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Killinghall War Memorial
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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
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 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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Panel 3
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
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Addendum panel

ERIC L BOWN               RONALD V CUE
LEONARD WALKER
HENRY  LITTLE
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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

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