Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Serviceman / Servicewoman
- District
- Calderdale
- Town
- Ripponden
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 11th November 1920
Attended by: Lt. Col. Walker DSO of Mirfield - Dedicated
Date: 11th November 1920
Attended by: Rev O F Aston, Vicar of Ripponden - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
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Current location
Junction of Rochdale Road and Oldham Road
Ripponden
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
HX6 4DN
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 03893 19739
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Stone figure of a King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry soldier holding a bayonet surmounts square-set stone plinth. Plinth bears names and inscription in incised black lettering. Stepped stone base. Whole is set in a small, triangular memorial garden.
- Inscription
- ERECTED IN DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO ALL WHO FOUGHT FOR US IN PROUD MEMORY OF THOSE WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED HEREON 1914-1919/ (Names)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ 1939-1945/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Acland, Harry
Armitage, Frank
Bailey, Joe
Berry, Arthur
Berry, James Harold
Bottomley, John William
Burton, John Benjamin
Collinson, John
Cox, William John
Crowther, Ebison
See details for all 61 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 18
Served and returned: 0
Died: 18
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, Initials
Order of information: Alphabetically by surname - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 61
Served and returned: 0
Died: 61
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename
Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Figure
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Plinth
Measurements: depth 1670mm, height 2400mm, width 1670mm
Materials: Stone
- Figure
- Listing information
- WAR MEMORIAL OPPOSITE RIPPONDEN POST OFFICE
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Ripponden War Memorial
- WMO ID: 119957
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 15-05-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- Repaired and bayonet replaced August 2004. A replica of the original bayonet was made by Douglas Blackhall, engineer and chairman of Blackhall Engineering, using stainless steel plate and teak.
- Costs
Memorial: £222:8:0
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
Details: Soyland UDC - Reference
- Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, published privately in 1995, their memorial 801
- Hebden Bridge Times & Gazette 5 Dec 1919 (p.8)
- Hallifax Weekly Guardian 6 Dec 1919 (p.3) 6 Nov 1920 (p.2) 13 Nov 1920
- Carter Postcard Collection
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