Denby & District in the First and Second World Wars: Their Ultimate
Sacrifice, commemorates and celebrates the lives of the soldiers from
this part of the world and the role they played during hostilities. For
the vast number of people the local War Memorial is something taken for
granted, it has always been there and though it is respected it is not
really understood anymore. The names upon it might be familiar to some
but the lives and stories behind those names have largely been
forgotten. The same is true of the local War graves in the churchyards.
Interest sometimes peaks when a major anniversary occurs or a new film
such as the recent '1917' is released but this generally wanes after a
while. This book provides a unique and timeless insight into our
knowledge of the men of Denby Dale, Upper & Lower Cumberworth,
Birdsedge, Upper & Lower Denby and Ingbirchworth and throws up many
surprises. The soldier's families are examined in detail, their civilian
occupations, their homes and achievements. Their War service histories,
where they fought, how they died and where they are buried are included
where those records have survived. It is not just the fallen contained
in these pages and the stories of many who returned from the arena of
the two World Wars are printed here for the very first time. With 130
illustrations and 30 family tree's this book is a tribute to all those
that made the Ultimate Sacrifice and their comrades in arms who made it
home.
