The Ingrow War Memorial.
The memorial is accessible all year round and is located in the churchyard of St. John’s Church at Ingrow in Keighley.
This war memorial was unveiled on the 12th of September 1921 by Captain F. L. Smith.
The dedication was by the Bishop of Bradford.
From the Keighley News:
This monument to the memory of the men of the Ingrow Parish of Keighley who fell in the Great War, was unveiled on Thursday 15th September 1921 by Captain F. L. Smith, and dedicated by the Bishop of Bradford.
The memorial, which takes the form of a four-sided broad column is constructed in local stone and stands in a prominent position in the churchyard. It was partly subscribed for by the parishioners with a local resident providing the difference, and was erected at a cost of over £200.
The names of 122 local men are engraved around the four sided base, and on the front is a wreath of laurel leaves in copper, and below the inscription, “To the memory of the men of this parish who fell in the Great War, 1914 – 1918.”
The design and work was carried out by the well respected local sculptor and artist Mr. Alex F. Smith.
The service, conducted by the Vicar of Ingrow (the Rev. A. L. Curry) was impressive and the Last Post and the Reveille were sounded, and the solo, “Be though faithful,” was tendered by Mr. C. E. Coulten. There was a large attendance and many wreaths were placed at the foot of the memorial by relatives and friends of the fallen men.
During the unveiling, Captain F. L. Smith addressed the gathering:
“I unveil this memorial in loving and grateful remembrance of the men of this parish, who gave their lives for us in the great cause of freedom and justice. May it help us to be faithful to their memory, and may it encourage us to respond to the call of duty. Many of us who served with the men know what sacrifices they made, and what a trial it was to them,” went on Captain Smith, “What we want to do is to try and look at it in a more hopeful light, and try and drive away our sorrow by the help of Christ. I think we ought to cultivate the spirit of gratitude for victory, to balance the sorrow we feel for all the good friends we have lost. At the same time those of us who are left should gather some inspiration from the memorial. May it make us realise that we all belong to one country, and it is up to us to work for that country.”
There is another inscription from the Second World War which reads:
In memory of those from this parish who fell in the war 1934 – 1945.
Below this, the fourth side contains the names of 50 people who died in that war.
In St. John’s churchyard there are six war graves cared for by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. They are all from the Second World War and are:
Gunner Ernest Gent of the Royal Artillery, died 31st of December 1941.
Craftsman Fred Hobson of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, died 7th of July 1943.
Gunner Albert Hurd of the Royal Artillery, died 31st March 1946.
Private Arthur Pinchbeck of the Royal Scots Regiment, died on 7th January 1941.
Lance Corporal Joyce Tedder of the Auxiliary Territorial Service and her husband Corporal Reginald Herbert Tedder of the Royal Engineers who both died on 27th September 1943.
Imperial War Museum reference: 28687
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First World War Names:
| Captain Clough Allan Ships Officer Gostling Jack Sergeant Thompson Frank Wakeling Ernest Lance Sergeant Anderson Harry Rhodes Cecil MM Corporal Mitchell William Naylor George Page George MM Bombardier Calvert William Surr CW DCM Seaman Hunt Henry Lance Corporal Doughty Harry Harrison James Murgatroyd David Nicholson Herbert Treen Frank Wright Norman Walker James Gunner Feather Herbert Long William Swift Percy Driver Pawson Fred Wood Lawrence Private Addyman James R Addyman Percy N Binner Cecil Bottomley Herbert Barwick Thomas R Brooke Harry Brunditt Percy Buckley Maurice Carter Ernest Clarke John Clement Arthur |
Private Clayton Smith Cowperthwaite Tom Davis Edward Davis John W Dodson Clifford Dray Samuel Drake Ernest Everton Arthur Elliott H E Feather Ernest Feather Willie Fossey Robert Foster William Foster Wilfred Grange Fred Greenwood John W Hainsworth George Harker Christopher Hill Harold Hollingsworth Duke Holmes Arthur Holmes Harold Hitch John H Isherwood Clifford Jarman Arthur F Jeffrey Walter Johnson Herbert Lambert William H Lund Albert Mather William Midgley Joseph E Mitchell Herbert Moore Fred Murray Frank A Nock Bertie Normington Harold Newton William H Newell Ernest Owlett Clifford S Peel Arthur Peel Tom Petty William Pullan Edgar Raine Gibson Rhodes Douglas |
Private Rhodes Isaac Rhodes Frank DCM Riby G.Edwin Redman Percy Robinson Thomas Robinson Sam Robinson Leonard Roe Albert Roff Horace Ruddock Bertram F Rushworth Fred Ryder Arthur Scott David Shackleton Percy Shellabear Tom Simpsom W Oxley Slater Claude S Singleton Isaac Smith Albert E Smith Richard Smith Tom S Sorton J Harold Spencer Percy Spencer Richard Startup John H MM Stoddart Albert Swift Ben Thompson William Tyson James Wade George Waddington Harry Wadsworth Thomas Walsh John Waterhouse George Watmuff Tom Wellwood James White Arthur White Herbert W Whipp Herbert Wiggan Thomas H Wood Thomas H Watson J W |
Second World War Names:
| Albone J W Bailey V Baker T Burgess F Caulfield B J Crossley P Clapperton J Cowton J Crough K J Dawson H Dean Fairfax Dewhirst Harry Dewhirst Henry Dovernor D Downs JW Durkin S Gee Percy L |
Gent Ernest Gillin R Granger Squire Grindrod A Halligan J T Hickling Eileen Hey Ernest Hobson Fred Hodson NH Human F Hurd Albert Leatham C Little A Lund Cyril Nicholson GH O’Hara JT Orton JW |
Peaceful H Pickering W Pinchbeck W Pittock J A Potter A E Scattergood F Selby H Smith D D Smith Walter Tedder R H Tedder Joyce Thorpe J W Unsworth H Wade Eric BEM Whitaker B Wilson Raymond |
Note:
There are two spelling mistakes on the war memorial name inscriptions. They are:
Nicholson, Herbert is spelt Nickolson.
Waterhouse, George is spelt Waterhohse, George.
We have corrected these original errors on our transcription.
