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The War Memorial in Healey
The Memorial in St Paul’s Church, Healey is inscribed: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALFRED MONKHOUSE ARTHUR MAWER FRED JACKSON ARTHUR TEALE SLATER HARRISON ISAAC JOHNSTON GERALD POWELL HARRY GILL HAROLD WILKINSON HARRY BENSON HERBERT CRAIG TOM PEARSON JOSEPH WINTERSGILL EDWIN WRIGHT WILLIE DUNN GEORGE LANDERS HORATIO MALLABY GEORGE RUDDICK JOHN SCAIFE EDWARD HIND WILLIAM CATTLE JOSEPH VERITY SOLDIERS FROM OR CONNECTED WITH THIS PARISH WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919. THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE The men who fell in WW1 – in alpha order BENSON, Harry Not identified but the most likely candidate is: BENSON, Henry George 4th Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own, (Yorkshire Regiment), 150 Brigade, 50th Division. Army no. 2143. He was killed in action on Thursday 27 May 1915. He was 26. He was the son of G J Benson, 28 Victoria Road, Richmond. He is remembered on The Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres. CATTLE, William No trace CRAIG, Herbert Could this be CRAIG, Bert Private, 4th Battalion, Grenadier Guards, 3rd Guards Brigade, Guards Division. Army no. 27385 He was killed in action on Monday 25 March 1918. He is remembered on The Arras Memorial. DUNN, William Taylor known as Willie Gunner "A" Battery, 156th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Army no. 204175. He died of natural causes whilst on active service on Wednesday 23 January 1918. He was 29. He was the son of Alfred and Hannah Dunn and the husband of Elizabeth Dunn, Long Street, Easingwold although he was born in Healey. He is buried in Nine Elms British Cemetery, near Poperinge, Belgium and his headstone is inscribed “Thy Will Be Done”. GILL, Harry I believe this is GILLION, Harry Private, 2nd/5th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 187 Brigade, 62nd Division. Army no. 34096. He was killed in action on 20 November 1917 at the start of the Battle of Cambrai. He was 38. He was the son of David and Rachel Gillion. He is remembered on The Cambrai Memorial, Louverval. Additional information On the opening day of the battle, 20 November 1917, 62 Division broke through both the Hindenburg Main and Support Lines, occupying Havrincourt and Graincourt. Casualties of the 2/5th KOYLI were as follows: Officers - 3 killed, 5 wounded, 2 wounded (at duty) and one wounded and missing; Other Ranks: 22 killed, 146 wounded, four wounded and missing, missing nineteen. HIND, Edward Corporal, 3rd Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment). Army no. 28647 He died on 1 November 1918 in Yorkshire. He was 26. He was the son of Benjamin and Martha Hind of Sunderland and the husband of Ellen Fear (formerly Hind), 9 Kingston Road, Staines. He is buried in the Churchyard of St. Paul's Church, Healey. HARRISON, Slater Rifleman, 8th (Service) Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps, 41 Brigade, 14th Division. Army no. R/14682 He was killed in action on Thursday 3 May 1917 in the Battle of Arras. He was 20. He is remembered on The Arras Memorial. He was the son of Thomas and Alice Harrison, 45 Victoria Embankment, Darlington. JACKSON, Fred Private, 15th (Service) Battalion (1st Leeds), Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), 93 Brigade, 31st Division. Army no. 15/1204. He was killed in action on Saturday 1 July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme. He was 29. He was the son of John and Jane Ann Jackson, Spelderbanks, Masham. He is buried in Serre Road Cemetery, near Albert, France. JOHNSTON, Isaac Private, 11th (Service) Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders), 45 Brigade, 15th Division. Army no. S/43203 He was killed in action on Monday 23 April 1917 in the 2nd Battle of the Scarpe. He was 26. He was the son of David and Mary Johnston and the husband of Rose Johnston, Rookwood Place, Osmondthorpe. He is buried in Canadian Cemetery No 2, Neuville-St. Vaast near Arras and his headstone is inscribed “For the Past, Remembrance Sweet” LANDERS, George Maxwell Second Lieutenant, 8th (Service) Battalion, The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment), 76 Brigade, 3rd Division. He was killed in action on Thursday 28 March 1918 at the Battle of Arras. He was 24. He was the son of Mary and the late William Landers, Alnwick, Northumberland and the husband of Sarah Elizabeth Landers, Thorpe Lea, Masham. He is remembered on The Arras Memorial. MALLABY, Horatio Private, 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment, 137 Brigade, 46th Division. Army no. 35689 He was killed in action on Friday 31 May 1918. He was 21. He was the son of William and Sarah Mallaby, Rosebud House, Healey. He is remembered on The Soissons Memorial. MAWER, Arthur Trooper, 1st Life Guards, 7th Cavalry Brigade, 3rd Cavalry Division. Army no. 3108 He died from his wounds on Friday 11 February 1916, Calais being a Hospital Centre. He was 20 He was the son of William and Jane Mawer, Hill Top Farm, Ellingstring, Masham. He is buried in Calais Southern Cemetery and his headstone is inscribed “Time passes but the Memory