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The project ended on the Centenary of the Dedication of the War Memorial on Sunday 30 April 2023. | The project ended on the Centenary of the Dedication of the War Memorial on Sunday 30 April 2023. | ||
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[[Rolls of Honour|'''Explore Midgley and Luddenden Rolls of Honour''']]<br> | [[Rolls of Honour|'''Explore Midgley and Luddenden Rolls of Honour''']]<br> | ||
ALso, there is a [https://roll-of-honour.com/Yorkshire/Luddenden.html nation Roll of Honour] website which includes the names on the Luddenden and Midgley Memorial. | |||
[https://roll-of-honour.com/Yorkshire/Luddenden.html Luddenden and Midgley | |||
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on the village cenotaph in surname order: | |||
[[Rifleman Edwin Ackroyd aged 20]]<br /> | [[Rifleman Edwin Ackroyd aged 20]]<br /> | ||
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=== Churchyard Memorials === | === Churchyard Memorials === | ||
As well as seven war graves, there are many memorials for soldiers that perished in the war. | As well as seven war graves, there are many memorials for soldiers that perished in the war. | ||
[[File:Annex-A.pdf | |||
*[[File:Annex-A.pdf]] contains a map of the cemetery and photos of all the gravestones with memorials for fallen soldiers. | |||
*[[File:Annex-C.pdf]] is the promramme of events for the unveiling Ceremony | |||
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Unveiling Programme [[File:Annex-B.pdf|thumb]]<br/> | Unveiling Programme [[File:Annex-B.pdf|thumb]]<br/> | ||
Unveiling Souvenir | Unveiling Souvenir <br/> | ||
Rolls of Honour [[File:Annex-D.pdf|thumb]] | Rolls of Honour [[File:Annex-D.pdf|thumb]] | ||
Revision as of 13:43, 22 October 2026
Introduction
The original idea for a World War One project was discussed by the Luddenden Conservation Society in 2014.
The project focused on commemorating each of the 45 men from WW1 named on the Luddenden & Midgley War Memorial on the centenary of their death.
The project ended on the Centenary of the Dedication of the War Memorial on Sunday 30 April 2023.
ROLL OF HONOUR
Explore Midgley and Luddenden Rolls of Honour
ALso, there is a nation Roll of Honour website which includes the names on the Luddenden and Midgley Memorial.
THE SOLDIERS COMMEMORATED
on the village cenotaph in surname order:
Rifleman Edwin Ackroyd aged 20
Private Matthew Ackroyd aged 21
Private William Noel Ackerley aged 18
Pioneer William Ackerley aged 48
Private Sam Binns aged 33
Lance Bombardier John Bolton aged 33
Lt Richard Bracken Farrer aged 37
Private Leonard Brooksbank aged 27
Gunner George Broadbent aged 24
Private James C Morris Breeze aged 30
Private Clifford Campbell aged 18
Private Karl Chapman aged 20
Gunner John Joseph Corboy aged 27
Private Gladstone Crowther aged 32
Private Charlie Dewhirst aged 22
Lt Richard Bracken Farrer aged 37
Private Thomas Greenwood aged 31
Private Harold Greenwood aged 24
Chaplain Wilfred John Harding aged 31
Private Richard Henry Hallas aged 35
Private Frank Hewitt aged 24
Private Alfred Holmes aged 30
Gunner John Ogden Horsfield aged 27
Private David Victor Jackson aged 23
Private Michael Kennedy aged 36
Private John Patrick Kelly aged 25
Private Willie Mitchell aged 29
Private John Murgatroyd aged 29
Private Herbert Murgatroyd aged 25
Private Harry Oates aged 19
Private Percy Odell aged 20
Private Jesse Ogden aged 22
Private Albert Ogden aged 24 In 1911
Private Harry Patrick aged 39
Sergeant Issac Rayner aged 30
Private Michael Roach aged 25
Private John Edward Roach aged 22
Private Angus Robinson aged 18
Private Tom Summerscales aged 25
Private Thomas Henry Sutcliffe aged 36
Private Cyril Wormald Thomas aged 18
Private Willie Uttley aged 33
Gunner Arthur Wilcock aged 25
Bombardier William Henry Wormald aged 21
Private Rufus Yates aged 20
Churchyard Memorials
As well as seven war graves, there are many memorials for soldiers that perished in the war.
- File:Annex-A.pdf contains a map of the cemetery and photos of all the gravestones with memorials for fallen soldiers.
- File:Annex-C.pdf is the promramme of events for the unveiling Ceremony
Unveiling Programme File:Annex-B.pdf
Unveiling Souvenir
Rolls of Honour