Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Craven
Town
Skipton
County
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Post-1945 war or conflict
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
92947

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Current location

Stones are separated
located to the rear of the park
'Soroptomists Park'
Bunker Hill
Newmarket Street
A6069
Skipton
Craven
North Yorkshire
BD23 1HU
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 99276 51676
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Two small rough hewn stones with rectangular commemorative plaques, in a garden setting.
Inscription
1st Stone: IN MEMORY OF SKIPTON SOLDIER/ SGT GARETH DAVID THURSBY/ 3RD BTN YORKSHIRE REGT./ (DUKE OF WELLINGTON REGT.)/ DIED 15TH SEPTEMBER 2012/ SERVING IN AFGHANISTAN 2nd Stone: IN MEMORY OF/ MARINE ANTHONY DEAN/ HOTINE/ (40 COMMANDO RM)/ 1988 - 2010/ HE SACRIFICED HIS LIFE/ IN AFGHANISTAN SERVING HIS COUNTRY/ 02.06/2010/ WE WILL REMEMBER HIM
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Post-1945 war or conflict
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Full details of unveiling, by Lindsey Moore in: The Craven Herald, 21/11/2013, p8

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