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War Memorials, - Bolton-on-Swale and Scorton (St. Mary's Church, Bolton-on-Swale) |
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The First World War Memorial Plaque in St. Mary's Church, Bolton-on-Swale
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Photo : Edward Nicholl
There are two War Memorial plaques inside the Church of St.Mary, Bolton-on-Swale. The Upper plaque commemorates 15 men from the parish who lost their lives in the First World War. The lower plaque commemorates 4 men who lost their lives in the Second World war, and 3 from subsequent conflicts.
The First World War Memorial plaque is inscribed;-
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF
MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
iN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918
Their name liveth for evermore R I P.
The names of those recorded on this tablet are;-
| John Robert Craggs, Lance Corporal N F Charles Burini, Sergeant 2nd Yorks George William Pockett, Private 2nd D L I William Fishburn, Private 5th Yorks William David Nash, Private 11th Border Regt. Christopher Robson, Private 2nd Coldstreams Edward Earle Jones, 2nd Lieut., 4th Yorks Frederick Thompson, Private 8th Yorks William Peacock, Gunner R F A Tom Carrick, Private 6th Yorks Fred Brewer, Private 9th K O Y L I George Leybourne, Private 2/5 Scottish Rifles Nathan Fawell, Private 8th Somersets Basil Bennison, Private 2nd Yorks Sidney White, Private 53rd N F |
Killed in Action Died of Wounds Killed in Action Died of Wounds Killed in Action Killed in Action Died of Wounds Died of Wounds Died at Salisbury Died of Wounds Killed in Action Killed in Action Killed in Action Died of Wounds Died at Darlington |
1 November 1914 20 March 1915 9 August 1915 12 March 1916 1 July 1916 14 July 1916 1 August 1916 15 October 1916 30 December 1916 10 August 1917 22 March 1918 25 March 1918 5 April 1918 4 August 1918 13 November 1918 |
Private Basil Bennison, 33243. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Died 4 August 1918.
Buried HOUCHIN BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Scorton (Yorks), Enlisted Scorton.
Company Quartermaster Sergeant Charles Burini, 7510. 2nd Battalion
the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Lewis and Maria Burini, of Scorton, Darlington.
Native of Malton, Yorks. Died 20 March 1915. Aged 23.
Buried BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY.
Born Malton, Enlisted Richmond (Yorks), Resided Scorton (Darlington).
Private Tom Carrick, 28402. 6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Mr. G. W. Carrick, of Crakehill, Topcliffe, Thirsk, Yorks. Died 10
August 1917. Aged 24.
Buried BRANDHOEK NEW MILITARY CEMETERY.
Born Bolton-on-Swale, Enlisted Northallerton, Resided Stanton (Langton, Northallerton)
Private William Fishburn, 3013. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of George William and Sarah Ann Fishburn, of Great Langton-on-Swale, Northallerton,
Yorks. Died 12 March 1916. Aged 20.
Buried ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY.
Enlisted Darlington, Resided Scorton.
2nd Lieutenant Edward Earle Jones. 4th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Edward and Anna Jones, of The Manor House, Scorton, Yorks. Wounded 2nd
Battle of Ypres, 1915. Died 1 August 1916. Aged 25.
Buried BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION (NORD).
* Commemorated in a window in St. Mary's Church, - see below.
Private Frederick Thompson, 24460. 8th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Died 15 October 1916.
Buried STE. MARIE CEMETERY, LE HAVRE.
Born Bolton-on-Swale (Yorks), Enlisted Scorton (Yorks).
The Two War Memorial Plaques in St. Mary's Church, Bolton-on-Swale
Photo : Edward Nicholl
St.
Mary's Church, Bolton-on-Swale
Photo : Edward Nicholl
The memorial Window to Lieut. Edward Earle Jones in the Church of St. Mary,
Bolton-on-Swale
(Photo : Peter Etherington, <Peter@etheringtonp.freeserve.co.uk>)
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