of a Loved One lives for Ever”. MONKHOUSE, Alfred Tatam Rifleman, 12th (Service) Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps, 60 Brigade, 20th Division. Army no. R/13983. He was killed in action on Sunday 9 January 1916. He was 23. He was the son of John Charles Monkhouse, Cross Hills, Grewelthorpe, Ripon. He is buried in rue du Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix near Armentieres. PEARSON, James Thomas known as Tom Private, 55th Division Motor Transport Company, Army Service Corps. Army no M2/222235 He was killed in action on Wednesday10 April 1918. He was 25. He was the son of John William and Mary Pearson, Quarry House, Masham. He is remembered on the Loos Memorial POWELL, Gerald A Canadian who used the Alias “George Barker” stating that his father was J Barker, he gave his birth date as 4 August 1885, his birthplace as Ripon, Yorkshire and enlisted on 30 March 1915. The information that has emerged is: POWELL, Thomas Gerald Private, 7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry Canadian Expeditionary Force. Army no. 428771. He was killed in action on Wednesday 15 August 1917 at the Battle of Lens. He was 31. He was the son of the Rev. Thomas and Clara Powell of Healey. He is remembered on The Vimy Memorial. An extract from De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour (published soon after WW1) Powell, Thomas Gerald Private no 428771, 7th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force, son of the Rev. Thomas Powell, MA Cambridge, Vicar of Healey of Healey Vicarage, Ripon by his wife Clara Millard, daughter of Richmond Harding: born Ramsgill, Pateley Bridge, co. York, 24 August 1885; educated at St John’s Foundation School, Leatherhead; went out to British Columbia in June 1902; joined the Canadian Infantry; returned to England with 2nd Contingent; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from August 1915, and was killed at Lens 15 August 1917; Buried there; unmarried Comment: it is incorrect to say that he is buried in France as his body has not been identified so he is remembered on the Vimy Memorial. RUDDICK, George Private, 4th Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own, (Yorkshire Regiment), 150 Brigade, 50th Division. Army no. 201835. He died from his wounds on 27 June 1917. He was 25. He was the son of James and Phillis Ruddick, Newby. He is buried in Rookery British Cemetery, Heninel near Arras. SCAIFE, John Guardsman, Coldstream Guards. Army no. 20002 He died as a result of his war service on Saturday 12 April 1919 in Eastbourne. He was 29. He was the son of John and Rachel Scaife of Healey He is buried in Churchyard of St. Paul’s Church, Healey and his headstone is inscribed “Thy Will Be Done” TEALE, Arthur Private, 1st/4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), 147 Brigade, 49th Division. Army no. 5900. He was killed in action on Sunday 17 September 1916 in the fighting around Flers Courcelette. He was 22. He was the son of Annie Ellis (formerly Teale) of Healey and the late George Teale. He is remembered on The Thiepval Memorial. VERITY, Joseph Cyril Private, 2nd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, Canadian Infantry Battalion, Army no 687129. He had also served as Corporal, 102nd Regiment, Rocky Mountain Rangers, 2nd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles. He was killed in action on 1 November 1917. He was 30. He was the son of Watson and Mary Verity, Warren House, Ellington, Masham. On enlistment, he gave his next of kin as H W Verity, brother, Warren House, Masham. He is remembered on The Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium. Additional information Canadian records give more information. He was born at Hammer Farm, East Witton, When he enlisted, his address was Keremeos, British Columbia, Canada. His occupation was a Rancher born 12 July 1887. He was single and a Methodist. WILKINSON, Harold Private, 10th (Service) Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment, 63 Brigade, 21st Division. Army no. 32942. He was killed in action on Sunday 30 September 1917 during the fighting of 3rd Ypres and Polygon Wood. He is buried in Hooge Crater Cemetery. I believe that he was born in Bradford in 1896 and that his parents were Harry and Elizabeth Rebeca Wilkinson. WINTERSGILL, Joseph Thomas Private, 7th (Service) Battalion, The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry), 61 Brigade, 20th Division. Army no. 24759. He also served as Private, Army no. 27245 in The York and Lancaster Regiment. He was killed in action on Thursday 4 April 1918 on the Somme. He was 38. He was the husband of Ada Wintersgill of Ripon. He is buried in Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Somme, France. WRIGHT, Edwin Private 10th (Service) Battalion, The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry), 64 Brigade, 21st Division. Army no. 34798. He also served as Private, Army no. 5384 with Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own, (Yorkshire Regiment). He was killed in action on Monday 25 September 1916 in the Battle of Morval. He was 29. He was the son of Henry and Margaret Alice Wright. He is remembered on The Thiepval Memorial. |
