Memorial details

Memorial type
Cairn
District
Richmondshire
Town
Hawes
County
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 17 July 2016
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
71539

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Current location

On the green
opposite the primary school
Turfy Hill/Gayle Lane junction
Hawes
Richmondshire
North Yorkshire
DL8 3RF
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 86999 89857
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Tapering cairn of local stone on a local stone base, with the names in two columns beneath a Latin cross and the commemoration, all on a slate tablet.
Inscription
IN LOVING AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE/ FROM THE PARISHES OF HAWES AND HIGH/ ABBOTSIDE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ TIMES OF WAR TO KEEP OUR NATION SAFE HAWES & GAYLE 1914-1918/ [43 names] 1939-1945/ [8 names] HARDRAW 1914-1918/ [8 names] 1939-1945/ 4 names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Akrigg, Michael
Alderson, Ralph
Allen, Herbert
Bacon, Charles E
Banks, James
Bell, Harold
Birtle, Thomas M
Butt, George
Calvert, Miles
Chilton, Harry
See details for all 63 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, home village
    Order of information: home village THEN surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 51
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 51
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, home village
    Order of information: home village THEN surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 25mm, height 890mm, width 360mm
    Materials: Slate
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 1500mm, height 200mm, width 1500mm
    Materials: Stone
  • Cairn
    Measurements: depth 970-700mm, height 1650mm, width 970-700mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other
Details: Built by Hawes & High Abbotside Parish Council with a £500 grant from Richmondshire District Council and £400 from the sale of the old Methodist Chapel, November 2015 to May 2016
Responsibility
Royal British Legion
Reference

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