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The War Memorial in Killinghall
By the side of the road is inscribed: 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 2nd panel 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 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 AR 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 Panel 4 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 Addendum panel ERIC L BOWN RONALD V CUE LEONARD WALKER HENRY LITTLE Those who Fell in WW1 ADDYMAN, Frederick known as Fred Acting Bombardier, A Battery, 104th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Army no 38062. He died on Sunday 10 June 1917. 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 Chester Farm Cemetery, Belgium and his headstone is inscribed He hath given his beloved sleep ANDREWS, Thomas 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. BARRETT, Robert George 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 Monday 28 August 1916. He was 19 He was the son of Robert and Eliza Barrett, 46 Electric Avenue, New Park, Harrogate He is buried in Hamel Military Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel and his headstone is inscribed Ever in our Thoughts. BAXTER, Arthur Gunner, A Battery, 230th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Army no 135133. He died on Monday 29 January 1917 in the 12th Stationary Hospital in this village. He was 26. He was the son of William and Eliza Baxter, Otley Road, Killinghall. He is buried in Communal Cemetery Extension, St Pol. BENTLEY, Harry Driver, Army Service Corps attached to XII Corps Ammunition Column. Army no T4/091570. He died on 13 October 1918. There are different dates recorded for his death either 13 or 30 October 1918. The town of Kalamaria was a Hospital Centre. He was 23. He was the son of David and Alice Bentley, Killinghall. He is buried in Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Greece and his headstone is inscribed To Memory ever Dear. BRAMLEY, Oliver Watson Private, 20th (Service) Battalion (5th City), The Manchester Regiment, 22 Brigade, 7th Division. Army no 245438. He had also served Private, Army no 203851 with The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). He was killed in action on Wednesday 10 October 1917 He was 37. He was the son of Henry and Robin W Bramley and the husband of Minnie Bramley He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial. BROCKBANK, Walter Sergeant, 1st Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment, 15 Brigade, 5th Division. Army no 20727. He was killed in action on Wednesday 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 Tannay British Cemetery, Thiennes and his headstone is inscribed In loving memory of a noble sacrifice Thy Will be done. BROOKS, Enoch Lot Private, 9th Battalion, The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry), 64 Brigade, 21st Division Army no 36213. He was formerly with the Training Reserve 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 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 CRYER, Ernest 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 Sunday 1 September 1918. He was 29. He was the son of Jacob and Elizabeth Cryer, Harrogate and the husband of Mary A Cryer, 25 Mayfield Terrace, Harrogate. He is buried in Vaulx Hill Cemetery, near Bapaume and his headstone is inscribed Simply to Thy Cross I Cling from his loving Wife and Son. Additional Information His brother Thomas Cryer, Private, 6th Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers was killed in action on 24 March 1918 age 39. He gave an address in Leeds. He is remembered on the Pozières Memorial. ELSWORTH, Arthur Private, 7th Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), 190 Brigade, 63rd Division. Army no 28103. He died from his wounds on Monday 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 Étaples Military Cemetery. FALKINGHAM, Arthur Gunner, B Battery, 317th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Army no. 173749. He died from his wounds on Thursday 6 December 1917. He was 27. He was the son of John and Maria Falkingham and the husband of Minnie Falkingham, Rye Lane, Clint, Ripley. He is buried in Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium. FOSTER, Frederick William known as Fred 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 Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Tréport FOSTER, Edward 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 Tuesday 24 July 1917. He was 27. He was the son of John and Ann Foster, Sprinsty Farm, Killinghall. He is remembered on the Arras Memorial. HAYES, Frank 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 the Arras Memorial. HAYES, Harry Private, 1st/4th (Hallamshire) Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment, 148 Brigade, 49th Division. Army no 33346. He also served as Private, Army no. 298804 with the Army Service Corps. He was killed in action on Tuesday 9 October 1917. He was 23. He was the son of Maggie and the late Thomas Hayes and the husband of Ada Hayes. He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial. HAYES, George I have not traced his death or his military unit but he was probably the son of Margaret (Maggie) and the late Thomas Hayes and born in about 1897. He was the brother of Harry. KENDALL, Jonathan Lee 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 