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The War Memorial in Thornton Watlass
The War Memorial in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin is dedicated to "To the Honoured Memory of the Men of This Parish Who Fell in the Great Wars 1914 - 1918. For God, King, and Country" Major Henry P J Cowell R F A Gallipoli 1915 Sergt Isaac Rayner R A V C Egypt 1918 L/Cpl Arthur Cawkwell, MM Yorkshire Regt. France 1918 L/Cpl Thomas Craddock MM Yorkshire Regt. France 1916 Pte Arthur Craddock E Lancs Regt. Gallipoli 1915 Pte Amos Craddock R F A Alexandria 1915 Pte Roland F Hill S Staffs Regt. France 1917 Pte J W Kane W Yorks Regt. France 1914 Pte John Kettley Durham L I France 1917 Pte Frederick Kettley Machine Gun Corps France 1916 Pte Richard MacDonald Durham L I France 1916 Pte George Money Yorkshire Regt. France 1917 Pte James Vayro Northd. Fus. France 1917 and further names for WW2: Captain L C A St-J Curzon-Howe MVO, RN HMS Mauritius 1941 Glider Pilot Sergt Joseph Johnstone Glider Pilot Regt. Arnhem 1944 Pte Frederick Shaw Lancashire Fusiliers Italy 1944 A plaque in the Church To the Honoured Memory of the Men of This Parish Who Fell in the Great War Major Henry P J Cowell R F A Gallipoli 1915 Sergt Isaac Rayner R A V C Egypt 1918 L/Cpl Arthur Cawkwell, MM Yorks Regt. France 1918 L/Cpl Thomas Craddock MM Yorks Regt. France 1916 Pte Arthur Craddock E Lancs Regt. Gallipoli 1915 Pte Amos Craddock R F A Alexandria 1915 Pte Roland F Hill S Staff Regt. France 1917 Pte J W Kane W Yorks Regt. France 1914 Pte John Kettley Durham L I France 1917 Pte Frederick Kettley Machine Gun Cps France 1916 Pte Richard MacDonald Durham L I France 1916 Pte George Money Yorks Regt. France 1917 Pte James Vayro N. Fus. France 1917 For God, King, and Country Those who Fell in WW1 CAWKWELL, Arthur MM. Lance Corporal, 2nd Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment), 32 Brigade, 11th Division. Army no 17878. He was the son of Fred and Annie Cawkwell, 33 North Street, Hull. He was killed in action on 30 September 1918. He was 24. He is buried in Duisans British Cemetery, Étrun. COWELL, Henry Pulleine John Major, A Battery, 59th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. He had also served as Captain, O Battery, Royal Horse Artillery. He died on Monday 9 August 1915 from his wounds that he had received during the Gallipoli Campaign. He was 34. He was the son of Major General, the Rt. Hon. Sir John C Cowell, KCB, PC, and Lady Cowell, Clifton Castle, Bedale and the husband of Elaine M Cowell, 22 Alexander Square, London SW1, and The Chantry, Ipswich. He is remembered on The Helles Memorial. Additional information He had also served in the Anglo-Boer War. CRADDOCK, Amos Gunner, 59th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Army no. 99386. He died on active service on Monday 23 August 1915. He was 33. He was the son of Tobias and Isabella Craddock, Clifton. He is buried in Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt. CRADDOCK, Albert Lance Corporal, 6th (Service) Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment, 38 Brigade, 13th Division. Army no 18201. He died from his wounds on Wednesday 18 August 1915. He was 26. He was the son of Tobias and Isabella Craddock, Clifton. He is buried in Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt and his headstone is inscribed “YN ANGOF NI CHAF FOD” (which I believe translates as We Will Remember Them) CRADDOCK, Thomas MM Private, 9th (Service) Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment), 69 Brigade, 23rd Division. Army no 10610. He was killed in action on 7 October 1916 in the Capture of Le Sars. He was 23. He was the son of Tobias and Isabella Craddock, Clifton. He is remembered on The Thiepval Memorial, Somme. HILL, Roland F Private, 2nd Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment, 6 Brigade, 2nd Division. Army no 31951. He was killed in action on Saturday 28 April 1917 in the Battle of Arleux. He was 23. He was the son of Fred W and Elizabeth Hill, Thornton Watlass and the husband of Lizzie Hill, Thornton Watlass. He is buried in Orchard Dump Cemetery, Arleux en Gohelle and his headstone is inscribed Never will his memory fade. KANE, William James His initials are reversed on the Memorial. Private, 1st Battalion, The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment),18 Brigade, 6th Division. Army no 8406 He was killed in action on Sunday 20 September 1914 at the Battle of the Aisne. He was 24. He was the son of John and Elizabeth Kane, 1 Stonebridge Gate, Ripon. He is remembered on La Ferte sous Jouarre Memorial. KETTLEY, Frederick Private, 16th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Army