gogo Posted 20 February , 2007 Share Posted 20 February , 2007 i was pleased to see that a memeorial has now be raised to commemorate the 35 women killed in the barnbow munitions factory explosion during ww1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogo Posted 20 February , 2007 Author Share Posted 20 February , 2007 http://www.elhas.org.uk/Barnbow%20Tragedy.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteWolf Posted 20 February , 2007 Share Posted 20 February , 2007 Gogo thanks for the link We've planned on paying our respects next time we are back up home in Leeds. Regards Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonym Posted 20 February , 2007 Share Posted 20 February , 2007 i was pleased to see that a memeorial has now be raised to commemorate the 35 women killed in the barnbow munitions factory explosion during ww1 gogo Would you have any information on whether the list of names is available? Regards, Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Bennett Posted 20 February , 2007 Share Posted 20 February , 2007 Here is a close-up of the memorial inscription. All the names are on brass plates, if anyone would like them all please PM me. Also another webpage. http://www.hjsmith.clara.co.uk/4746.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogo Posted 21 February , 2007 Author Share Posted 21 February , 2007 how many other munitions workers were killed during ww1, its about time all the unsung heroes of ww1 were remembered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mruk Posted 21 February , 2007 Share Posted 21 February , 2007 Three of those killed are on the Templenewsam War Memorial, Selby Road, Leeds. There's also a display in Crossgates Library near to the stones themselves, and I think the memorial was raised through the hard work and dedication of the East Leeds History and Archaeological Society. A warning for those planning to visit though: the memorial is basically a group of boulders with a plaque which is quite easy to miss. I must have walked [and staggered] past it dozens of times before I realised its significance. It's just across the road from the old ASDA, which is now part of the Mecca Bingo and Chiltern Mills. I hasten to add that I was not staggering out of the Bingo. MUNITIONS Jackson, Ethel, A. Kettlewell, Albert E. Rowley, Maria E. Cheers, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoj22 Posted 21 February , 2007 Share Posted 21 February , 2007 Two of the victims are on the war memorial at All Saints Church in Pontefract.........Ste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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