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Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - Cape Town (Plumstead) Cemetery, South Africa |
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A View of Cape Town (Plumstead) Cemetery, South Africa.
Photo : Alta Griffiths (Genealogical
Society of SA - GSSA)
Cape Town and the nearby Simon's Town were the scene of massive shipping movements (including hospital ships) during both World Wars, and there were military hospitals at Maitland and Wynberg. During the Second World War, naval and maritime air operations were conducted from the area. Instruction under the Empire Air Training scheme was conducted at 65 and 66 Air School at Youngsfield Aerodrome in the Wynberg area, and the Fleet Air Arm was established at the Wingfield Aerodrome.
Cape Town (Plumstead) Cemetery contains 145 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 97 from the Second World War. Also in the Commission's care within the cemetery are three war graves of other nationalities, and the graves of three civilian building contractors, buried in a communal grave with service personnel, who were killed in an aircraft crash at Elandsfontein whilst inspecting sites for fortification.
1 soldier who apparently served with the Yorkshire Regiment is buried in this cemetery.
Serjeant Charles Thomas Sherston, 241695. 4th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Died 27 May 1919.
The following information comes from 28th61st
of the MilitaryImages.Net website;-
"Serjeant Charles Thomas Sherston was attached to the King's African
Rifles. His home address was The Hill, Beverley.
In 1901 and 1911 he worked for retired admiral Charles Francis Walker of The
Hill, Beverley as a butler. He was the son of William and Caroline of The
Grange, Church Lane Somerset. he was born at Brent Knoll, Somerset
He is shown on the Medal Rolls Index card as "Charles T Skerston".
Serjeant C T Sherston's Headstone in Cape Town (Plumstead) Cemetery, South
Africa.
Photo : André van Wyk (Genealogical
Society of SA - GSSA)