Thursday 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 the Tyne Cot Memorial. MUDD, Thomas 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 Saturday 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 Fricourt New Military Cemetery. PANNITT, William 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 Thursday 22 November 1917 during the Battle of Cambrai. He was 29. He was the husband of Blanche Pannitt, Killinghall. He is remembered on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval. PAWSON, George Ernest 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 Thursday 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 the Thiepval Memorial. PEARSON, George Henry D Lance Corporal, 6th/7th Battalion, The Royal Scots Fusiliers, 45 Brigade, 15th Division. Army no 40020. He was killed in action on Tuesday 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 the Arras Memorial. POWELL, John William Private, 2nd Battalion, The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 13 Brigade, 5th Division. Army no 3/3331. He was killed in action on Monday 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 the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres. SMITHSON, Albert Edward 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 Sunday 16 February 1919. He was 19. He was the son of Edward and Hannah Smithson. He is buried in Stonefall Cemetery, Harrogate. SMITHSON, Ernest 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 Friday 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 Niagara Cemetery, Iwuy. SLINGER, Arthur Private, 10th (Service) Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment, 63 Brigade, 21st Division. Army no. 13868. He was killed in action on Monday 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 the Thiepval Memorial. STROTHER, John Marmaduke MC Second Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion attached to 10th Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment, 63 Brigade, 37th Division. He was killed in action on Saturday 28 April 1917 near Arleux in the Battle of Arras. He was 24. He was the son of Thomas W and Emily M Strother, Killinghall. He is remembered on the Arras Memorial. THOMPSON, Joseph Private, 2nd Battalion, The Border Regiment, 20 Brigade, 7th Division. Army no 27296. He died from his wounds on Saturday 28 October 1916. He was 31. He was the son of William and Harriet Thompson, Westfield, Killinghall. He is buried in Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord. WRIGHT, Ernest Corporal, 182nd Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers. Army no 136480. He was killed in action on Saturday 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 La Targette British Cemetery, Neuville-St Vaast. WRIGHTSON, Percival Tom known as Percy 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 Saturday 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 Boulogne Eastern Cemetery. His headstone is inscribed Bright shall the Crown of Glory be when we have borne The Cross. Addendum panel Those who Fell in WW2 BOWN, Erik Linley Lieutenant, 4th Battalion, The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment). Army no 117321. He died on Wednesday 8 April 1942 during the fighting which led to the fall of Tobruk. He was 21. He was the son of Harold L and Florence M Bown, Killinghall. He is buried in Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma about 18 miles west of Tobruk. His headstone is inscribed Those who pass on, live with us Day by Day. WALKER, Leonard Fusilier, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Scots Fusiliers. Army no 3131734. He died on Saturday 9 November 1940. He was 21. He was the son of George and Martha Walker, Killinghall. He is buried in Malbork Commonwealth War Cemetery, Poland. and his headstone is inscribed At Rest. He was probably a prisoner. This cemetery is mainly the burial ground for Prisoners of War and this is reinforced by when and where he died. LITTLE, Henry 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, Killinghall. He is buried in Stonefall Cemetery, Harrogate and his headstone is inscribed To the world an air gunner, to us, our world. Those who Fell in the Korean War CUE, Ronald V 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 the UN Memorial Cemetery, Pusan, Korea. In addition there are three burials in the Churchyard SMITH, John Private, 5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry. Army no 48235. He died on Wednesday 4 June 1919. He was the husband of Lily Smith, Killinghall. He is buried in the churchyard of St. Thomas The Apostle, Killinghall CUMING, Cecil Herbert Signalman, Royal Corps of Signals. Army no 7870813. He died on Monday 13 December 1943. He was 43. He was the son of Lewis H and Mary Cuming and the husband of Janetta Cuming, Paignton, Devon. He is buried in the churchyard of St. Thomas The Apostle, Killinghall and his headstone is inscribed Beloved husband of Janetta. Until the day break and the shadows flee away. THACKWAY, Edward Flying Officer/Pilot, 97 Squadron, Royal Air Force. RAFVR no 138109. He died on Friday 17 December 1943. He was 23. He was the son of George H and Elsie Thackway, Harrogate. He is buried the churchyard of St. Thomas The Apostle, Killinghall and his headstone is inscribed Greater Love than this, No Man hath. 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. |
