War Memorial
‘Lest we forget…’
Ruddington’s War Memorial commemorates village residents who were killed in the First and Second World Wars, and the Korean War. Scroll down the page to read the Roll of Honour. The memorial is next to St. Peter’s Churchyard on Church Street and is maintained by the Parish Council. Visit our History section to find out about the history of the War Memorial.
War Memorial at night – picture taken by Peter Woodhead
Armistice Day
At 11am on the 11th November 1918, an Armistice was signed which ended the First World War. The anniversary of the Armistice is observed at the War Memorial at 11am on the 11th November each year. A short ceremony, which includes a two minute silence, is led by members of the Ruddington & District Branch of the Royal British Legion.
Service of Remembrance
On the Sunday nearest to Armistice Day, the uniformed groups in the village parade from The Green to the War Memorial, where wreaths of poppies are laid. A short service then takes place at the War Memorial, followed by Morning Service at St Peter’s Church. Roads in the village are closed for the parade, so residents are encouraged to walk to the service. Details and timings are usually announced in the November issue of the Village Newsletter.
‘We will remember them’
| ROLL OF HONOUR | |||
| 1914 – 1918 | |||
| Arthur Percy Beevor | Albert Henry James | ||
| Ernest Barnes | Frederick James | ||
| Henry Bennett | Edwin Marriott | ||
| Thomas C Birkin | Christopher Lawson | ||
| Leonard Bosworth | Frank Mee | ||
| William Brown | Ernest Oliver | ||
| Herbert Peet Burman | Tom Oliver | ||
| Ernest Carter | Arthur Page | ||
| Archibald Chamberlain | Fred Peacock | ||
| Arthur Cox | Frank Peet | ||
| William Cripwell | Frederick Peet | ||
| Benjamin Crosby | Telford Peet | ||
| Benjamin Cross | Arthur Price | ||
| Harold Cross | Jack H Price | ||
| Fred Dalby | Oliver Price | ||
| Harry Dalby | Sidney J Rumsby | ||
| Walter Dexter | W H Rumsby | ||
| Walter Foster | Ebenezer Renshaw | ||
| Edgar Fox | Samuel Sharpe | ||
| Samuel Goddard | Edgar Squires | ||
| Arthur Gregg | Edward Sutton MM | ||
| George Grice | George Tongue | ||
| Samuel Gunn | Thomas Ward | ||
| Percy Harrison | John Whitworth | ||
| Thomas James Hayward | George Wilford | ||
| Charles Henson | Joseph Wingate | ||
| Francis Joseph Hicking | Alfred C Wilson | ||
| George Graham Hicking | Alfred L Wooton | ||
| Lawrence Hind MC | Richard Wooton | ||
| Bertie W Hopkinson | Henry Wright | ||
| John George Wright | |||
| 1939 – 1945 | |||
| George Frederick Andrews | Kenneth Shergold | ||
| Francis George Lee | Kenneth S Cowley | ||
| Charles Bowley | Sidney Thompson | ||
| Joseph Robert Roberts | Ronald P Gunn | ||
| Philip Chapman | Herbert White | ||
| George Simpson | Herbert Baker | ||
| Charles William Furse | Arthur Leonard Mack | ||
| Richard M Tilley | James Harry Brown | ||
| Herbert Hopewell | Philip Sadler | ||
| May Whitehead | Norman Clark | ||
| Maurice Ian Kidd | Samuel William Smith | ||
| Frederick Blatherwick | Albert Stanley Grove | ||
| George Edward Parker | Richard Webb | ||
| Dennis Buttery | John Walter Howard | ||
| 1951 | |||
| George H F Beith (Korea) | |||
| THEIR NAMES LIVE FOR EVERMORE | |||
| This list is taken from the order of service used on Remembrance Sunday | |||