Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Calderdale
Town
Ripponden
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 12th November 1922
    Attended by: Rev. E.W. EastonVicar of Lucton Heref. former of Ripponden/ Rev. O.F. Aston M.A. Vicar of Ripponden
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2627

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Current location

North Aisle
2
St Bartholemew's Church
Old Bank
Ripponden
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
HX6 4DG
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 04120 19783
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Elaboratly carved and fretted wall-mounted oak board surmounted by a plain wooden cross.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ (NAMES)/ MAKE THEM TO BE NUMBERED WITH THY SAINTS IN GLORY EVERLASTING/ 1939-1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ainley, Maurice
Barham, Jack
Booth, Arthur
Bottomley, T Reginald
Britton, Ernest
Burton, John B
Carey, Peter D O'd
Elliott, Geoffrey E
Farrar, W Albert
Gledhill, Herbert
See details for all 32 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 27
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 27
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: height 1500MM, width 1260MM
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Halifax Weekly Guardian - 11 November 1922
  • Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, published privately in 1995, their memorial 802

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