Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Calderdale
- Town
- Rishworth
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 24th June 1922
Attended by: Mr J.R.G. Wheelwright and Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Dedicated
Date: 24th June 1922
Attended by: Rev. O.F. Aston M.A. and Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 2631
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Current location
In the school chapel: WW1 on North Wall
WW2 on South
Rishworth School Chapel
Shaw Lane
Rishworth
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
HX6 4QA
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 03344 18580
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Two wall-mounted, oak boards, raised at top centre. Carved lettering. School badge top centre of each board. Laurel garland, painted and in relief on WW1 board. (Hornshaw and Fowler (see References) in 1995 believed that a cricket pavilion in Rishworth New Road also formed part of the memorials).
- Inscription
- (WW1 BOARD): 1914 1918/ TO THE MEMORY OF OUR SCHOOL COMRADES/ (NAMES)/ RES NON VERBA (WW2 BOARD): 1939 1945/ TO THE MEMORY OF OUR SCHOOL COMRADES/ (NAMES)/ RES NON VERBA
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Banks, J E
Bennett, Gerrard
Birkhead, T
Bottomley, Thomas
Caldwell, James
Carter, John Taylor
Collins, D
Dalzell, Thomas
Danby, J
Elliot, Geoffrey
See details for all 41 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 26
Served and returned: 0
Died: 26
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, Forename
Order of information: Surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 14
Served and returned: 0
Died: 14
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, Initials
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: height 580mm, width 780mm
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Board
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, published privately in 1995, their memorial 806
- Malcom Bull's Calderdale Companion, www.calderdalecompanion.co.uk/x155.html, accessed 2/1/23
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