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The War Memorial for Wales (Rotherham) - 1
Photo : Anne Diver of the War
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The War Memorial for Wales (Rotherham) is situated in The Square, Wales.
The memorial is a sculpture of a serviceman dedicated to those from Wales and Kiveton Park who lost their lives during the First and Second World Wars as well in subsequent conflicts and peacekeeping duties on behalf of the United Nations.
51 names are commemorated as having lost their lives in the First World War, 20 in the Second World War, and 1 in a sunsequent conflict.
1 soldier who served with the Yorkshire Regiment is commemorated on the memorial.
Private Daniel Copestake. 15225. 6th Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment. Brother of William Henry Copestake, of The Sherwood Inn,
Worksop, Notts. Killed 22 August 1915. Aged 32.
Born Wales (Sheffield), Enlisted Sheffield.
Commemorated on Panels 55 to 58, HELLES MEMORIAL.
(Incorrectly shown on the memorial as serving in the East Yorkshire Regiment.)
The Name of Daniel Copestake on the War Memorial for Wales (Rotherham)
Photo : Simon Dickinson of the War
Memorials On Line website
The War Memorial for Wales (Rotherham) - 2
Photo : SHawkins of the War
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