Heroes of World War I will be commemorated on the centenary of their bravery.
And Dewsbury is set to become one of the places where special stones will be laid to recognise their courage.
A panel of seven experts has been appointed to judge a competition to design the First World War Victoria Cross paving stone that is set to take pride of place in over 400 communities across the country.
It is a key feature of plans to mark the centenary of the First World War and will be presented to councils in those areas where Victoria Cross recipients were born.
In Kirklees, there will be a stone commemorating the heroism of Sgt John William Ormsby, of Dewsbury.
Sgt Ormsby was born in Dewsbury on January 10, 1881.
He was a career soldier, first serving in the Second Boer War.
He was 36 and a sergeant in the 2nd Battalion, The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, British Army during the First World War when he won the VC.
It was on April 14, 1917 at Fayet, France, that he showed immense bravery during a fire-fight.
A citation said: “Sergeant Ormsby, acting as company sergeant-major, showed complete indifference to the heavy machine-gun and rifle fire and set a fine example.
“After clearing a village he pushed on and drove out many snipers from localities further forward.
“When the only surviving officer was wounded he took command of the company and led them forward under heavy fire for 400 yards to a new position, holding it until relieved.”
His medal is on display at the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Museum in Doncaster and Sgt Ormsby is buried in Dewsbury Cemetery.
The judges for the stone plaque contest include Lord Ashcroft, Lance Sergeant Johnson Beharry, who was awarded the Victoria Cross in 2005, and Major General Patrick Cordingley, chairman of the National Memorial Arboretum appeal.
They will look at 201 entries ranging from the work of artists to designs by schoolchildren.
The winning designer will see their paving stone laid in 430 communities across the country – a lasting legacy for years to come and a fitting tribute to the extraordinary bravery of the local heroes who fought for their country.
The first stones will be laid on August 23, 2014 to represent the date the first two Victoria crosses were won on the same date in August 1914.
The Dewsbury stone will be laid in April 2017, 100 years on from when it was won.
Two Victoria Cross holders are buried in Huddersfield.
Second Lt Charles Henry Coverdale, who won his medal in Belgium in October 1917, is buried in Edgerton Cemetery. He was born in Manchester.
Pte Ernest Sykes, who was born in Mossley, is buried in Lockwood Cemetery.
He won his VC fighting in France in April 1917.
