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Ripley, DBY, War Memorial names
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Ripley War Memorial Names
Contributed by Andy MICKLETHWAITE
The Ripley War Memorial is outside the Parish Church on Church Street in Ripley, in the grounds to the South of the church.
The image below shows the view of the memorial from the gate (looking North East), image 95 shows the view looking from the East (towards the gate).
Riley War Memorial
There are inscriptions on the base of the pillar (denoted “upper”) on all 4 sides (showing 1914-18 casualties), as well as plaques attached below them showing later memorials (denoted “lower”).
South side upper, headed “OUR GLORIOUS DEAD”
Ripley WM plaque 1
ABEL, HAROLD ALLSOP, ARTHUR ALLSOP, CHAS ALLSOP, JOSEPH ALLSOP, TOM ALLEN, JOHN ANTHONY, ERNEST ARGYLE, W. ASKIN, ARCHIE ATKINSON, W.A. BAILEY, LEN. BAINES, C. BALL, J.R. BAMFORD, H. BAMFORD, J. BARKER, C.E. BATES, S. BATTY, B. BATTY, F. BEASTALL, TOM H. BEASTALL, BASIL F. BEMBRIDGE, F.R. BIRKIN, F.R.S. (MM, DCM) BIRKS, J.A. BLACKWELL, C. BOOTH, J.H. BRADLEY, P. BREARLEY, D. BRIDGE, ARCHIE BRIDGWATER, J.W. BROCKWAY, F.W. BROUGHTON, L. BROWN, J. MAURICE BROWN, PERCY BURGOYNE, J. BURLEY, E. BURNS, E. BUTLER, C. CAVE, LESLIE CHESHAM, H. CLARK, J.W. CLAY, ALFRED CLEARY, Wm. CLOWER, ARTHUR CLOWER, WILLIE CORBY, JACK CRESSWELL, B. CRESSWELL, G.B. CUTTS, LEWIS DAVENPORT, TOM DAVIS, H. “ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO MADE THE GREAT SACRIFICE” West side Upper
Ripley WM plaque 2
DEAKIN, ALEC DEMPSTER, A. DENT, BENJAMIN DENT, GEO. DIXON, CHARLES M. DOWNING, J. EDWARDS, E. ELLIOTT, LESLIE B. EVERTON, B. EYRE, FRED. FELSTEAD, W.H. FLETCHER, FRED G. FLETCHER, GEO. FLETCHER, J.W. FLINT, BERTIE GAUNT, ALF. GAUNT, W. GIBSON, J.T. GILL, HARRY GILLOTT, OSWALD GRATION, G.F. GRATION, J. GRAY, NORMAN GREEN, CHAS. WM. GREEN, HARRY GREEN, T.H. GREEN, J.H. GREGORY, S. GREGORY, R. GRUMMETT, W. GUNBY, E.A. HAINES, G. HALL, HARRY HALL, PERCY HARPER, G. HARMSON, W.H. HARRISON, J.J. HAWKINS, T.E. HAY, T.G. HEAD, C.H. HEAPS, J. HODGKINSON, A. HOLLIS, JAMES HOLLOWAY, J.L. HOLMES, J.M. HOLMES, T.F. HOWITT, JOSEPH HUNT, J.R. HUNT, FRED HUNT, SAM JACKSON, H North side Upper
Ripley WM plaque 3
JACKSON, ? JEFFREYS, H. JOYNES, JAMES KENNELL, J. KNAPP, W. KNOTT, J. KNOWLES, J. LAMB, JACK LAMBERT, GEORGE LANCASHIRE, C LANE, J.W. LIGHTOLLER, H. LLOYD, C. DOUGLAS LOMAS, ARTHUR LYNAM, WALTER MARCHANT, C. MASKERY, J. MASON, CHARLES MATTHEWS, A.W. MEE, J.H. MELLORS, J.A. MELLISH, E. MILLS, FRED MOORE, JOHN MORLEY, H. MORRELL, J. MURFIN, A. MURFIN, W.H. MYCOCK, RUPERT NOBLE, HARRY PAINTER, H. PALFREYMAN, J. PARKER, HARRY