Killinghall
Killinghall War Memorial
IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF
KILLINGHALL WHO FELL AND IN GRATITUDE TO THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WARS AD 1914-1918 1939-1945 KOREAN WAR 1950-1953 THIS MEMORIAL WAS SET UP BY THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH “NOT UNTO US, O LORD, NOT UNTO US, BUT UNTO THY NAME GIVE THE PRAISE 
THEY WHOSE NAMES ARE RECORDED HERE
LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES THAT WE MIGHT ENJOY OURS IN PEACE AND FREEDOM J MARMADUKE STROTHER MC FRED ADDYMAN HARRY HAYES THOMAS ANDREWS GEORGE HAYES ROBERT BARRETT J LEE KENDALL ARTHUR BAXTER THOMAS MUDD HARRY BENTLEY WILLIAM PANNITT OLIVER W BRAMLEY GEORGE E PAWSON WALTER BROCKBANK GEORGE H D PEARSON ENOCH BROOKS JOHN W POWELL ERNEST CRYER ALBERT E SMITHSON ARTHUR ELSWORTH ERNEST SMITHSON ARTHUR FALKINGHAM ARTHUR SLINGER FRED W FOSTER JOSEPH THOMPSON EDWARD FOSTER ERNEST WRIGHT FRANK HAYES PERCY WRIGHTSON LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN 
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MEN WHO SERVED R AINSLEY T DAVIES A C HEAL W ANDREWS T DAWSON G E HUSTWIT H W ASKEW A H DAY F HUSTWIT W AVIS H DEARLOVE G ILLIDGE J BARRELL A DOBBY W JACKSON H BAXTER L DOBBY R JOHNSON W W BECKWITH I DOBBY A KAYE J BELLERBY H DOBBY W A KENDALL E BRADY L ENNIS G LEAF K BRADY A EMMETT H LEAF A BROOKS H EMMETT E LEYLAND C BROOKS P FEATHER M LEYLAND J S BROOKS J FOSTER ALB LOFTHOUSE ALB BROWN E FOXHALL J LOFTHOUSE AR BROWN H FOXHALL A R LOFTHOUSE W BUCK W GAINS C L LOFTHOUSE L W BURTON H GALWAY C H LOFTHOUSE T CAMPBELL H GATECLIFFE R LONG J COATES J P GRAINGER G LONSDALE F A CROSTHWAITE E HAINSWORTH A C MAWSON R DALE H HAINSWORTH A MCMAHON W DARGAN E HARRISON JAS MCMAHON A BENNISON BLAND C LAMB 
Addendum panel
ERIC L BOWN RONALD V CUE LEONARD WALKER HENRY LITTLE 
MEN WHO SERVED
H MCMAHON R H PAWSON M W THACKWRAY JN O MCMAHON F PAWSON ? THACKWRAY A MCNICHOLL B PAWSON C W TOWSE J MCNICHOLL J W PEARSON H TREWHITT T MCNICHOLL R W PUMPHREY L TREWHITT A MILNER J S PUMPHREY J VARLEY A MORGAN A RAMSDEN H VOAKES F J MUDD H E RICE C VOAKES J MURRAY J H ROBERTS W VOAKES C NAYLAN A C SHEPHERD F VOAKES J NELLIS C SHEPHERD G WALKER W E NELLIS E SIMPSON A WARDMAN AR NEWBAND J SIMPSON J WARDMAN ALB NEWBAND J W SKINN J E WINTERINGHAM AR NEWBAND F SLINGER C E WOOD H NEWBOULD J SMITH G M WOODS R NEWBOULD G SNOW F WRIGHT AE NEWBOULD T L W STROTHER H WRIGHT D OATES H SUTTILL G A WRIGHTSON H PANNITT J W SYMMONDS M WRIGHTSON C PARKER W THACKRAY T WRIGHTSON G NICHOLSON T C WRIGHTSON |
The Fallen from WW1
Frederick (Fred) ADDYMAN Acting Bombardier, A Battery, 104th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Army no. 38062 He died on 10 June 1917 probably from an illness. He was 28 He was the son of James and Clara Addyman, Saltergate Hill, Harrogate and the husband of Edith Long, formerly Addyman, also of Saltergate Hill, Harrogate He is buried in grave III C 6 Chester Farm Cemetery Additional information In the 1911 census, he was a Police Constable Thomas ANDREWS I have found no military record for this man but I believe he was the son of Thomas and Alice Andrews, The Cottage, Hazelcroft, Killinghall Robert BARRETT Acting Corporal, 1st/5th Battalion, The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), 146 Brigade, 49th Division. Army no. 2253 He was killed in action during the battle of Pozières Ridge on 28 August 1916. He was the son of Mrs Barrett, 46 Electric Avenue, New Park, Harrogate He is buried in grave I F 12 Hamel Military Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel Arthur BAXTER Gunner, A Battery, 230th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Army no. 135133 He died on 29 January 1917. He was the son of Mrs E Baxter, Otley Road, Killinghall He is buried in grave D 9 Communal Cemetery Extension, St Pol. Additional information This village of St Pol was a hospital centre Harry BENTLEY Driver, Army Service Corps attached to XII Corps Ammunition Column. Army no. T4/091570 He died on 13 October 1918. He