Beverley, Keldgate Roll of Honour

Keldgate War Memorial, Beverley - Taken by Ralph Ayre 01 Sep 2004

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54A Keldgate

Beverley

HU17 8HY

England

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Status: On original site

Type: Non freestanding

Location: External

Setting: Attached to a building/structure

Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet

Materials:

Metal Brass

Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque

Conflicts:

First World War (1914-1918)

About the memorial: Roll of Honour listing the names of those from Keldgate who served and or died in the Great War. Placed on the wall of 54A Keldgate. Unvailed on Saturday October 5th 1917 by Admiral Walker. 54A Used to be the old Beverley Grammar School. Some of the following information is taken from the Beverley Guardian Newspaper. The dates in brackets refer to the entry date in the paper e.g. (BG 3/5/17). (BG, Saturday 10th March 1917) A whist drive has taken place in aid of the Keldgate Roll of Honour. Mrs Green presents the prizes. (Note:- Mrs Green is the wife of William Green, Proprietor of the Beverley Guardian newspaper. They lived in Keldgate and had four sons named on the Memorial. When the Memorial is installed, it is placed on the wall of their house – number 54 Keldgate. This house was later split into two houses and although the Memorial has not been moved, it is now on number 54A Keldgate.) (BG, Saturday 29th September 1917) “The Roll of Honour of Soldiers from Keldgate consisting of a brass Tablet on which the names are engraved will be unveiled on Saturday afternoon next, October 5th, by Admiral Walker. The Mayor of Beverley will also take part in the ceremony. The number on the Roll is 128. The Tablet will be exhibited in the window of the “Guardian” office next week”. (BG, Saturday 13th October 1917) Beverley Grammar attends the unveiling of the Keldgate Roll of Honour. Names of three House Masters from the Boarding House appear: F. H. Baldwin H. Smith, W. H. Tomlinson. (BG, Saturday 19th October 1918) “Keldgate Roll of Honour. 78 casualties out of 127. As an illustration of the magnificent manner in which the sons of Beverley have gone forth to defend the honour and freedom of their country, we note that out of 127 names on the Keldgate Roll of Honour (unveiled by Admiral Walker in October 1917) there are no less than 78 casualties: of these 25 have made the supreme sacrifice, 42 have been wounded, 4 are Prisoners of War, 2 are missing, 1 has died on service, 3 are or have been suffering from fever, and one is suffering from shell shock. Of the remaining 49 some are serving abroad and some at home.” (Note – casualty rate rises post-19th October so totals are not accurate.)

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Beverley Guardian, Saturday 10th March 1917A whist drive has taken place in aid of the Keldgate Roll of Honour.  Mrs Green presents the prizes.
(Note:- Mrs Green is the wife of William Green, Proprietor of the Beverley Guardian newspaper.  They live in Keldgate and have four sons named on the Memorial.  When the Memorial is installed, it is placed on the wall of their house – number 54 Keldgate.  This house was later split into two houses and although the Memorial has not been moved, it is now on number 54A Keldgate.)


Beverley Guardian, Saturday 7th April 1917
The  proposed list for the Keldgate Roll of Honour is published, with requests for amendments to be made.  The list “includes those who enlisted from Keldgate or who went abroad from Keldgate and enlisted abroad, or immediately on their return.”

Some initials differ in order from the final version but the main changes are as follows:
P. Ashbridge	on draft list  *
W. Ashbridge	on draft list
H. H. Foster	missing
J. F. Gibson	missing
A. J. Hardy	missing
J. W. Leighton	missing
G. W. F. Ockleton	missing
G. Popple	missing
C. T. Robinson	missing
M. Thornton	missing
W. Towse	missing
G. Westwood	on draft list

•	Photographs of 4 Ashbridge brothers include P. Ashbridge, killed, West Yorkshire Regiment, uncle to Pte Charles Ashbridge, Yorkshire Regiment.  (19/8/16)  Is this the C. Ashbridge who remained on the Keldgate list and the P. Ashbridge removed from the list?
Beverley Guardian, Saturday 29th September 1917
“The Roll of Honour of Soldiers from Keldgate consisting of a brass Tablet on which the names are engraved will be unveiled on Saturday afternoon next, October 5th, by Admiral Walker.  The Mayor of Beverley will also take part in the ceremony.  The number on the Roll is 128.  The Tablet will be exhibited in the window of the “Guardian” office next week.

