Kilham, The East Riding of Yorkshire

The War Memorial

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 ERECTED BY
PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION
IN MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF THIS PARISH
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR COUNTRY
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1919
LEST WE FORGET

1939 1945

G CREASER  C W SMITH
D R HAKNER  T A SISSONS
R H GREEN  J C WARCUP
F W RISPIN  C D TOWSE DFM

PTE G DANDY OCT 9 1917
GNR C HAIRSINE OCT 18 1917
PTE W H RAINES NOV 20 1917
PTE P LAKES NOV 23 1917
DVR H WARD DEC 11 1917
CPL T H WAINES JAN 21 1918
PTE J EAST APRIL 10 1918
SERGT C H WITTY MAY 24 1918
PTE A E FOWLER SEPT 28 1918
PTE E A PEEKE

PTE J SCORSBY JULY 25 1915
PTE H TALLENTIRE JULY 26 1915
DVR J CARR JULY 6 1916
PTE G R MILNER SEPT 16 1916
PTE S YOUNG SEPT 16 1916
PTE A BRYAN OCT 28 1916
PTE W H HARPER NOV 13 1916
PTE F E KENNEDY JAN 17 1917
CAPT J C BANKS MAY 1 1917
PTE H ROOKES AUG 16 1917

Dennis W Furlong WW2

James C WARKUP WW2

The Fallen in WW1

John Cook BANKS MC
Captain, 20th (Service) Battalion (British Empire League Pioneers), The King's Royal Rifle Corps, 3rd Division Pioneer Battalion
He was killed in action on 2 May 1917. He was 26   
He is buried in grave I C 10 Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy les Mofflaines
Additional Information
He was the son of John H and Emma Banks of Kilham

Albert BRYAN
Private, 5th Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment), Army no 2779
He died from his wounds on 28 October 1916. He was wounded near Albert on the Somme. He was 30  
He is buried in grave III H 63 Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension

Joseph CARR   
Driver, 1st Company, 30th Division Train, Army Service Corps. Army no T4/036582    
He died from his wounds on 8 July 1917 in hospital in Étaples. He was 26
He is buried in grave XXII M 17 Étaples Military Cemetery 
Additional Information
He was the son of Annie Elizabeth and the late Robert Carr of Bridlington

George DANDY
Private, 1st/4th (Hallamshire) Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment, 148 Brigade, 49th Division. Army no 203522
He was killed in action on 9 October 1917 at the battle of Poelcappelle. He was 21   
He is remembered on panel 125-128 of the Tyne Cot Memorial 
Additional Information
He was the son of Hannah and the late George Dandy, South Villa Cottage, Driffield Road, Kilham

John G EAST
Private, 1st/4th Battalion, The East Yorkshire Regiment. Army no 203142 
He was killed in action on 11 April 1918. He was 32
He is remembered on panel 4 of the Ploegsteert Memorial
Additional information
He was the son of John and Mary Ann East and the husband of Hilda Mary East from Kilham

Albert Edward FOWLER
Private, 50th Battalion, Alberta Regiment, Canadian Infantry. Army no 624698
He probably died from his wounds on 28 September 1918 as this was the site of a Casualty Clearing Station. He was 39
He is buried in grave IV A 38 Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux
Additional information
He was the son of John and the late Alice Fowler, butcher in Church Street, Kilham and then at Star Cottage

Cyril HAIRSINE
Driver, 7th Battery, 1st Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery. Army no 17640 
He was killed in action at Ypres on 18 October 1917. He was 25
He is buried in grave M 26 Divisional Cemetery, Dickebusch Road, Ypres
Additional information
He was the son of Eleanor Hairsine, Middledale, Roundhay Road, Bridlington and the late John Hairsine
He had emigrated to New Zealand

William Herbert HARPER 
Private, 13th (Service) Battalion (4th Hull), The East Yorkshire Regiment, 92 Brigade, 31st Division. Army no 24451
He was killed in action on 13 November 1916 at the Battle of the Ancre. He was 31   
He is buried in grave I G 39 Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps 
Additional Information
He was the husband of Phoebe Harper of Kilnwick, Cranswick

Francis Ernest KENNEDY
Private, 17th Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry, (3rd Glasgow), 17 Brigade, 32nd Division. Army no 41235
He died from his wounds on 16 January 1917 probably in hospital in Étaples. He was 21   
He is buried in grave XXI B 14A Étaples Military Cemetery 
Additional Information
He was the son of Tom and Ann Kennedy of Kilham. He was born in Kilham.

