Boynton in The East Riding of Yorkshire
A marble plaque in the Church of St Andrew
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN OF BOYNTON WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914- 1918 CAPT A S ELLIOT DSC RNAS SERGT J O HANNAH 7TH W RIDING RGT PTE CHAS WELBURN 9TH K R R PTE HERBERT HALL 11TH E YORKS RGT 
The Church of St Andrew, Boynton
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The Fallen in WW1 Arthur Stanley ELLIOTT DSC Captain, North Sea Airship no. XI, Royal Air Force He was lost at sea on 15 July 1919. He was 25 He is remembered on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton Additional information He was the husband of Hazel Margaret Elliott who was living in Harleston, Norfolk. The address mentioned in his Grant of Probate is Charleston, Bridlington Further information On 1 October 1917, Arthur Stanley Elliott was awarded the Distinguished Services Cross for he had …“displayed exceptional merit in his performance of patrol duties, having carried out 36 patrols, duration not less than 1 1/2 hours.” His records show he was graded for purposes of pay and allowances as Capt. (Airship) from 14 August 1918 to 18 March 1919. He was posted to Pulham Air Station on 27 June 1919 and then “Capt. Airship NS fly duties” on 12 July 1919. The next entry reports “Died as result of airship accident 15 July 1919.” His permanent home address is recorded as Charleston, Bridlington John Ogilvie HANNAH Serjeant, 1st/7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), 147 Brigade, 49th Division. Army no 204088 He was killed in action on 29 April 1918. He was 29 He is remembered on panel 82-85 & 162A of the Tyne Cot Memorial Additional Information He was the son of George and Helen Hannah. George Hannah was the Estate Bailiff John was born in Scotland Herbert HALL Private, 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, The East Yorkshire Regiment. Army no 23893 He died at St John's Voluntary Aid Detachment Hospital, Hull from pneumonia following Influenza (The Spanish Flu endemic) on 8 March 1919. He was 22 He is buried in grave F 106 Bridlington Cemetery Additional Information He was the son of John William and Harriet Hall of Boynton He had been reported missing on 3 May 1917 and on 26 June he was recorded as being a Prisoner of War. He was repatriated on 6 December 1918 Charles WELBURN Rifleman, 9th (Service) Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps, 42 Brigade, 14th Division. Army no R/23702 He was killed in action on 9 April 1917. He was 33 He is buried in grave III G 9 Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines Additional Information He was the son of Francis and Hannah Welburn of Boynton Not on the War Memorial William Henry MacLELLAN Private, 2nd Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment. Army no 19529. He was formerly Army no 25380 with The Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry He was killed in action in Iraq on 23 April 1917. He was 21 He is remembered on panel 12 of the Basra Memorial Additional information He was the son of David and Sarah Maclellan of Boynton Also In loving Memory of Elsie Anna Barugh and her two daughters Bunty (Barbara Grace) Barugh and Anne (Margaret Anne) Barugh who are buried in this peaceful churchyard |