War Memorials Elsewhere, - Frizinghall (Bradford) - St. Margaret's Church

Frizinghall (Bradford), - St. Margaret's Church (72 Shipley Fields Road)
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The War Memorial in St. Margaret's Church, Frizinghall (Bradford), is a large Brass plaque mounted on a wooden backboard. The backboard is curved at the top with a shelf at the base. The lettering on the plaque is incised in black and red lettering. The names are in 5 columns.
Currently no photo of this memorial is available, but a description of the memorial and a transcription of the names is on the Imperial War Museum's Register of War Memorials website.

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

2 soldiers who served in the Yorkshire Regiment are commemorated on the memorial.

Lance Corporal Charles Long. 22875. 10th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Charles and Georgianna Long, of 92, Shipley Fields Rd., Frizinghall, Bradford, Yorks. Born at Shipley, Yorks. Killed 15 March 1916. Aged 24.
Born Shipley (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Frizinghall (Bradford).
Buried CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY.

Private Harold Wade. 27542. 10th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Thomas and Zillah Wade, of Frizinghall, Bradford. Died at home 17 October 1916. Aged 26.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.
Buried SHIPLEY (NAB WOOD) CEMETERY, BRADFORD.

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