In Crow Nest Park, Dewsbury.
Private T. Bateman 11th Company (Yorkshire Dragoons) Imperial Yeomanry
Private A. Fisher 11th Company (Yorkshire Dragoons) Imperial Yeomanry
Corporal G. J. W. Stamp King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Private S. Cooke King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Private E. Holliday King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Private L. Senior King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Private R. Grace St. John Ambulance Brigade
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Plaque #1
THIS STATUE WAS ERECTED TO COMMEMORATE THE PATRIOTISM OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE AUXILIARY FORCES AND ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE OF DEWSBURY AND DISTRICT WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899-1902 AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING THE CAMPAIGN.
Plaque #2
YORKSHIRE DRAGOONS
Sergeant F. W. Balance.
Corporal E. Ingle.
Private T. Bateman. DIED
Private A. Beaumont.
Private J. Colbeck.
Private A. Fisher. KILLED
Private W. Flood.
Private T. Ganter.
Private J. H. Hartley.
Private B. Johnson.
Private J. Leask.
Private J. Martin.
Private B. Metcalfe.
Private H. D. Shaw.
Private C. Whittles.
Trooper Percy G. Johnston. Duke of Cambridge Own I.Y.
1ST V.B. KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY.
Lieuts. P. T. Chadwick, R. H. Eccles, E. C. St. G. Stockwell.
Sergeants E. Ellam, J. G. Kilburn, S. Newsome, G. Oxley.
Corporals F. H. Arlom, A. A. Holloway, G. Jessop, G. J. W. Stamp DIED, E. Wilcock.
Buglers R. Peate, F. Schofield.
Privates J. E. Abel, J. W. Auty, J. Asquith.
Plaque #3
Private W. Barry.
Private C. Benson.
Private G. Blackmore.
Private W. B. Bould.
Private A. Bottomley.
Private D. Bromley.
Private T. Brooke.
Private H. Brown.
Private W. Calvert.
Private R. Clegg.
Private S. Clegg.
Private S. Cooke. DIED
Private J. Convy.
Private L. Crane.
Private J. Crawford.
Private O. Cryne.
Private J. Dyer.
Private E. N. Dyer.
Private H. Eastwood.
Private J. G. Exley.
Private Isaac Firth.
Private J. W. Fletcher.
Private G. Fothergill.
Private O. Goodare.
Private G. W. Gomersall.
Private W. Hanson.
Private A. E. Harrison.
Private A. Haigh.
Private J. H. Hinchcliffe.
Private R. A. Hinchcliffe.
Private L. J. Hirst.
Private E. Holliday. DIED
Private A. Howard.
Private T. Jennison.
Private T. A. Jones.
Private J. W. Kaye.
Private T. Long.
Private W. A. Mitchell.
Private H. Morton.
Private J. Mould.
Private S. Musgrave.
Private T. Newsome.
Private J. T. Norgate.
Private E. Oldroyd.
Private R. E. Payne.
Private J. Phillips.
Private J. Rayner.
Private J. A. Rayner.
Private G. Roberts.
Private F. Robinson.
Private L. Senior. DIED
Private E. Singleton.
Private F. Smales.
Private J. Smith.
Private S. E. Smith.
Private H. A. Speight.
Private W. Speight.
Private G. F. Spencer.
Private A. Steward.
Private C. E. Steele.
Private S. H. Thewlis.
Private E. Thompson.
Private G. H. Thornes.
Private F. Ward.
Private H. Ward.
Private E. Westwood.
Private Thomas Crawshaw. 24th Middlesex P.O.R.
Plaque #4
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE
Staff Sergeant H. H. Greenwood.
Sergeant J. Barrett.
Private F. Barrowclough.
Private J. W. Blackburn.
Private G. Blanshard.
Private J. W. Brown.
Private J. Burdekin.
Private J. Crawshaw.
Private R. H. Crosse.
Private F. Coldwell.
Private H. Daughtry.
Private W. Dixon.
Private F. Field.
Private R. Fox.
Private R. Grace. DIED
Private J. Ianson.
Private J. Long.
Private G. Marshall.
Private M. Smith.
Private T. F. Summerscales.
Private J. W. Stansfield.
Private W. H. Terry.
Private C. H. Tolson.
Private A. Tolton.
Private A. Walker.
Private A. Whitling.
Private J. Wells.
Private G. Wood.
