Silksworth and Tunstall War Memorial

First World War memorial, 1922, by Mr S Fraser of Grangetown, with Second World War and Bosnia additions.

MATERIALS: white marble figure, granite pedestal and base, and Heworth stone steps.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial comprises a life-size figure of an advancing infantryman, mounted on a pedestal. The carved figure is wearing 1908 pattern infantry equipment, a Brodie helmet, and holding a Lee-Enfield rifle in a raised position. The figure is supported by a carved pile of stones, standing on a square granite pedestal, with a foliate carved architrave, on a two-tier plinth, and is mounted on a two-stepped sandstone base. The south-west (front) panel of the pedestal reads: THIS MEMORIAL/ WAS ERECTED IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THE SILKSWORTH AND/ TUNSTALL PARISHES WHO MADE THE SUPREME/ SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918. The 151 NAMES of the fallen from the First World War are inscribed on all four panels of the pedestal. In addition, the name of a soldier killed in Bosnia in 1996 has been added at the base of the south-east panel. The inscription on the chamfered upper-tier of the plinth reads: NOT ONCE BUT TWICE IN OUR ROUGH ISLAND STORY/ THE PATH OF DUTY WAS THE WAY TO GLORY. The south-west panel of the lower-tier reads: ALSO/ IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF/ THOSE OF THESE PARISHES WHO FELL IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945. The 59 NAMES of the servicemen killed during the Second World War are inscribed on the south-east, north-east, and north-west sides of the lower tier of the plinth. The inscription on the north-west side also reads: CIVILIANS KILLED BY/ ENEMY ACTION and lists the nine NAMES of the casualties.