Copley War Memorials
There are 3 memorials:
- John the Evangelist Church, Grewburn Lane, Lynesack: The memorial plaque commemorates 39 men of Lynesack and Woodland who were killed. The Parish Church memorial includes men from the 3 villages of Butterknowle, Copley and Woodland.
- Copley Literary Institute: A memorial Plaque commemorating those who served in the Great European War 1914-1919 and those who fell is located within the main hall. It includes the same 8 men commemorated on the Memorial outside.
- Copley Literary Institute: The memorial is located on the gable wall. It is grey mottled marble with a stone surround and commemorates 8 men. They are:
NAME | REGIMENT | DATE | CEMETERY |
CROSS T.W. | 1/East Yorks | 25.04.1918 | Tyne Cot Memorial |
DENT G.N. | 1/Grenadier Gds | 27.09.1918 | Sanders Keep |
DIXON G.A. | 12/13 N’land Fus. | 08.09.1918 | Gouzeaucourt |
LOWES E.V. | 3/Dorsetshire | 12.06.1915 | Lynesack |
ROBINSON S. | 1/Gordons | 25.09.1915 | Menin Gate Memorial |
ROSE J.T. | 2/Yorks. | 13.03.1917 | Faubourg d’Amiens |
SOWERBY B. | 215/Labour Corps | 31.12.1917 | Lynesack |
WATERS G.H. | 256/Tunnelling Coy., RE | 14.09.1916 | Maroeuil BC |