War memorials, North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire War Memorials, -
Ripon
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The War Memorial in Ripon's Spa Gardens
The War Memorial in Ripon's Spa Gardens
Photo : Edward Nicholl

The War Memorial in Ripon's Spa Gardens is in the form of a column, with the sculpture of the head of a First World War soldier on its top. The base carries the names of the dead of both the First and Second World Wars on each of the four sides.
The Memorial is inscribed;-
"IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF RIPON MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 AND THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945."

The names of the dead from the First World War are (with those men of the Yorkshire Regiment highlighted, with details below);-

AKERS
AKERS
ALDERSON
AMBLER
ANDERSON
ARNETT
ARNETT
ASHTON
ASLIN
ATKINSON
ATKINSON
BAINES
BAINES
BAINES
BANKS
BANKS
BEACHER
BELLERBY
BENDELOW
BENSON
BENSON
BICKERSTETH
BLACKBURN
BLACKBURN
BLACKBURN
BLAND
HAROLD
HERBERT
G
J W
G
A
W
J
R
F
G
A
B
P O
J W
P
G W R
J H
C
W R
W
R
A
F
G
J
  BLAND
BOOTH
BOYD CARPENTER
BUCK
BURGESS
BURNETT
BURNLEY
BURTON
BURTON
BUTLER
CARGAN
CARNEY
CARTER
CARTMAN
CASLING
CLARKE
COLE
COMPTON
COMPTON
CONNOR
CONNOR
CONSTANTINE
CORKER
COUSINS
COUSINS
COUSINS
R S
B
V C D
T
J R
T E
H & JOE
C F
W E G
B T
W H
J
A C
T
S
J
W T
C
H
R
W
J
J
F
G E
P
  COUSINS
CULLEN
CUST
DALTON
DAWES
DAWSON
DENNISON
DIXON
DONOGHUE
ELLERKER
ELLERKER
ELLERKER
ELSY
ENGLISH
ENGLISH
FIRTH
FISHER
FOX
FRENCH
FULLER
GELDART
GELDART
GELDART
GILL
GILLING
GOODGER
R
W
E
J
P
T
J A
G R
J
A W
B
G
C F
G
R W
J S
J B
T G
W
R
C
F C
W
A V
H
F W

GOTT
GRANGE
GRANGER
GRIFFITHS
GRUNDY
HAINSTOCK
HANDLEY
HARDCASTLE
HARDCASTLE
HARDCASTLE
HARGRAVE
HARPER
HARRISON
HAYTON
HEATHERINGTON
HEAVISIDES
HEBDEN
HERDMAN
HEWSON
HEWSON
HILLARY
HOBSON
HODGSON
HOLLOX
HORNBY
HORNER
W
A
A
E C
J
A
J
J
J W
P
T E
R
J
L
E
J D W
H
A W
J
W
C
F H
W W
H
H B
A
  HORNER
HOUSEMAN
HUDSON
HUDSON
HUNT
HUNT
HUTCHINSON
HYATT
I'ANSON
INGLEBY
JACKSON
JACKSON
JARVIS
JARVIS
JARVIS
JEFFERIES
JEFFERSON
JUDSON
KANE
KANE
KAY
KAY
KERTON
KILDING
KILDING
KILDING
W
C N
A
F W
A
F
H
A
C
J W
H
J W
C
H
J H
R
I S
F W
A
W J
W B
W
T
A
H
J W
     

KING
KINNEAR
KINNEAR
KIRK
KITCHINGMAN
KITCHINGMAN
KITCHINGMAN
KNAGGS
KNOWLES
LANCASTER
LECKENBY
LEEMING
LICKLEY
LUMB
LYNCH
MALONEY
MANGIN
MARSTON
MASON
MASON
MASON
MASTERMAN
MAWSON
McLOUGHLIN
MEADE
MEDLEY
G H
KATHERINE F
J L
T C
G
N
W
C W
H
F
H
J
F S
J B
J
C
R A
P I
A W
A
C
W
J A W
H
H
A
  MEGGISON
METCALFE
METCALFE
METCALFE
MONGER
MORTON
MOOREY
MUDD
MYERS
MYERS
NAYLOR
NAYLOR
NEAVE
NEEDHAM
NELLIS
OWEN
PALMER
PARKER
PARKER
PARKER
PARKINSON
PARVIN
PATRICK
PEACOCK
PEACOCK
POLLARD
E S
F C
G H
J
A
M C
F
F
JAS
J
C E
T C
W T
H
H
R M
R
A F
E T
J
P
G F
J P
J A
W
W
  PRATT
PRATT
PRECIOUS
PREST
PREST
PYBUS
REDDISH
REDDY
RENDER
RENTON
REYNARD
REYNOLDS
REYNOLDS
RICHARDSON
RICHARDSON
ROBINSON
ROBSON
RODGERS
RODGERS
ROGERS
RUMFITT
RUMFITT
SAWYER
SEARLE
SEFTON
SEFTON
G W
J W
G
J T
F
W H
W
T
C
D B
F
G
J
F W
W C
E R
C A
P
S
T L
G
H
J S
E
H
W

