Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Harrogate
Town
Ripon
County
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
68394

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Current location

Ripon Cathedral
Minster Road
Ripon
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG4 1QS
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 31444 71123
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular nowy-headed white marble tablet with black incised inscription below a Latin cross set on orange-brown marble.
Inscription
IN AFFECTIONATE MEMORY/ OF/ THOMAS CROW KIRK/ AGED 17. A PRIVATE IN THE/ 9TH BATTN. WEST YORKSHIRE REGT/ YOUNGEST SON OF/ WILLIAM WILKS AND ISABELLA KIRK/ OF THIS PARISH./ KILLED IN ACTION/ AFTER LANDING AT SUVLA BAY/ 6TH AUGUST 1915,/ DURING THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918./ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Kirk, Thomas Crow
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, age at death, rank, regiment, relationships, manner of death, place of death, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
  • RIPON MINSTER (CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST PETER AND WILFRID)
  • Grade I
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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