Percy LAKES 
Private, 206th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Army no 65515. He was formerly Army no 24540 with The East Yorkshire Regiment 
He was killed in action near Ypres on 26 October 1917. He was 34  
He is remembered on panel 154 to 159 and 163A of the Tyne Cot Memorial
Additional Information
He was the son of George and Fanny Lakes of Kilham

George Robert MILNER
Private, 5th Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment), 150 Brigade, 50th Division.  Army no 3514
He was killed in action on 16 September 1916 at the Battle of Flers Courcelette. He was 29.
He is remembered on pier and face 3A &3D of the Thiepval Memorial
Additional Information
He was the son of Annie E Ward (formerly Milner), Heslerton, Malton and James Ward (Stepfather).
He was a resident of Rudston when he enlisted

Ernest Albert PEEKE
Private, 1st Battalion, The East Yorkshire Regiment, 18 Brigade, 6th Division. Army no 16751 
He was killed in action on the battlefields of the Somme on 16 September 1916. He was 34 
He is remembered on pier/face 2C of the Thiepval Memorial
Additional information
He was the husband of Emma Elizabeth Peeke who died in 1917 from a tumour.
They had 7 children who were orphaned while quite young.  
Thomas Henry born 1 3 1906; Ernest Albert born 11 7 1907; Percy Basil born 13 4 1909; Olive Constance Amelia born 7 5 1910; Edward Charles born 22 3 1912; Ena Jane born 22 4 1914; Diana Arras born 18 3 1917 
The children were raised in the Childrens’ home in Driffield.

William Harvey RAINES 
Rifleman, 2nd/8th (Leeds Rifles) Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), 185 Brigade, 62 Division. Army no 306408
He died on 20 November 1917 from his wounds in the fighting at Cambrai. He was 23   
He is buried in grave F 7 Ruyaulcourt Military Cemetery 
Additional information
He was the son of Frank and Lucy Raines

Harland ROOKES
Private, 8th (Service) Battalion, The Northumberland Fusiliers, 34 Brigade, 11th Division. Army no 36441
He was killed in action on 16 August 1917. He was 24   
He is remembered on panel 19 to 23 and 162 of the Tyne Cot Memorial 
Additional Information
He was the husband of Annie Eliza Mitchell (formerly Rookes), Middle Street, Kilham

Charles James SCORSBY 
Private, 1st Battalion, The East Yorkshire Regiment, 18 Brigade, 6th Division. Army no 6249
He was killed in action at the Battle of Langemarck on 25 April 1915. He was 36
He is buried in grave II E 17 Houplines Communal Cemetery Extension 
Additional Information
He was the husband of Ada Alice Stead Scorsby, I Queen's Yard, South Back Lane, Bridlington

Harry TALLENTIRE
Private, 5th Battalion,  Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment), 150 Brigade, 50th Division. Army no 2288
He was killed in action on 26 April 1915 at the Battle of St Julien. He was 33   
He is remembered on panel 33 of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres
Additional Information
He was the son of the late Richard and Mary Tallentire and the husband of Mary Alice Tallentire, Harpham Road , Kilham

Tom Herbert WAINES
Lance Corporal, 13th (Service) Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment), 121 Brigade, 30th Division. Army no 21033
He was killed in action on 25 January 1918 near Arras. He was 34   
He is buried in grave II E 1 Mory Abbey Military Cemetery, Mory 
Additional Information
He was the husband of Florence Waines, 9 The Green, Darmanstown, Redcar

Harold WARD
Private, 2nd/4th (City of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) Army no 68233. He was formerly Army no T/4/061884 with the Army Service Corps.
He died from his wounds on 11 December 1917 at a Casualty Clearing Station in Dozinghem near Poperinge. He was 27
He is buried in grave XV F 4 Dozinghem Military Cemetery
Additional Information
He was the son of Ziha? and Caroline Ward of Kilham

Robert William WITTY
Sergeant, 12th Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps. Army no 4606
I suspect that he died from his wounds on 3 September 1918 as this was a frontline hospital centre. He was 35 
He is buried in grave III F 1 Ligny St Flochel British Cemetery, Averdoingt 
Additional Information 
He was the son of Richard Goforth Witty who is known to have lived at Wykeham
He was born in Rudston and he was a Wesleyan Preacher

Sidney YOUNG
Private, 21st (Service) Battalion (Yeoman Rifles), The King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 124 Brigade, 41st Division. C/12639
He died from the wounds he received at the Battle of Flers Courcelette on 17 September 1916. He was 19. 
He is buried in grave IV D 53 Heilly Station Cemetery Mericourt-L’Abbe. 
Additional Information 
He was the son of Robert and Florence Young
The date of his death on the War Memorial is probably incorrect

The Fallen from WW2

George CREASER
Sergeant/Air Gunner, 195 Squadron, Royal Air Force. RAFVR no 1594993 
He died on active service on 12 December 1944. 
He is buried in Coll grave 17 G 11-14 Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
Additional Information 
Lancaster I HK697 A4-C took from RAF Wratting Common, Cambridgeshire at 12.26 hours on an operation to Witten. Whilst the cause of the loss is not recorded, other aircraft in the squadron on the same mission were shot down by German fighter aircraft

