War memorials, North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire War Memorials, -
Richmond
War memorials, North Yorkshire
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There are two War Memorials in Richmond, North Yorkshire, the home town for the Yorkshire Regiment (the Green Howards). The two Memorials are the Gallowgate Memorial and the Friary Gardens Memorial.
Inside the Parish Church there is the Green Howards Memorial Chapel, in which is maintained the Roll of Honour.

The Gallowgate Memorial

The Gallowgate War Memorial, with Standard Bearers of the British Legion at the service for the Commemoration of D-Day in 2004.
The Gallowgate War Memorial, with Standard Bearers of the British Legion
at the service for the Commemoration of D-Day in 2004.
Photo : Edward Nicholl

The Gallowgate War Memorial is specifically dedicated to the dead of the Green Howards. The Memorial is in the form of a Celtic Cross, and is located at the top of Frenchgate. The memorial is reached from Frenchgate by some stone steps.

The Memorial is inscribed;-
On the Cross : 1914 - 1918/ 1939 - 1945/ TO COMMEMORATE THE GALLANT DEAD/ OF THE YORKSHIRE REGIMENT/ THE GREEN HOWARDS/ WHO FOUGHT AND DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR AND WHOSE NAMES/ ARE RECORDED IN A BOOK PLACED IN/ THE RICHMOND PARISH CHURCH/ AND/ THE GREEN HOWARDS WHO FELL IN OTHER/ OPERATIONS.

On the left corner stone : NORTH RUSSIA 1919/ AFGHANISTAN/ WAZIRISTAN/ PALESTINE/ MALAYA/ "LEST WE FORGET"

On the right corner stone : NORTHERN IRELAND/ FALKLANDS/ "LEST WE FORGET"

(transcription from the National Inventory of War Memorials).

The Gallowgate War Memorial, with Standard Bearers of the British LegionThe Gallowgate War Memorial, with Standard Bearers of the British Legion
at the service for the Commemoration of D-Day in 2004.
Photo : Edward Nicholl

The Friary Gardens War Memorial

The Friary Gardens War Memorial is located, as the name suggests, in Richmond's Friary Gardens. This Memorial commemorates the dead of the two World Wars from the town of Richmond, North Yorkshire. The memorial is not specifically for the Green Howards, as is the Gallowgate Memorial.

For the names recorded on the Friary Gardens, Richmond, War Memorial, select the image below.

The War Memorial in the Friary Gardens, with Standard Bearers of the British Legion
The War Memorial in the Friary Gardens, with Standard Bearers of the British Legion
at the service for the Commemoration of D-Day in 2004.
Photo : Edward Nicholl

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