was 23 He was the son of David and Alice Bentley of Killinghall, He is buried in grave 610 Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Greece Additional information There are different dates recorded for his death. Either 13 or 30 October 1918 Oliver Watson BRAMLEY Private, 20th (Service) Battalion (5th City), The Manchester Regiment, 22 Brigade, 7th Division. Army no. 245438. He was formerly with The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). Army no 203851. He was killed in action on 10 October 1917 He was 37. He was the son of Henry and Robina W Bramley and the husband of Minnie Bramley He is remembered on panel 120-124 and 162-162A and 163A of the Tyne Cot Memorial Walter BROCKBANK Sergeant, 1st Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment, 15 Brigade, 5th Division. Army no. 20727. He was killed in action on 24 April 1918 during the fighting on the Lys. He was 27. He was the son of John and Annie Brockbank, New Park, Harrogate and the husband of Nora Brockbank who he had married in 1917 He is buried in plot 1 row F grave 4 Tannay British Cemetery, Thiennes Enoch Lot BROOKS Private, 9th Battalion, The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry), 64 Brigade, 21st Division Army no 36213. He was formerly with the TR Battalion. Army no. 5/80832 He died on 8 November 1918. He was 20. He was the son of Annie Brockbank (formerly Brooks), 1 Electric Avenue, New Park, Harrogate and the late Jesse Brooks He is buried in grave XIII C 9 South-Western Cemetery, Berlin which is in the village of Stahnsdorf. Additional information It is probable that he was being held by the Germans as a Prisoner of War. This cemetery has graves from 147 cemeteries in eastern Germany Ernest CRYER Sergeant, 8th Battalion, The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), 185 Brigade, 67th Division. Army no. 201089. He was killed in action on 1 September 1918. He was 29. He was the son of Jacob and Elizabeth Cryer of Harrogate and the husband of Mary A Cryer, 25 Mayfield Terrace, Harrogate He is buried in grave I B 6 Vaulx Hill Cemetery, near Bapaume Additional Information He was employed in the Post Office for 16 years. His brother Thomas also fell: Thomas Cryer, Private, 6th Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers who was killed in action on 24 March 1918 age 39. He gave an address in Leeds. He is remembered on panel 37 of the Pozières Memorial Arthur ELSWORTH Private, 7th Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), 190 Brigade, 63rd Division. Army no 28103 He died from his wounds on 1 April 1918. He was 37. He was the son of John and Frances J Elsworth of Harrogate and the husband of Maude Elsworth, Ripon Road, Killinghall He is buried in grave XXIX A 3 Étaples Military Cemetery Arthur FALKINGHAM Gunner, B Battery, 317th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Army no. 173749 He died from his wounds on 6 December 1917. He was 27 He was the son of John and Maria Falkingham and the husband of Minnie Falkingham, of Rye Lane Clint, Ripley He is buried in grave III BB 12 Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium Frederick (Fred) William FOSTER Private, 1st/8th Battalion (Leeds Rifles), The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), 146 Brigade, 49th Division. Army no. 307552 He died from his wounds on 26 July 1917. He was 23 He was the son of George and Mary E Foster, Knox Farm, Harrogate He is buried in grave IV M 10A Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Tréport Edward FOSTER Private, 12th Battalion, The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), 9 Brigade, 3rd Division Army no 2495 He was killed in action on 24 July 1917 He was 27 He was the son of John and Ann Foster, Sprinsty Farm, Killinghall – in 1911 census He is remembered on bay 4 of the Arras Memorial Frank HAYES Private, 11th Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment (Cambridgeshire), 101 Brigade, 34th Division. Army no. 41158 He was formerly with Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own, (Yorkshire