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Bempton
Town or City: Bridlington
County:
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM500
Value of grant: £74.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Adding and/or correcting inscriptions/names
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2014
UKNIWM reference number: 35830
Bempton war memorial is located at St Michael’s Churchyard. The memorial takes the form of a limestone Latin cross on a tapering shaft, square plinth and one stepped base. The memorial commemorates the men who fell in the Great War, the Second World War and the Korean War.
In 2014, War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £74 to add three names to the memorial. A local historian conducted research into the memorial and found three First World War veterans, Harold Shipley, James Towse and Matthew Holmes, were missing. The names were added in the same style, materials and font as the original lettering.
Bempton war memorial was unveiled on the 16th January 1920 and dedicated by the Bishop of Hull. The inscription reads:
"In gratitude
to the men of Bempton and Buckton
who fell in the Great War 1914-1919
(names)
God on their country called them
but their names shall live
1939-1945
(names)
Korean Conflict. 1950-1953.
(name)
Harold E. Shipley. Joseph S. Towse.
Matthew Holmes.”
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM500
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 35830
War Memorials Online : 88594
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