R H Green  
Oh dear, help needed again

Derek R HAKNER
Fusilier, 7th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers Army no 14730848 
He died on active service on 5 March 1945. He was 20   
He is buried in grave 50 G 6 Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
Additional Information 
He was the son of Mark and Lily Hakner

And on the same date

Francis William RISPIN
Private, 5th Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Army no 14711609 
He died on active service on 5 March 1945. He was 19   
He is buried in grave 13 E 19 Rheinberg War Cemetery 
Additional Information
He was the son of Tom and Ada Annie Rispin of Kilham

Thomas Allwyn SISSONS
Private, 5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers, Army no 4263794 
He died on active service on 18 June 1940. He was 34
He is remembered on column 54 of the Dunkirk Memorial 
Additional Information
He was the husband of Betsy Jane Sissons of Kilham
Further information
The evacuation of British troops from France in 1940 did not end with Dunkirk.  British forces were still being rescued two weeks later when Britain's worst WW2 maritime disaster took place. 
On 17 June 1940, the British troopship Lancastria was sunk off the port of Saint-Nazaire in Brittany by German bombers. More than 3,000 people lost their lives. The Lancastria, a converted Cunard liner, was carrying an estimated 6,000 passengers including both servicemen and civilians and women and children when it was bombed by German planes and sank within minutes. 
At the time, news of the disaster was suppressed by the British Government because of the impact it might have on the country's morale. It was not until nearly six weeks later, on 26 July 1940, that the world discovered what had happened. The New York Times broke the story, printing the dramatic pictures of the disaster.
Thomas A Sissons was on board the Lancastria when it was attacked.

Charles William SMITH
Second Engineer, Steam Trawler Rochester (Hull), Fishing Fleet 
He was killed when his steam trawler struck a mine and sank on 27 July 1944. 11 members of the crew died. He was 51   
He is remembered on panel 128 of the Tower Hill Memorial 
Additional Information
He was the husband of Ethel M Smith of Kilham

Christopher Danby TOWSE DFM
Flight Sergeant/Air Gunner, 83 Squadron, Royal Air Force. RAFVR no 1237476
He died on active service on 10 May 1944. He was 21
He is buried in row B grave 14 Evreux Communal Cemetery
Additional Information 
On 9/10 May 1944, Lancaster ND494 OL-G 83 Squadron took off at 22.28 hours from RAF Coningsby tasked to bomb the Gnome and Rhone works, Gennevilliers
The aircraft was hit by flak flying low near the Rhone so the pilot tried to gain height only to be attacked by a night-fighter. With the starboard wing on fire, an attempt was made to reach the Channel but in the event a crash-landing was made on a hillside near 
Bailleul la Vallee (Eure) 16 km NW of Bernay. 
The crew were F/L. J A T Meredith DFC and + F/S. C D Towse DFM who were killed.   F/O. H O Johnson DFC was injured and then died at a field hospital in Bernay. They are all three buried at Evreux Communal Cemetery 
Sgt. RHC. Young, F/O. RJA. Wheatley RCAF, F/O. G Le R Brown RCAF, F/O. JS. Read were captured and became Prisoners of War 
Further information
F/O. Towse gained his DFM, Gazetted 14 September 1943, with 61 Squadron. 
The London Gazette 14 September 1943: 
Sorties 27, Flying Hours 171.50, Air Gunner, Air 2/8979
Sergeant Towse has completed 27 successful sorties which include attacks on nearly every major German and Italian target. 
He has been ever watchful in his turret and his cool, lucid instruction combined with his offensive spirit have enabled his pilot to escape from many dangerous situations. 
On his last sortie, his aircraft was hit by flak over the target and the Navigator killed. Sergeant Towse, by his calm in the emergency, set a fine example.
27 July 1943.

James Cyril WARKUP
Private,  5th Battalion, The Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment) Army no  4389094
He died whilst on active service on 13 September 1940. He was 28
He is buried in grave 41 Kilham Cemetery
Additional Information 
He was the son of Francis and Jane Warkup
There is a typo on the War Memorial which gives his name as J C Warcup 

Buried in Kilham Cemetery

Dennis Walter FURLONG DSO, OBE, MC
Brigadier, General Staff and The Royal Berkshire Regiment
He died, probably of natural causes, on 5 September 1940. He was 43
He is buried in grave 76 Kilham Cemetery
Additional Information
He was the husband of Nancy Furlong of Chippenham, Wiltshire.
His death is recorded in the Civil Registers which implies that he had left the Army probably as a result of his health but his Probate Record refers to “on War Service”