BOROUGH AND DISTRICT OF RYDE WW1

UKNIWM Ref: 40853

Address

TOWN HALL
LIND ST
RYDE
ISLE OF WIGHT
ENGLAND

Type:	BOARD/PLAQUE/TABLET
Other Location Details:	IN A NICHE ON THE SOUTH FACADE OF THE TOWN HALL
OS Map Ref:	SZ 591 927

Inscription

BOROUGH AND DISTRICT OF RYDE/ IN EVER GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED HEREON/ WHO, AT THE CALL OF KING AND COUNTRY, LEFT ALL THAT WAS DEAR TO THEM, FOR/ THE PATH OF DUTY AND SELF SACRIFICE, ENDURED HARDSHIPS, FACED DANGERS,/ AND FINALLY GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ THIS MEMORIAL/ WAS UNVEILED ON SUNDAY THE 13TH AUGUST, 1922, BY/ THE MARQUIS OF CARISBROOKE, G.C.V.O.

Components

Component	Material(s)	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
PLAQUE - FIRST WORLD WAR	BRONZE				GOOD

Physical Description

BRONZE PLAQUES

Wars Commemorated & People Remembered

War	FIRST WORLD WAR
Total names on memorial:	0
Served & Returned	0
Died	361
Is this an exact count?	Not known
How are the names ordered?	surname
What information is listed on the memorial?	surname
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM?	No

Maintenance

Are the letters difficult to read?	No
Who is responsible for the memorial?
Maintenance History:

Ceremonies

Date:	13TH AUGUST 1922

Role	Performed By
UNVEILING	MARQUIS OF CARISBROOKE

Sponsorships

Sponsorship Type:	None
Did this include a trust or scholarship?	No
Did this include a roll of honour?	NOT APPLICABLE
Cost of Site:	Not known
Cost of Memorial:	Not known
Comments on Costs:

Craftsmen

Not known

References

Co-ordinator's Comments:
Comments:	BOOK: SEARLE, ADRIAN "THE ISLE OF WIGHT AT WAR" NEWS: "ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PRESS" 13 NOV 1920; 15 NOV 1991; 13 NOV 1992; 19 NOV 1993; 18 NOV 1994; 17 NOV 1995; 26 APR 1996; 15 NOV 1996
Photographs:	None
Other Documents:	None
Form / Letter:	F
Negatives:	No
Drawings / Plans:	No
Minutes:	No
Publications:	1
Press Cuttings:	8