SHELDON
SHERWIN
SIMPSON
SIMPSON
SIMPSON
SMITHSON
SNOW
SPENCE
SQUIRES
STAPLES
STOREY
SUTCLIFFE
SWAINSON
SWIRES
SYKES
TAYLOR
THISTLETHWAITE
THOMPSON
THOMPSON
THOMPSON
THORPE
TIFFNEY
TODD
TOPHAM
TREVOR
TROW
T
W
A
F
W
T
R A
E
F C
P
J H
P
T
W
J T
A
E E
F
H
G
W
E
S
W
H F
H
  TURNER
TURNER
UNWIN
VICKERMAN
WAIT
WALKER
WALKER
WARD
WATSON
WEBSTER
WEBSTER
WEBSTER
WELLS
WELLS
WHARTON
WHARTON
WHITE
WILLOWS
WINDSOR
WINSOR
WISE
WISE
WRIGHT
WRIGHT
YOUNG
C
F W
H
S
T
J
R
G H
A E
G E
H
J
A S
H
C
G
J A
F
A (1)
C
R H
T
F
H
T
     

(1) Probably this was "Arthur Eddy Winsor", of the Yorkshire Regiment, who lived in Ripon.


Corporal Harold Akers. 40457. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Formerly 28995 11th Reserve Cavalry Regiment. Killed 7 June 1917.
Born Ripon (Yorks), Enlisted Ripon.
Commemorated Panel 33, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant William Thomas Cole. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Philip and Annie Cole, of 2, Blossomgate, Ripon, Yorks. Killed 29 July 1918. Aged 23.
Buried CHAMBRECY BRITISH CEMETERY.

Private Arthur Wilkinson Ellerker. 203161. 1st/4th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment, formerly 4157 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Thomas and Mary H. Ellerker, of North St., Ripon, Yorks. Killed 14 April 1918. Aged 23.
Enlisted Ripon (Yorks).
Commemorated Panel 125 to 128, Tyne Cot Memorial.

Private Thomas Granville Fox. 45188. 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 7 October 1917.
Born Ottrington (Yorks), Enlisted Thirsk, Resided Ripon.
Commemorated Panel 52 to 54 and 162A, Tyne Cot Memorial.

Private Joseph Harrison. 28922. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of George and Mary Harrison, of 87, Stonebridgegate, Ripon, Yorks. Killed 13 May 1917. Aged 25.
Born Ripon (Yorks), Enlisted Ripon.
Commemorated Bay 5, Arras Memorial.

Private Henry Knowles. 24177. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of George and Ellen Knowles, of Pateley Bridge, Yorks. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 20.
Born Pateley Bridge (Yorks), Enlisted Tanfield Lodge, Resided Pateley Bridge.
Buried DANTZIG ALLEY BRITISH CEMETERY, MAMETZ.

Private Arthur Mason. 23127. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Joseph and Sarah Mason, of 23, Newby St., Ripon, Yorks. Killed 28 March 1918. Aged 21.
Born High Morcas (Ripon), Enlisted Ripon, Resided Fountains (Ripon).
Commemorated Panel 31 and 32, Pozieres Memorial.

Private H McLoughlin. 2398. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, transf. to (256137) 408th Agricultural Coy. Labour Corps. Son of W. B. and Edith McLoughlin, of 6, Brewster Terrace, Ripon. Died at home 7 December 1918. Aged 23.
Buried RIPON CEMETERY.
(From the 1911 Census, his correct name was William Hayward McLoughlin. )

Private Frederick Charles Metcalfe. 22594. 13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 23 April 1918.
Born Liverpool, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Thornaby-on-Tees.
Buried LEUZE COMMUNAL CEMETERY.
(No obvious connection with Ripon, but the only "F C" or "F G" Metcalfe that fits).

Private John William Pratt. 26724. 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Sadler and Elizabeth Pratt, of Newton-on-Ouse, York. Died 22 September 1916. Aged 29.
Born Newton-on-Ouse (Yorks), Enlisted Haxby (Yorks).
Buried DARTMOOR CEMETERY, BECORDEL-BECOURT.
(no obvious connection with Ripon, but is the only "J W Pratt" listed that could possibly be the one)

Private Thomas Matthew Smithson. 2929. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John Mathew and Isabel Smithson, of 12, Newby St., Ripon, Yorks. Killed 7 July 1916. Aged 20.
Born Ripon, Enlisted Ripon.
Buried LA LAITERIE MILITARY CEMETERY.

Lance Corporal George Henry Ward. 3299. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), formerly 18616 Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. Mary Ward, of 14, Cemetery Rd., Doncaster. Killed 21 April 1917. Aged 27.
Born Ripon (Yorks), Enlisted Thirsk, Resided Ripon.
Buried FEUCHY CHAPEL BRITISH CEMETERY, WANCOURT.

Corporal Arthur Eddy Winsor. 3/9650. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late F. and H. Winsor, of Brotton, Yorks; brother of Ivy Eveline Winsor, of 15, North St., Ripon, Yorks. Killed 4 April 1917. Aged 19.
Born Brotton (Yorks), Enlisted Richmond (Yorks), Resided Ripon.
Buried WARLINCOURT HALTE BRITISH CEMETERY, SAULTY.


Names "A" - "G", First World War Commemorations on the Ripon War MemorialNames "A" - "G", First World War Commemorations on the Ripon War Memorial
Photo : Edward Nicholl
(For photos of all names commemorated, please contact Edward Nicholl)

The Sculptured Head of a Soldier on the top of Ripon's War Memorial
The Sculptured Head of a Soldier on the top of Ripon's War Memorial
Photo : Edward Nicholl

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