North Yorkshire War Memorials, - Keld

The War Memorial at Keld, Swaledale
Photo : Edward Nicholl

The War Memorial at Keld is a marble plaque set in a wall, with the following inscription;-

THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918
THOSE WHOSE NAMES ARE ON THIS WALL
FOR THEIR COUNTRY GAVE THEIR ALL:
COMING HITHER, PASSING THENCE,
HOLD THEIR NAMES IN REVERENCE.

The following names are recorded on the Memorial;-

Richard Alderson
Thomas Clarkson
William Waller Hutchinson
Robert Rukin

The same names are also recorded on the Memorial Plaque in the church of St. Mary, Muker.
Thomas Clarkson, of the DLI, is buried in a Commonwealth War Grave in the cemetery of this church.

Private Richard Alderson, 28136. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of William and Margaret Alderson, of Angram Muker, Swaledale, Richmond, Yorks. Killed on 26 September 1917. Aged 21.
Born Skeegh (Yorks), Enlisted Satron (Yorks), Resided Angram (Richmond, Yorks)
Commemorated Panel 33, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
(There is a comprehensive biography of Richard Alderson, with photos, on p201 in "Swaledale & Wharefedale Remembered" by Keith Taylor)

Private Thomas Clarkson was of the 9th Battalion Durham Light infantry.
(There is a comprehensive biography of Thomas Clarkson, with photos, on p193 in "Swaledale & Wharefedale Remembered" by Keith Taylor)

Private William Waller Hutchinson was of the 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment.
(There is a comprehensive biography of William Waller Hutchinson, with photos, on p285 in "Swaledale & Wharefedale Remembered" by Keith Taylor)

Private Robert Rukin, 38180. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed on 29 September 1918.
Born Muker (Yorks), Enlisted Richmond (Yorks)
Buried SUCRERIE CEMETERY, EPINOY.
(There is a comprehensive biography of Robert Rukin, with photo, on p275 in "Swaledale & Wharefedale Remembered" by Keith Taylor)

The War Memorial at Keld, Swaledale.
Photo : Edward Nicholl

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