From the Barnsley Chronicle 17 November 2017 |
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A Remembrance Service was held in November 2017 to dedicate the plaque situated on St Aidan's Church in Oxspring. Seen in the photograph above are Father Matthew Joy and Parish Council Chairman Ian Goldthorpe.
The plaque was financed by the Penistone Ward Alliance.
Text on plaque - photo from Joe Pinguey
Description
Metal plaque about 4' wide by 18" high, with a list of names of 10 soldiers and their dates of death.
Transcription
In Memory of Oxspring War Dead
We Will Remember them
World War I
Private Joseph Bower
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Died 6th November
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1918
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Private Frederick Cox
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Died 8th May
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1915
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Lance Corporal George Arthur Johnson
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Died 10th January
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1915
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Private Harry Kershaw
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Died 9th April
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1917
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Lance Corporal George Audenby Lee
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Died 26th March
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1918
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Private Walter Obadiah Lee
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Died 13th April
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1918
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Private Walter Peaker
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Died 25th July
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1918
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Lance Corporal Albert Vaughton
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Died 25th September
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1916
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Private Ernest Clifford Vaughton
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Died 24th January
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1917
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Private Tom Wright
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Died 1st August
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1917
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BWMP #OXS01
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