Regiment). Army no. 32359 He was killed in action on 28 April 1917. He was 29 He was the son of Maggie and the late Thomas Hayes and the husband of Sarah J Hayes, 18 North Lodge Avenue, New Park, Harrogate. He is remembered on bay 4 of the Arras Memorial Harry HAYES Private, 1st/4th (Hallamshire) Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment, 148 Brigade, 49th Division. Army no 33346. He was formerly with the Army Service Corps. Army no. 298804 He was killed in action on 9 October 1917. He was 23. He was the son of Margaret Maggie and the late Thomas Hayes He is remembered on panel 125/128 of the Tyne Cot Memorial GEORGE HAYES His record has not been identified but he was probably the son of Margaret (Maggie) and the late Thomas Hayes and born in about 1897 Jonathan Lee KENDALL Private, 11th Battalion, The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), 69 Division, 23rd Brigade. Army no. 267975. He was killed in action on 20 September 1917 during the battle of Menin Road Ridge (Ypres). He was 27. He was the son of Rupert L and Sarah Kendall. Rupert was a Blacksmith in Killinghall He is remembered on panel 42-47 and 162 of the Tyne Cot Memorial Thomas MUDD Private, 10th Battalion, The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), 50 Brigade, 17th Division. Army no. 24952 He was killed in action on 1 July 1916 during the battle for Albert on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. He was 26. He was the son of Nancy S and the late George Mudd of Killinghall He is buried in grave D 2 Fricourt New Military Cemetery William PANNITT Private 2nd/6th Battalion, The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), 185 Brigade, 62nd Division. Army no 49322. He was killed in action on 22 November 1917 during the Battle of Cambrai. He was 29. He was the husband of Blanche Pannitt of Killinghall He is remembered on panel 5 of the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval George Ernest PAWSON Private, 12th Battalion, The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), 9 Brigade, 3rd Division. Army no. 28053 He was killed in action on 17 August 1916 at Delville Wood during the battle of the Somme. He was 27 He was the son of Edward and Annie Pawson He is remembered on pier and face 2A, 2C and 2D of the Thiepval Memorial George Henry D PEARSON Lance Corporal, 6th/7th Battalion, The Royal Scots Fusiliers, 45 Brigade, 15th Division. Army no. 40020. He was killed in action on 10 April 1917 at the first battle of the Scarpe. He was 24 He was the son of the late John K Pearson and the brother of John W Pearson, Ivy Cottage, Killinghall He is remembered on bay 5 of the Arras Memorial John William POWELL Private, 2nd Battalion, The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 13 Brigade, 5th Division. Army no 3/3331 He was killed in action on 14 December 1914. He was 33 He was the husband of Mary F Saunders (formerly Powell), 21 School Street, Fryston, Castleford He is remembered on panel 47 of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres Albert Edward SMITHSON Private, 1st/4th Battalion, The Northumberland Fusiliers. Army no. 69036. He was formerly with The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). Army no. 32681. He died on 16 February 1919. He was 19 He was the son of Edward and Hannah Smithson He is buried in sec 8E grave 199 Stonefall Cemetery, Harrogate Ernest SMITHSON Rifleman, 1st/7th Battalion, The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), 146 Brigade, 49th Division. Army no. 263010. He was killed in action on 11 October 1918 in the pursuit to the Selle. He was 23. He was the son of Edward and Hannah Smithson He is buried in grave D 24 Niagara Cemetery, Iwuy Arthur SLINGER Private, 10th (Service) Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment, 63 Brigade, 21st Division. Army no. 13868 He was killed in action on 3 July 1916 in the fighting for Albert during the Battle of the Somme. He was 36. He was the son of Levi and Mary A Slinger He is remembered