North Yorkshire War Memorials, - Allerston, St. John's Church

The Memorial Plaque in St. John's Church, Allerston.
Photo : Roger Dowson, <localmilhistory@aol.com>

The Memorial Plaque in St. John's Church, Allerston is inscribed
"To the Glory of God and in grateful memory of the men from the parish of Allerston who fell in the Great War."

The names of those who appear on the Allerston Memorial Plaque are;-

William Atkinson
Henry Boak
David Dawson
Frank Moment
Harry Stephenson
George Wood

Private William Atkinson, 243464. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Dorothy Atkinson, of 6, East Powlett St., Darlington. Killed 14 July 1918. Aged 23.
Buried PERNES BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Pickering, Enlisted Pickering.

Private Frank Moment, 29972 10th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 22672 Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Frank and Hannah Moment, of Warren House, Allerston, Pickering. Killed on 11 November 1918. Aged 25.
Buried TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY, WIMILLE.
Born Bridlington, Enlisted Scarborough, Resided Pickering.

Corporal Henry Clifford Stephenson, 15984 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed on 20 September 1916.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.
Born Scarborough,Enlisted Scarborough.

Private George Wood, 20527 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of William Henry and Mary Hannah Wood, of Allerston, Pickering, Yorks. Killed on 7 October 1917. Aged 27.
Commemorated Panel 52 to 54 and 162A, Tyne Cot Memorial,
Born Middleton-on-the-Wolds, Enlisted Pickering, Resided Allerston (Pickering)

St. John's Church, Allerston
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