no.106697. He had also served as Private, Army no 5773 with The East Surrey Regiment. He died on active service on Friday 27 September 1918 in the final advance to Artois. He was 20. He was the son of Sarah Jane and the late William Kettley, Thornton Watlass. He is buried in Le Quesnoy Communal Cemetery Extension and his headstone is inscribed A Dear Son. KETTLEY, John Private, 10th (Service) Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 43 Brigade, 14th Division. Army no 26219. He was killed in action on Monday 9 April 1917 in the first Battle of the Scarpe. He was 28. He was the son of Sarah Jane and the late William Kettley, Thornton Watlass. He is buried in Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy les Mofflaines and his headstone is inscribed A Dear Son. MACDONALD, Richard Private, 1st/6th Battalion TF, The Durham Light Infantry, 151 Brigade, 50th Division. Army no 6/5679. He had also served as Private, Army no 28644 with Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment). He died from his wounds on 14 November 1916. He is buried in St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen. MONEY, George Hambleton Private, 2nd Battalion Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment), 32 Brigade, 11th Division. Army no 201261. He was killed in action on 27 September 1918 at the Battle of the Canal du Nord. He was 20. He was the son of George and Alice L Money, 43 Sussex Road, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth. He is buried in Naves Communal Cemetery Extension. RAYNER, Isaac Serjeant, 31st Veterinary Hospital, Royal Army Veterinary Corps. Army no.SE/13287. He died pneumonia and malaria whilst on active service on Monday 23 December 1918. He was 30. He was the son of Thomas and Fanny Rayner, Broadfold, Midgley, Luddendenfoot. He is buried in Deir El Belah War Cemetery, Palestine. VAYRO, James Private, 27th (Service) Battalion (4th Tyneside Irish), Northumberland Fusiliers, 103 Brigade, 34th Division. Army no 48227. He was killed in action on Monday 9 April 1917 in the first Battle of the Scarpe. He was 35. He was the son of Thomas and Sarah Vayro, Clifton Lodge, Bedale and the husband of Agnes M Vayro, Thorpe Thewles, Co. Durham. He is remembered on The Arras Memorial. Those who Fell in WW2 CURZON-HOWE, Leicester Charles Assheton MVO Captain, HMS Mauritius, Royal Navy. He died whilst on active service on Friday 21 February 1941 in Scotland whilst HMS Mauritius was undergoing a refit shortly after her commissioning. He was 46. He was the son of Admiral the Hon. Sir Assheton G Curzon-Howe, GCVO, KCB, CMG and of the Hon. Lady Curzon-Howe and the husband of Marguerite G Curzon-Howe, Chelsea. He is buried in the churchyard of St. Mary’s Church, Thornton Watlass and his headstone is inscribed Died on Active Service in Command of HMS Mauritius. In Everloving Memory. Additional information He was Mentioned in Despatches in WW1. JOHNSTONE, Joseph Sergeant, 1st Wing, The Glider Pilot Regiment, Army Air Corps. Army no. 4619254. He was killed in action on Monday 25 September 1944 at Arnhem. He was 27. He was the son of David and Agnes Johnstone and the husband of Vera Johnstone, Richmond. He is buried in Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Arnhem and his headstone is inscribed Dearly Loved Husband of Vera Johnstone, Westfields, Richmond. SHAW, Frederick Fusilier, 11th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. Army no. 3446419. He was killed on active service on Thursday 21 September 1944 which was the time of the Allied assault on the Gothic Line. He was 31. He was the son of Joseph and Clara Shaw, Rookwith. He is buried in Florence War Cemetery and his headstone is inscribed Never shall His Memory fade sweetest thoughts shall ever linger where He is laid. Not on the Memorial for WW1 but buried in the churchyard COWELL, Albert Victor John Captain, Rifle Brigade. He died whilst on Military Service on 29 January 1915. He was 45 He was the eldest son Major General, the Right Hon, Sir John Clayton Cowell KCB and Georgiana Cowell. He is grave buried in the Churchyard of St Mary’s Church, Thornton Watlass. Additional information He was at Charterhouse School for five Quarters between Long Quarter 1883 and Cricket Quarter 1885. Their Magazine 'The Carthusian' records that he was born on 12 June 1869 and joined the Rifle Brigade in 1889, retiring as a Captain in 1904. In WW1 he served as a Major with the 6th Battalion. He died at Sheerness on 29 January 1915. Recently available documentation on Ancestry in UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929, describes his death as "suicide". |
