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North
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War Memorials, - Boroughbridge, St. James' Church |
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The War Memorial in St. James' Church, Boroughbridge.
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(Photo : Edward Nicholl)
The War Memorial in the Church of St. James, Boroughbridge, is
a black metal plaque on which the names of men who lost their lives in both
World Wars are inscribed.
The names are extremely difficult to read, being "black on black",
and good lighting is essential to read them.
The names of the men recorded on it are;-
Ernest L Bedell Tom Beedham Charles F Bryan Charles Burborough Guy A Burnsides Raymund F Calvert John R Dean Arthur W Ellis Tom Ellis Arthur Ellison Ernest R Haigh Arthur Hall George E Hall Arthur Horner Fred Lancaster |
John E Leeming George H Lofthouse Edward Newlove Ernest Reed Albert W Rudd Alfred Stead Leonard Stead Harry Steel Tom Stobbs Cecil Sutcliffe George E Sutcliffe William O Thomas Guy Wardley John F White |
Private Guy Wardley, 10468. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of John and Lilian Wardley, of St. James's Square, Boroughbridge,
Yorks. Killed on 12 March 1915. Aged 19.
Born Boroughbridge, Enlisted Malton, Resided Boroughbridge
Commemorated Panel 12, Le Touret Memorial.
2nd Lieut John Finlayson White. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed
on 7 August 1915.
Brother of Captain Archie Cecil Thomas White, VC, also of the 6th Battalion.
Captain Archie White was with John F White with the Battalion at Gallipoli,
but was ill with dysentery at the time of the action in which his brother
was killed. Captain Archie White survived the War.
Commemorated Panel 55 to 58, Helles Memorial.
The Interior of St. James' Church, Boroughbridge.
The War Memorial plaque is seen on the extreme left.
(Photo : Edward Nicholl)
St. James' Church, Boroughbridge.
(Photo : Edward Nicholl)
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