Knaresborough Cenotaph

In the castle grounds overlooking the river Nidd

The inscription carved in the stone above the lists of names reads:

Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends

The inscription carved in the stone around the base reads:

Remember with Thanksgiving and Honour all ranks from this town who gave their

lives in the war 1914 - 1918

ABELL A L ADDISON, C H ALLEN, J N ANDERSON, W ANNAKIN, F ARMSTRONG, H E ASDALE, R BARKER, A BARKER, H A BENSON, E BERNIE, T BOWLER, W BRADLEY, C BRAMLEY, A BROADBELT, G BROWN, B CHATTERTON, W F S CLARKE, W P COLEMAN, T CROFT, J CROWE, T DEMPSEY, D H DIMMOCK, G H DOBSON, B DOBSON, G DOBSON, J DRURY, E EASTWOOD, D R EDWARDS, H EMMETT, C FOSTER, R FOUNTAIN, H FRYER, P GAMBLE, H GIBBS, E de L GIBSON, F GILL, M W GOODYEAR W GRAFTON, J GRAYSON, C HALL, E HALL, G HALL, G I HALL, R W HARPER, E HENDERSON, F G HEWITT, A HEWITT, C E HEWITT, E HEWSON, A

Private Sapper Private Private Private Sergeant Private Private Private Private Private 2nd Lieutenant Private Private Corporal Lance Corporal Private Lance Corporal Private Private Private Seaman Sergeant Lance Corporal Lance Corporal Private Lance Corporal Private Private Private Sergeant Sapper Private Private Sergeant Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Sergeant Private Lance Corporal Private Private Private Lance Corporal Lance Corporal

Second Tablet 

HEWSON L. HICKS A.H. HOLDSWORTH H.D. HOLDSWORTH J. HOLMES G.W. HOOD A. HOOD A.O. HORNER C. HORSMAN W. HOWARD T. HOWIESON A. INMAN C. JACKSON A.E. JACKSON C. JOHNSON D. JOHNSON T. KAY W. KEIGHLEY L. KING J. KING J.W. KIRK H. LARGE G.W. LAWTON W.V. LUND C.R. LUND G. LUND R. LUND W. LUND W. MAINMAN E.P. MAKER W.C. MALTBY R.H. MALTHOUSE W. MANN H.A. McGUIRE W. McKEOWN F. MIDGLEY E.F. MILNER W. MOODY T. MORRELL F. MORRELL G. MORRELL J. MUMFORD W. NADEN W. NELMS G. NEWBIGGIN G.N. NICHOLSON E.J. NORTH K.C. O'BRIEN T.L. O'BRIEN M. OUTRAM F. OXTOBY P. PARKINSON A.

Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Corporal Corporal Private Seaman Private Lance Corporal Private Corporal Lieutenant Private Co. Sergt. Major Private Lance Corporal Private Private Private Lance Corporal Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Sergeant Private Lieutenant Private Lieutenant Co. Sergt. Major Private Private Private Private

Third Tablet

PATTISON S. PEACOCK A. PEACOCK E. PEACOCK F.W. PEACOCK W. POULTER J. POWELL H. PRYKE H. RAGAN H. REAVELEY W. RENNISON H. ROBINSON G. ROBINSON J. ROUNDING H. RUMFITT T. RUSSELL E. SADLER F.E. SMART N. STEEL F. STEEL J. STEEL T. STOTT T. SURR F. SURR H. SURR W. SWALES J. SWIRES F.S. SYKES H. TAYLOR G.H. TAYLOR H. TAYLOR P. THICKETT F. THOMPSON F. THOMPSON P. TODD F. VAST C. WAINWRIGHT G. WAITE B. WAITE R. WAKEFIELD D.R. WARRILOW A. WAUGH R.W.G. WHINCUP T. WHITTAKER L. WRIGGLESWORTH W. WILFORD W.H. WILKINSON B. WILSON N. WOOD A. WOOD P. WOODWARD W. YOUNGER A. WHITEHEAD A. WHEELHOUSE G.

Corporal Private Corporal Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Co. Sergt. Major Private Lance Corporal Private Private Private Private Lance Corporal Private Private Sapper Private Private Private Private Sergeant Lance Corporal Private Lance Corporal Private Private Private Private Private Sergeant Seaman Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private

1939 - 1945

ANDREWS, J ATKINSON, G BARBER, J BOWES, R BRADLEY, A BRAND, J J A BRETHERICK, R H BRIGGS,Alice BROADBELT, E CALVERT, E CARTWRIGHT, R V COLEMAN N CONBOY, P COOPER, T CROSSLAND, B C DUNCAN, F M EVISON, E FRANKS W H GILLIES, D W HARGREAVES, H HEWSON, B HOLGATE, D HOOD, A JOHNSON, W KEMP, W R KIRK, J J LAWRENCE, E LINDEN, A B LUTY, A m m MILNER, J A MITCHELL, J MOORE, L NORTON, C PARKER, D PEDEL, G W RAPER, G RIGBY, C N ROCHE, P ROWE, J L SMITH, C SMITH, J STOCKBURN, F STOCKBURN, H TAYLOR, H TETLEY, I THOMPSON, F THORPE, K WHINCUP, A E WHITAKER, W WHITELEY, Marg T WOOD, J E R WOOD, V A

Gunner Pilot Officer Ft Sgt Fusilier Guardsman Private Guardsman Private Sergeant Sapper F Officer Ft Sgt Private Private L Sickbay Att Sapper Private Ft Sgt Sgt W O Gunner (T) Sgt Pilot Seaman L A C Private Stoker Corporal Captain Private Corporal W O Nav Sergeant A B Gunner Ft Sgt Private A C I Private Gunner F Officer Private Private Private Corporal Sapper Lieutenant Guardsman Sergeant Private Private Private 2nd engineer 3rd Officer

On 3 small appended plaques:

FENWICK, R MARSHALL, G A ROBINSON, K

Private Private Lance Sgt

Transcribed by Jann LaValley & Adrian Russell

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