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The War Memorial in Patrick Brompton and Hunton
The memorial is in the churchyard of St. Patricks' Church, Patrick Brompton. TO THE GLORIOUS DEAD WHO REST IN THE DEEP SEA AND MANY LANDS HAVING GIVEN THEIR LIVES THAT WE MAY LIVE IN FREEDOM AND IN PEACE 1914-1918 JOHN T BROWN JOHN W FAWCETT ARTHUR LAINE JOHN PROCTER ERNEST SCAIFE FREDERICK A CRABTREE JOSEPH JOHNSON FRANK MYERS WILLIAM W SARGEANT DAVID A WILSON SCAIFE ERNEST In addition there is a burial in WW2 Eric Edward SMITH 1945 who is on the Hunton Memorial There is a War Memorial by the roadside in Hunton inscribed: THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE UNDER- MENTIONED HEROES WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR GEORGE TERRY ARTHUR HODGSON BLYTHE PICKERSGILL GEORGE HUNTER WILLIAM ATKINSON THOMAS SHAW ROBERT AUTON THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE and on another face of the Memorial is: 1939 - 1945 DAVID MATTHEWS ERIC SMITH ARTHUR HILLARY Those who Fell in WW1 ATKINSON, William Farrier Corporal, 2nd Auxilary Park Train, Horse Transport, Army Service Corps. Army no TS/9645. He was killed in action on Thursday 17 October 1918. He was 36. He was the son of John T and Mary Atkinson, School View, Hunton. He is buried in Montecchio Precalcino Communal Cemetery Extension set between Venice and the Italian Lakes. His headstone is inscribed: We wished him luck but never thought it was our last goodbye. He is remembered on the Memorials in Hunton and Bedale AUTON, Robert James known as James Private, 1st Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers Army no 9518. He died from his wounds on Friday 17 August 1917. He was 23. He was the husband of Eleanor Mary Auton, Ellen Bungalow, Four Marks, Alton. He is buried in Longuenesse Souvenir Cemetery, St. Omer and his headstone is inscribed Thy Will be Done. He is remembered on the Memorial in Hunton. BROWN, John Thomas Private, 2nd Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment), 21 Brigade, 30th Division. Army no 20622. He was killed in action on 8 July 1916. He was 23. He was the son of Joseph and Ellen Brown, Patrick Brompton. He is remembered on The Thiepval Memorial. CRABTREE, Frederick Arthur Private, 2nd/4th Battalion, King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). Army no. 51910. He died from his wounds on 24 December 1918. He was 20. He was the son of James and Annie Crabtree, Newton-le-Willows. He is buried in the churchyard in St Patrick’s Church, Patrick Brompton and his headstone is inscribed: In Memory Son of James & Annie who Died of Wounds received in The Great War. FAWCETT, John William Private, Motor Transport, Royal Army Service Corps. Army no M/225634. He died on military service on 29 August 1917 in East Africa. He was 38. He was the husband of Catherine Webb (formerly Fawcett), Patrick Brompton. He is buried in Dar Es Salaam War Cemetery, Tanzania. HODGSON, Arthur Private, 2nd Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment), 21 Brigade, 30th Division. Army no 27283. He was killed in action on Thursday 26 July 1917. He was 26. He was the son of William and Mary Hodgson, Hutton. He is remembered on The Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres HUNTER, George Private, 6th (Service) Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment, 50 Brigade, 17th Division. Army no 23485. He had also served as Private, Army no. 205645 with The East Yorkshire Regiment. He was killed in action on Saturday 24 August 1918. He is remembered on The Vis en Artois Memorial. He is also remembered on the Memorial in Hunton JOHNSON, Joseph I have found no record of him after the 1901 census. He was the son of Mary A Johnson and the late George Johnson. He was born in Newton le Willows in 1878. LAINE, Arthur Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class, HMS Black Prince, Royal Navy. RN no 268973. He was killed on active service on 31 May 1916 during the Battle of Jutland. He was 40. He was the son of John and Elizabeth Laine, Darlington and the husband of Mabel A Laine, Sheerness, Kent. He is remembered on The Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Additional information HMS Black Prince was an armoured Cruiser became separated from the British Fleet. She was under fire from the battleships Thuringen, Nassau, Ostfriesland and Frederich der Grosse. HMS Black Prince was hit by at least 12 shells and sank within 15 minutes. All 857 of her crew were killed. MYERS, Frank I am uncertain of this man but I believe it is: Bombardier, C Battery, 157th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Army no 89697. He died on active service