War memorials | Kirklees Council

Dewsbury (South African War)

Situated in Crow Nest Park at the bottom of the main drive leading from the Boothroyd Lane entrance and in close proximity to the lake.

Commemorates the South African War of 1899-1902.

A bronze statue of a volunteer with a slouch hat, bandolier and rifle on a red granite plinth with bronze plaques. The model for the statue was Leonard Crane, who served in the South African War and was killed in action during World War I in October 1916.

Inscriptions

The inscription reads:

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.

Plaques and names

1899-1902: The Regimental badge of the Yorkshire Dragoons

Right hand side upper.

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Suffix
Sergeant	F.W.	Balance
Private	T.	Bateman	Died
Private	A.	Beaumont
Private	J.	Colbeck
Private	A.	Fisher	Killed
Private	W.	Flood
Private	T.	Ganter
Private	C.	Whittles
Corporal	E.	Ingle
Private	J.H.	Hartley
Private	B.	Johnson
Private	J.	Leask
Private	J.	Martin
Private	B.	Metcalfe
Private	H.D.	Shaw

1899-1902: Duke of Cambridge's Own Imperial Yeomanry

Right hand side middle.

Rank	First Name	Last Name
Trooper	Percy C.	Johnston

1900-1902: 1st. V.B. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Right hand side lower.

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Suffix
Lieutenant	P.T.	Chadwick
Lieutenant	R.H.	Ellis
Lieutenant	E.C. St.G.	Stockwell
Sergeant	E.	Ellam
Sergeant	J.C.	Kilburn
Sergeant	S.	Newsome
Sergeant	G.	Oxley
Corporal	F.H.	Arlom
Corporal	A.A.	Holloway
Corporal	G.	Jessop
Corporal	G.J.W.	Stamp	Died
Corporal	E.	Wilcock
Bugler	R.	Peate
Bugler	F.	Schofield
Private	J.E.	Abel
Private	J.W.	Auty
Private	J.	Asquith

1899-1902: 1st. V.B. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Rear upper.

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Suffix
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	C.H.	Thornes
Private	F.	Ward
Private	H.	Ward
Private	E.	Westwood

1899-1902: 24th Middlesex Post Office Rifles

Rear lower.

Rank	First Name	Last Name
Private	Thomas	Crawshaw

1899-1902: St John Ambulance Brigade

Left hand side.

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Suffix
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.H.	Hall
Private	J.	I'Anson
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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