on pier and face 14A and 14B of the Thiepval Memorial John Marmaduke STROTHER MC Second Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion attached to 10th Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment, 63 Brigade, 37th Division He was killed in action on 28 April 1917 near Arleux in the Battle of Arras. He was 24 He was the son of Thomas W and Emily M W Strother of Killinghall He is remembered on bay 8 of the Arras Memorial Joseph THOMPSON Private, 2nd Battalion, The Border Regiment, 20 Brigade, 7th Division. Army no. 27296 He died from his wounds on 28 October 1916. He was 31 He was the son of William and Harriet Thompson, Westfield, Killinghall He is buried in grave III A 247 Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Ernest WRIGHT Corporal, 182nd Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers. Army no. 136480. He was killed in action on 29 September 1917. He was 28. He was the son of Walter and Elizabeth C Wright, 177 Manchester Road, Longroyd Bridge, Huddersfield and the husband of Mary A Wright, Square Fold, Finningley, Doncaster He is buried in grave I G 3 La Targette British Cemetery, Neuville-St Vaast Percival (Percy) Tom WRIGHTSON Sergeant, 2nd/5th Battalion, The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), 185 Brigade, 62nd Division. Army no. 200999. He died from his wounds on 5 May 1917. He was 30. He was the son of Tom and Elizabeth Wrightson, late of Killinghall and the husband of Mary A M Wrightson, Bachelor Gardens, Bilton, Harrogate. He is buried in grave IV B 1 Boulogne Eastern Cemetery The Fallen from WW2 Erik Linley BOWN Lieutenant, 4th Battalion, The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment). Army no. 117321 He died on 8 April 1942 during the fighting which led to the fall of Tobruk. He was 21 He was the son of Harold L Bown and Florence M Bown of Killinghall. He is buried in grave 12 H 12 Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma which is about 18 miles west of Tobruk Leonard WALKER Fusilier, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Scots Fusiliers. Army no. 3131734 He died on 9 November 1940. He was 21 He was the son of George and Martha Walker of Killinghall. He is buried in grave 2 A 3 Malbork Commonwealth War Cemetery, Poland Additional information He was probably a prisoner. This cemetery is mainly the burial ground for Prisoners of War and this is reinforced by when he died and the location. Henry LITTLE Sergeant, Air Gunner, Royal Air Force. RAFVR no. 1593467 He died on 15 February 1944. He was 20 He was the son of Henry and Lauraetta Little of Killinghall. He is buried in sec F, row A, grave 4 Stonefall Cemetery, Harrogate The Fallen from the Korean War Ronald V CUE Fusilier, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Army no. 4747425 He was killed in action on 3 January 1951 during the Battle of Sequl (2-4 January 1951). He was 29 He was the husband of Edna Cue. He is buried in plot 24 row 5 grave 1742 in the UN Memorial Cemetery, Pusan, Korea Three burials in the Churchyard of St Thomas the Apostle, Killinghall John SMITH Private, 5th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Army no. 48235 He died on 4 June 1919 He was the husband of Lily Smith of Killinghall He is buried to the east of the Church Cecil Herbert CUMING Signalman, Royal Corps of Signals. Army no. 7870813 He died on 13 December 1943. He was 43 He was the son of Lewis Herbert and Mary Cuming and the husband of Janetta Cuming of Paignton, Devon. He is buried in grave 338 Edward THACKWAY Flying Officer, Pilot, 97 Squadron, Royal Air Force. RAFVR no. 138109 He died on 17 December 1943. He was 23 He was the son of George Henry and Elsie Thackway of Harrogate. He is buried in grave 23 Additional information Lancaster JB176 took off from RAF Bourn at 16.55 hours on a mission to Berlin. The aircraft crashed at 01.59 on its return to base. 5 of the crew were killed. They were: Sergeant George Grundy, Sergeant Jack Powell, Pilot Officer Leslie K A Grant, RCAF and Sergeant Robert A Lawrence |