on Tuesday 25 January 1916. He was 35. He was the husband of Mary Jane Myers, Pickhill. He is buried in the churchyard of All Saints Church, Pickhill and his headstone is inscribed He died for King and Country. PICKERSGILL, Ernest Blythe Lance Corporal, 1st/5th Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment), 150 Brigade, 50th Division. Army no 201203. He died from his wounds on Friday 14 December 1917. He was 29. He was the son of Francis J and Esther Pickersgill, Hunton. He is buried in Potijze Chateau Grounds Cemetery near Ypres. He is also remembered on the Memorial in Hunton. PROCTER, John Lance-Sergeant, 8th (Service) Battalion, The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry), 70 Brigade,8th Division. Army no 17364. He was killed in action on 1 July 1916 in the Battle of Albert, the first day of the Somme. He was 25. He was the son of Joseph & Maria Procter, Newton le Willows. He is buried in Blighty Valley Cemetery, Authuile Wood on the Somme. SARGEANT, William Rawlinson Wells Able Seaman, HMS Columbine, Royal Navy. RN no J41640. He was the son of Maria Sargeant, Patrick Brompton. He died of Tuberculosis in June 1920 having been discharged from the Royal Navy the previous year. He was buried on 15 June 1920 in Patrick Brompton. He was 22 SCAIFE, Ernest Gunner, W Battery, 18th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Army no 26702. He died from his wounds on 8 July 1916. He was 21. He was the son of Robert and Elizabeth A Scaife, Maunby. He is buried in St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen. SHAW, Thomas Private, 11th (Service) Battalion, The Northumberland Fusiliers, 68 Brigade, 23rd Division. Army no 55775. He was killed in action on Sunday 27 October 1918. He was 21. He was the son of John and Eliza Shaw, Hunton. He is buried in Tezze British Cemetery, a village north of Venice and his headstone is inscribed Greater Love hath no Man. He is also remembered on the Memorial in Hunton TERRY, George Saddler, 2nd/1st Battalion, West Riding Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Army no. 1727 He died on Sunday 23 May 1915. His death is in the civilian registrations so he had been discharged from the Army although I cannot give a reason but it was probably on grounds of his health or his wounds. He was 26. He was the son of Ralph and Martha Terry, 55 Low Petergate, York. He is buried in the churchyard of St. Mary’s Church, Hornby. WILSON, David Askew Able Seaman, SS Persia (Greenock), Mercantile Marine. He was killed by enemy action at sea on 30 December 1915. He was 19. He was the son of Theresa A G Wilson, Patrick Brompton Vicarage and the late David J Wilson, The Wheatsheaf, Newton le Willows. He is remembered on The Tower Hill Memorial. He is not on the memorial. Additional information The ss Persia was a liner which had left Tilbury docks on 18 December with 519 passengers and crew on board, 184 of them passengers. She was sunk at lunchtime on 30 December 1915, south-east of Crete, by the German submarine U-38. The submarine had attacked in the Mediterranean, off Crete, without warning. About 334 of those on board died including 60 women and children. Those who Fell in WW2 HILLARY, Arthur Aircraftman 2nd Class, Royal Air Force. RAFVR no 1369694. He died on Sunday 13 April 1941. His death is in the civilian registrations so he had been discharged from the RAF although I cannot give a reason but it was probably on grounds of his health or his wounds. He was 35. He was the son of Robert and Elizabeth Hillary and the husband of Frances E Hillary, Hunton. He is buried in the churchyard of St Mary’s Church, Hornby and his headstone is inscribed Thy will be done. He is also remembered on the Memorial in Hunton MATTHEWS, David Charles James Sergeant, Royal Army Service Corps. Army no S/94330. He was killed in action on Monday 17 June 1940 when the troopship Lancastria was bombed and sunk off St Nazaire as the soldiers were leaving France after Dunkirk. He was 29. He was the son of David and Elizabeth Matthews and the husband of Sarah Matthews, Hunton. He is buried in Les Moutiers en Retz Communal Cemetery. He is also remembered on the Memorial in Hunton. SMITH, Eric Edward Guardsman, Coldstream Guards. Army no 2669727. He died as a result of his war service on 23 August 1945 in Devizes RD. His death is in the civilian registrations so he had been discharged from the Army although I cannot give a reason but it was probably on grounds of his health or his wounds. He was 18. He was the son of Albert E and Amelia Smith, Hunton. He is buried in the churchyard in St. Patrick Churchyard, Patrick Brompton He is also remembered on the Memorial in Hunton |