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Leonard Crane, who was the model for the statue, was killed in France on 7.10.1916, and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial. www.kirklees.gov.uk/leisure/museumsGalle..._details.aspx?mid=10
www.dewsburysacrifices.org/wp-content/up...80-Leonard-Crane.pdf
https://www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk/news/is-this-how-we-remember-our-war-dead-1-1345540
The memorial is Grade II Listed.
britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101200743-s...st-ward#.XXIgJJJCfIU
Private T. Bateman 11th Company (Yorkshire Dragoons) Imperial Yeomanry
Private A. Fisher 11th Company (Yorkshire Dragoons) Imperial Yeomanry
Corporal G. J. W. Stamp King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Private S. Cooke King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Private E. Holliday King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Private L. Senior King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Private R. Grace St. John Ambulance Brigade
Plaque #1
THIS STATUE WAS ERECTED TO COMMEMORATE THE PATRIOTISM OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE AUXILIARY FORCES AND ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE OF DEWSBURY AND DISTRICT WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899-1902 AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING THE CAMPAIGN.
Plaque #2
YORKSHIRE DRAGOONS
Sergeant F. W. Balance.
Corporal E. Ingle.
Private T. Bateman. DIED
Private A. Beaumont.
Private J. Colbeck.
Private A. Fisher. KILLED
Private W. Flood.
Private T. Ganter.
Private J. H. Hartley.
Private B. Johnson.
Private J. Leask.
Private J. Martin.
Private B. Metcalfe.
Private H. D. Shaw.
Private C. Whittles.
Trooper Percy G. Johnston. Duke of Cambridge Own I.Y.
1ST V.B. KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY.
Lieuts. P. T. Chadwick, R. H. Eccles, E. C. St. G. Stockwell.
Sergeants E. Ellam, J. G. Kilburn, S. Newsome, G. Oxley.
Corporals F. H. Arlom, A. A. Holloway, G. Jessop, G. J. W. Stamp DIED, E. Wilcock.
Buglers R. Peate, F. Schofield.
Privates J. E. Abel, J. W. Auty, J. Asquith.
Plaque #3
Private W. Barry.
Private C. Benson.
Private G. Blackmore.
Private W. B. Bould.
Private A. Bottomley.
Private D. Bromley.
Private T. Brooke.
Private H. Brown.
Private W. Calvert.
Private R. Clegg.
Private S. Clegg.
Private S. Cooke. DIED
Private J. Convy.
Private L. Crane.
Private J. Crawford.
Private O. Cryne.
Private J. Dyer.
Private E. N. Dyer.
Private H. Eastwood.
Private J. G. Exley.
Private Isaac Firth.
Private J. W. Fletcher.
Private G. Fothergill.
Private O. Goodare.
Private G. W. Gomersall.
Private W. Hanson.
Private A. E. Harrison.
Private A. Haigh.
Private J. H. Hinchcliffe.
Private R. A. Hinchcliffe.
Private L. J. Hirst.
Private E. Holliday. DIED
Private A. Howard.
Private T. Jennison.
Private T. A. Jones.
Private J. W. Kaye.
Private T. Long.
Private W. A. Mitchell.
Private H. Morton.
Private J. Mould.
Private S. Musgrave.
Private T. Newsome.
Private J. T. Norgate.
Private E. Oldroyd.
Private R. E. Payne.
Private J. Phillips.
Private J. Rayner.
Private J. A. Rayner.
Private G. Roberts.
Private F. Robinson.
Private L. Senior. DIED
Private E. Singleton.
Private F. Smales.
Private J. Smith.
Private S. E. Smith.
Private H. A. Speight.
Private W. Speight.
Private G. F. Spencer.
Private A. Steward.
Private C. E. Steele.
Private S. H. Thewlis.
Private E. Thompson.
Private G. H. Thornes.
Private F. Ward.
Private H. Ward.
Private E. Westwood.
Private Thomas Crawshaw. 24th Middlesex P.O.R.
Plaque #4
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE
Staff Sergeant H. H. Greenwood.
Sergeant J. Barrett.
Private F. Barrowclough.
Private J. W. Blackburn.
Private G. Blanshard.
Private J. W. Brown.
Private J. Burdekin.
Private J. Crawshaw.
Private R. H. Crosse.
Private F. Coldwell.
Private H. Daughtry.
Private W. Dixon.
Private F. Field.
Private R. Fox.
Private R. Grace. DIED
Private J. Ianson.
Private J. Long.
Private G. Marshall.
Private M. Smith.
Private T. F. Summerscales.
Private J. W. Stansfield.
Private W. H. Terry.
Private C. H. Tolson.
Private A. Tolton.
Private A. Walker.
Private A. Whitling.
Private J. Wells.
Private G. Wood.
Leonard Crane, who was the model for the statue, was killed in France on 7.10.1916, and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial. www.kirklees.gov.uk/leisure/museumsGalle..._details.aspx?mid=10
www.dewsburysacrifices.org/wp-content/up...80-Leonard-Crane.pdf
https://www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk/news/is-this-how-we-remember-our-war-dead-1-1345540
The memorial is Grade II Listed.
britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101200743-s...st-ward#.XXIgJJJCfIU