Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Harrogate
Town
Ramsgill
County
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
30276

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Current location

Centre of Village
Ramsgill War Memorial
Wath Road (Nidderdale Way)
Ramsgill
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG3 5RL
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 11905 70960
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Single-stepped rectangular base surmounted by a tapering rectangular sectioned plinth, bolster and square sectioned obelisk. Incised inscription and names on three faces of plinth. Text infilled with black paint. The whole memorial is enclosed by a post and chain fence.
Inscription
Plinth face 1: TO / THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE / GREAT WAR, 1914 -1918. / (7 NAMES) // Plinth face 2: SERVED. / (16 NAMES) // Other plinth face: SERVED. / (15 NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brown, Christopher
Brown, F O
Brown, G E
Brown, M
Elliot, J
Grass, J A
Grass, W
Harker, J W
Harker, Richard
Harrison, Herbert
See details for all 38 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 38
    Served and returned: 31
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Fallen, served, forename, forename initials, surname
    Order of information: Fallen, served. (Served names listed in alphabetical order)
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: height c 3000mm
    Materials: Stone - Limestone
Listing information
Condition
History
Spring 2000. Lettering badly eroded.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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