North Yorkshire War Memorials, - Carlton (Cleveland) St. Botolph's Church

The Headstone on which Private Alfred Wrightson is Commemorated in the Churchyard of St. Botolph's, Carlton
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Photo : Edward Nicholl)

There is no War Memorial, as such, in Carlton-in-Cleveland. However, in the churchyard of st. Botolph's, Carlton, two soldiers are commemorated on family headstones.

The two soldiers commemorated are;-

Alfred Claude Wrightson (9 February 1917)
and
Frederick Ventress (11 February 1917) - though there is no further information on this person.

There are 3 Commonwealth War Graves, for the First World War, in the churchyard.

Serjeant Alfred Claude Wrightson, 19572. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Thomas and Eliza Wrightson, of Sexhow, Carlton-in-Cleveland, Stokesley, Yorks. Killed 9 February 1917. Aged 20.
Born Sexhow (Yorks), Enlisted Stokesley, Resided Sexhow (Northallerton)
Buried GROVE TOWN CEMETERY, MEAULTE.

The Wrightson Family Headstone in St. Botolph's Churchyard, Carlton
Photo : Edward Nicholl

St. Botolph's Church, Carlton
Photo : Edward Nicholl

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