PARKER, J.H. PARKIN, EDWARD PERKINS, WILFRED PLOWRIGHT, HARRY POLLARD, J.T. PRICE, SAMUEL PYMM, CLAUD QUARRY, F.C. RADAGE, T. RAINE, HARRY RANSOME, ARTHUR REDGATE, W. REVILL, R.H. SEARANCKE, ARTHUR SHARDLOW, HARRY SHARPE, HARRY SHAW, CHRIS. SHAWCROFT, F. Image 89 is the West side upper SHAWCROFT, G. SHIPLEY, F.A. SHOEBRIDGE, W.A. SHORT, THOS. SLATER, JOHN SLATER, A. CHARLIE SLATER, HERBERT SMITH, G.H. SMITH, HARRY SMITH, F.H. SMITH, REG. SMITH, HERBERT SPALDING, A. STAPLETON, G.A. STATHAM, J. STATHAM, E. STALEY, GEO. STEVENS, HARRY STONE, ALF.E. STRETTON, HARRY SUNDERLAND, W.A. SUTTON, JOHN J. TAYLOR, C.A. TAYLOR, ARTHUR L. TAYLOR, E. TOPHAM, BERNARD THROSSELL, W. TRUELOVE, CECIL ROY TURNER, HARRY TURNER, HERBERT VALLANCE, A. VICKERS, PERCY WALKER, CHAS WALKER, W.H. WALTERS, J.H. WEBSTER, THOS WESLEY WEBSTER, NORMAN WEBSTER, T. WEBSTER, J.E. WHAWELL, RAYMOND WILLIAMSON, J.E. WINCHCOMBE, ALBERT E. WINCHCOMBE, J.T. WINCHCOMBE, W.T. WOOLLINS, W. WRAGG, G.B. WRIGHT, TOM WRIGHT, LESLIE WYLD, GEO. South side lower: “1939 – 1945 WAR”
Ripley WM plaque 4
ABLETT, W.A. ALTON, W. AMOTT, J. ASHER, A.H. BAINES, A. BELFIELD, A. BENNETT, F.W.C. BERESFORD,W.H. BOND, P. BOWMER, P.G. BRADLEY, J. BREARLEY, N. BROWN, J. BROWN, J.T.J. BURGIN, L. BURTON, L.E. BURTON, W.H. CAULTON, G.A. CLARK, D.M. CLARKE, B.J. CALERKE, J.L. CLARKE, L.A. COOPER, S.A. COPE, J.R. COX, R. CRESSWELL, S.G. CROSSLAND, B.E. CUTTELL, T. DEAN, G.A. DOXEY, G.A. DUFFY, R. ELLIOTT, K.W. FORD, T. FOWLER, F.W.M.V. FRETWELL, C. GRACE, J. Image 94 East Side Lower GRATION, J. GREAVES, J.H. GUNN, K.G. HAGUE, W. HALL, D.H. HARDY, J. HERRETT, D. HIBBERT, C. HUGGINS, G.R. HUGGINS, T.O. JACK, A.M. JOWITT, J. JOWITT, R.H. LIST, H.R.P. LLOYD, S.J. LOCKTON, F.H. LUDLAM, F. MARSHALL, A.B. MATTHEWS, R. MAYCOCK, C.A. MELBOURNE, W. MELLORS, R. MERRY, G. MURFIN, F.S. NEAL, G.E. NEEDHAM, T.W. PALFREE, W.A. PARDNER, G.H. PARKER, N. PEARCE, G.H. PEARSON, M. PECKHAM, T.H. PETTS, H.T. POYSER, J.W. RATCLIFFE, N.E. RICHARDSON, F. Image 91 Lower North side RILEY, J. RUSSELL, E.E. SCHOLEFIELD, J.W. SLACK, H. SMITH, G. SMITH, J.R.G. SMITH, T. STAPLETON, K. TANSLEY, G. TAYLOR, G.W. TAYLOR, J.H. THURMAN, V.L. TODD, A.E. WAINWRIGHT, A. WALTERS, E.W. WALTERS, H.S. WALTERS, T. WARDBY, T.E. WATERALL, C.J. WEEKLEY, G.E. WEIGHTMAN, A. WILSON, G.W. WOODWARD, ? WOOLIS?? WRIGHT, R.H. Image 90, lower West side GERMANY 1947 – MOTTRAM, G.A. MALAYA 1948 – EDLAND, N. KOREA 1951 – BURNHAM, E. IRAQ 1954 – CARRINGTON, M. GERMANY 1970 – PICKERING, T. AFGHANISTAN 2007 – WRIGHT, T. IRAQ 2007 – BEARD, M.I.T. Need to check - North Side – lower – last 2 names – Woodward ?, Woolis.?? -upper Jackson ?