The Yorkshire Regiment, Local War Memorials

War Memorials Elsewhere, -
Bishop Wilton (East Yorks)

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The Bishop Wilton War Memorial in St. Edith's Churchyard
Photo : Donald Acton (<rosewood201@sasktel.net>)

The Bishop Wilton War Memorial is situated outside the porch of St. Edith's Church, Bishop Wilton.

The main face, on the West side of the memorial, carries the names of those who gave their lives in the Great War and the date they died (the other three sides carry the names of those who served and survived). The commemoration reads;-

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN UNDYING MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914 – 1918. / “DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI.”

The following men, including one soldier who served with the Yorkshire Regiment, are commemorated;-

GERARD PETERS Sec. Lt. 1917
G. WILFRID HARRISON. 1915
JOHN CUNDALL. 1915
HARRY WEBSTER. 1915
ROBERT COOK. 1915
ALBERT J. LOFT. 1916
ROBERT WALES. 1916
HARRY GOSPEL. 1917
REGINALD HARRISON. 1917
HARTLEY SLATER. 1917
JOHN C. WALKINGTON. 1918
JOHN H. HUSBAND. 1918

Private George Wilfred Harrison, 2316. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Died at home 9 January 1915. Aged 20.
Born Howden (Yorks), Enlisted Scarborough, Resided Wilberton (Yorks).
Buried BISHOP WILTON (ST. EDITH) CHURCHYARD.

A photo of George Wilfred Harrison can be viewed on this website.

The Commemoration of Those Who Died on the Bishop Wilton War Memorial
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The Commemoration of Those Who Served on the Bishop Wilton War Memorial (Names "G" - "R")
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The Bishop Wilton War Memorial outside St. Edith's Church (South View)
Photo : Donald Acton (<rosewood201@sasktel.net>)

St. Edith's Church, Bishop Wilton St. Edith's Church, Bishop Wilton
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