Beverley Guardian, Saturday 13th October 1917
Beverley Grammar attend the unveiling of the Keldgate Roll of Honour.  Names of three House Masters from the Boarding House appear:  F. H. Baldwi,n H. Smith, W. H. Tomlinson.

Long account of the unveiling of the Keldgate roll and a repeat of the list of names.  (needs copying)

Beverley Guardian, Saturday 19th October 1918
“Keldgate Roll of Honour.  78 casualties out of 127.  As an illustration of the magnificent manner in which the sons of Beverley have gone forth to defend the honour and freedom of their country, we note that out of 127 names on the Keldgate Roll of Honour (unveiled by Admiral Walker in October 1917) there are no less than 78 casualties: of these 25 have made the supreme sacrifice, 42 have been wounded, 4 are Prisoners of War, 2 are missing, 1 has died on service, 3 are or have been suffering from fever, and one is suffering from shell shock.  Of the remaining 49 some are serving abroad and some at home.”
(Note – casualty rate rises post-19th October so totals are not accurate.)

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KELDGATE RECORDS WITH PRIDE THAT THESE, HER SONS, WENT FORTH FROM HER IN THE GREAT WAR TO DO THEIR DUTY

Names:

D. Akester, H. Akester, H. D. Arnott, C. Ashbridge, S. Baker, F. H. Baldwin, C. Bentley, H. Bentley, S, Botham, T. Botham, B. A. Boynton, G. Brigham, W. Brigham, F. Broadbent, G. Brusby, H. T. Burgess, J. H. Camplin, R. J. Clark, A. Clubley, T. Clubley, R. W. Constable, T. R. Cussons, R. Daggitt, J. Dukes, S. C. Dukes, G. H. Eldon, G. Fairbank, A. Foster, C. V. Foster, H.H. Foster, H. Gallagher, J. Gallagher, M. Gallagher, J. F. Gibson, F. W. Gillyon, C. T. Goforth, F. Goforth, F. K. Goforth, J. Green, R. Green, P.Green, F. Green, J. Greasley, P. Griggs, E. Hardy, A. J. Hardy, E. E. Harrison, R. H. Harrison, H. Helyard, S. Helyard, W. Helyard, F. W. Hill, N. Hobson, V. Hobson, F. W. Hoggard, W. Hoggard, G. Hornsey, W. Hutchinson, C. Jackson, H. Jackson, W. Jagger, J. Jeffrey, H. E. Jobson, C. W. Johnson, T. Johnson, S. Jones, E. Jones, F. Jones, E. Kennedy, D. Kennedy, A. H. Knowles, H. Legard, J. W. Leighton, D. D. Lundie, T. J. Lundie, W. M. Lundie, R. G. Lundie, A. Lusby, H. Lusby, G. Megson, G. Moate, A. Moody, H. Moody, G. Murphy, H. Norton, G. W. F. Ockelton, W. Oxtoby, J. W. Piercy, W. H. Piercey, H. Perry, J. W. Perry, J. W. W. Perry, T. Perry, G. Popple, C. Quaid, C. E. Quaid, J. Quaid, H. Rippon, A. Robinson, C. Robinson, G. Robinson, H. Robinson, J. Robinson, C. Selvidge, J. W. Simpson, H. Smith, C. Tansley, F. Taylor, R. Taylor Sen., R. Taylor, A. Teece, M. Thornton, W. H. Tomlinson, W. Torse, A. Walters, F. Ward, G. Ward, W. D. Watson, P.Watson, C. Watts, M. Welburn, F. Williamson, A. E. Wilson, E. H. Wilson, H. E. Wilson, P. C. Wilson, F. Wright

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