The Yorkshire Regiment, Local War Memorials

North Yorkshire War Memorials, -
Boston Spa

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The War Memorial for Boston Spa
Photo © Budby

The War Memorial for Boston Spa is located beside the Village Hall in Boston Spa, and the site of the Methodist Church, on the High Street. The address of the Village Hall is 199 High Street.

The memorial is a shaft with a wheel cross, mounted on a square plinth. The commemorations are on metal plaques mounted on the front of the plinth.

32 names are commemorated on the memorial as having lost their lives in the First World War, and 7 names from the Second World War. A transcription of the memorial dedication and the commemorated names, together with photos of the plaques, can be found on the GENUKI website.

We are very grateful to "Budby" for allowing us to use his image of the memorial as seen on the Flickr website.

Two men who served with the Yorkshire Regiment are commemorated on this memorial.

Lance Corporal Herbert William Kitchener. 24118. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Kitchener, of 28, St. John St., Hertford. Killed 8 July 1916. Aged 26.
Born Hertford, Enlisted Leeds, Resided Boston Spa (Yorks).
Commemorated on Pier and Face 3A & 3D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.

2nd Lieutenant Cecil Arthur Marlowe. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, attached 1st/7th Battalion West Yorks Regt. Husband of Mary Agnes Marlowe, of Church St., Boston Spa, Yorkshire. Killed 18 October 1918. Aged 34.
Buried in TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY.

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