Memorial

Killinghall Memorial Cross

Killinghall Memorial Cross - General view

Source: Copyright John E Scurr

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Current Location

About 50 metres south of the entrance to Kennel Hall Farm, on the east side of the road, Ripon Road, A61, Killinghall, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England

OS Grid Reference

SE 28664 58871

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 29922
Description: STONE CROSS SURMOUNTING TAPERING COLUMN. COLUMN STANDS ON SQUARE-SET STONE PLINTH WITH INSET STONE TABLET ON EACH SIDE. TABLETS BEAR INSCRIPTION AND NAMES IN INCISED LETTERING. RELIEF OF LAUREL WREATH AT BASE OF COLUMN.
Inscription: West side: IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF/ KILLINGHAM WHO FELL AND/ IN GRATITUDE TO THOSE WHO/ SERVED IN THE GREAT WARS/ A.D. 1914-1918/ 1939-1945/ KOREAN WAR 1950-1953/ THIS MEMORIAL WAS SET UP/ BY THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH/ "NOT UNTO US, O LORD, NOT UNTO US, BUT UNTO/ THY NAME GIVE THE PRAISE"/ South side; THEY WHOSE NAMES ARE RECORDED HERE/ LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES THAT WE MIGHT/ ENJOY OURS IN PEACE AND FREEDOM/ (NAMES)/ LET THOSE THAT COME AFTER SEE TO IT/ THAT THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN/ East side: MEN WHO SERVED/ (NAMES)/ North side: MEN WHO SERVED/ (NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 169
Served: 136
Died: 33
Information shown: Forename, surname,
Order of names: Surname

War: Korean War (1950-1953)

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 4
Died: 4
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of names: Unknown
Additional Information: Three of these four names have been traced to WW2 casualties. The fourth Cue has not been traced.

Conservation

Components

Cross

Made from: Stone

Condition: Unknown