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Charles Henry Wood and Robert Thornton

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Reference WMO/226030

Address:

St Mary's Church

Main Street

Thixendale

YO17 9TG

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Metal Bronze
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: A tablet attached to the top flat surface of the steps of the exisiting cross in the church yard on the north side of the church between the church and the road through the village. The cross standing on 3 steps was erected by Sir Tatton Sykes in 1874 after he had built "the church, vicarage and school" as a memorial to his achievement.
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This tablet is placed here in proud and thankful memory of the two Thixendale men who gave their lives for their Country. Charles Henry Wood Killed on the Somme September 15th 1916 and Robert Thornton killed by accident while a prisoner of war September 4th 1918.

Charles Henry Wood and Robert Thornton

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