Leeds, Resided Meltham
Buried RAWALPINDI WAR CEMETERY.
Commemorated on Face 1, DELHI MEMORIAL (INDIA GATE)

Private Frederick Saunders. 12825. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 7 June 1917.
Born Liverpool, Enlisted Huddersfield, Resided Melton Mills.
Commemorated on Panel 33, YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL.

The names of those who died in the First World War on the Meltham War Memorial The names of those who died in the First World War on the Meltham War Memorial
Photo : Gordon Hodgson

St. Bartholomew's Church, Meltham, from Greens End Road.St. Bartholomew's Church, Meltham, from Greens End Road.
The War Memorial tablets are clearly seen on the exterior wall.
Photo : Google Earth

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