The Salvation Army held a Memorial Service for our Cornforth fallen heroes on Sunday September 9th 1917 at 7pm.  You can download the order of service here.

West Cornforth War Memorial on Vicarage Road was erected to the memory of the 107 men and lads from the parish who fell in the Great War.  It was unveiled on Saturday 15th November 1924 and cost approximately £325.

Mr H. Kellett, agent to Messrs Pease and Partners presided.

Mr Richard A Pease unveiled the memorial and delivered a touching speech.  As the memorial was unveiled, a party from the D.L.I. presented arms and the last post was sounded.  The Rev T. Fenton Fyffe, dedicated the memorial, gratitude was expressed to the ladies working party for what they had done towards the memorial and for sending gifts to the lads and men during the war.  Councillor Harling, chairman of Cornforth Parish Council, accepted the care of the memorial and the proceedings closed with the men of the D.L.I. firing a volley and the benediction by the Rev T. Fenton Fyffe.  Many beautiful wreaths were subsequently laid around the memorial.

Mr H. Kellett addressing the assembly on Saturday 15th November 1924

Picture taken 14th November 2007

Remembrance Sunday 11th November 2007

In honour and to the memory of the men of this parish

who gave their lives in the Great War

1914-1918.

Bartlett C.
Bell J.
Bell J.G.
Blenkinsop A.
Blower E.
Booth R.
Bowman J.D.
Bowman W.
Brown M.
Buddin Jas.
Buddin Jos.
Carr W.
Chatt G.
Chisholm T.P.
Clark T.
Close J.
Cole J.
Cole T.
Cole W.
Connor J.
Crosby T.
Curry S.
Davis W.
Dixon J.
Dixon W.
Doran J.
Doyle J.

“Ye that live on in English pastures green,

Remember us and think what might have been”.

1939 - 1945