War memorials, North Yorkshire
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York, - St. Olave's Church
War memorials, North Yorkshire
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The First World War Memorial in St. Olave's Church, YorkThe First World War Memorial in St. Olave's Church, York
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Photo : John Scurr of the Imperial War Museum's Register of War Memorials

The First World War Memorial in St. Olave's Church, York, consists of a rectangular board with carved, decorative border with a crucifix centrally. A glazed panel with names in black on each side of the crucifix with a flower shelf in between.

57 names are commemorated as having lost their lives in the First World War.

1 soldier who served with the Yorkshire Regiment is commemorated on the memorial.

Private Walter Pollard. 29106. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Robert and Elizabeth Pollard, of 33, Bootham Square, York. Killed 13 May 1917. Aged 20.
Born York, Enlisted York.
Commemorated on Bay 4 and 5, ARRAS MEMORIAL.
(SDGW gives number as 29108)

St. Olave's Church, YorkSt. Olave's Church, York
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St. Olave's Church, York, Adjacent to the Ruins of St. Mary's AbbeySt. Olave's Church, York, Adjacent to the Ruins of St. Mary's Abbey
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