War Memorials Elsewhere, - Wadsworth Obelisk

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The Wadsworth Obelisk, overlooking Hardcastle Crags
Photo : Unknown Photographer, Imperial War Museum's Register of War Memorials

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The Wadsworth Obeliskm is a large stone obelisk surmounting a square plinth. The plinth bears tablets with the names commemorated and a dedication.
The obelisk is situated on Hardcastle Crags, near Pecket Well in Calderdale (West Yorkshire).

34 names are commemorated as having lost their lives in the First World War, and 6 in the Second World War.

One soldier who served with the Yorkshire Regiment is commemorated on this memorial.

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Private Ben Butler, 235276. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 4493 West Riding Regt. Killed on 24 April 1917.
Enlisted Halifax, Resided Wadsworth.
Commemorated on Bay 5, ARRAS MEMORIAL.

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The Commemorations and Dedication on the Wadsworth Obelisk
Photo : Unknown Photographer, Imperial War Museum's Register of War Memorials