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Title
Duke of Wellington Regiment Memorial
Date
2019
Medium
bronze
Measurements
H 549 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
HX1_PRJ_S001
Acquisition method
commissioned by the Duke of Wellington’s Regimental Association, and funded by public subscription
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Calderdale Council
Custodian
Calderdale Council
Unveiling date
17th May 2019
Access
at all times
Inscription description
front of plinth: THE DUKE OF / WELLINGTON'S REGIMENT / (WEST RIDING) / AND / ANTECEDENT REGIMENTS / 1702 - 2006; 3 o' clock face of plinth: The Regiment was awarded the Freedom of / Halifax, Huddersfield, Spenborough, Mossley, / Barnsley, Bradford, Sheffield, Craven District / and the Honorary Citizenship of Skipton. / This memorial was presented by The Regiment / to the Borough of Calderdale as guardian of / The Regiments's West Riding heritage; 9 o' clock face of plinth: This Memorial commemorates 304 years of service / to the Nation by The Duke of Wellington's / Regiment (West Riding) and its antecedents. / It pays tribute to the 205,000 men, mostly from / the West Riding of Yorkshire, who served in / The Regiment, and to the families and the / communities who supported them; 6 o' clock face of the plinth: This memorial was unveiled by / His Grace The 9th Duke of Wellington and / The Worshipful The Mayor of Calderdale / On the 17th May 2019. / The Memorial was funded thanks to the generosity of / members of the Regimental family, members of the / public and by grants from charitable trusts.
