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Regiment War Graves, - Loftus Cemetery |
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Loftus Cemetery. The graves of Privates Newton and Tyreman are in the plot on the other side of the cemetery road.
(photo : Edward Nicholl)
There are 11 War Graves in Loftus Cemetery. Two of these are for men of the
Yorkshire Regiment from the First World War, and one is that of a Green Howard
from the Second World War.
There is also a family memorial to a Yorkshire Regiment soldier.
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Private Milton Newton. 1586. 4th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Martha Newton, of 8, Hyde Place, Aylesham,
Adisham, Canterbury, and of the late Harry Newton. Died 30 January 1916.
Aged 22. Born Loftus, Enlisted Skelton, Resided Loftus. The upper photo shows the Newton Family headstone beside that of the Commonwealth War Grave headstone for Private Newton. The family headstone shows that Private Newton lost his life in an accident (date given = 31 January 1916 vs CWGC date of 30 January 1916), and that two days later his father, Harry Newton, died. Peter Clarke (<peter.clarke42@ntlworld.com>) has fowarded a news item from the Eastern Daily Press of 1 February 1916 which reads;- "FATAL MOTOR CYCLE COLLISION. Corporal Milton Newton, of Loftus, aged 22, of the 4th Yorkshire Regiment, recently returned from France, was killed near Whitby on Sunday night, and his father received serious injuries. They were proceeding towards Whitby in a motor cycle and side car, when they collided with a man and horse. The car was overturned. Corporal Newton was killed instantly." Photos by Edward Nicholl |
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Private William Ernest Tyreman. 201504
of the 1st / 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment (Depot). Died 28 October
1918. Enlisted Saltburn, Resided Loftus Photo by Edward Nicholl |
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Private David Shaw. 4392480. 7th Battalion
Green Howards. Son of David M. Shaw and Mary Shaw, of Loftus. Died 1 February
1946. Aged 26. Photo by Edward Nicholl |
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Private James Richard Hodgson. 200793.
4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 15 September 1916. Enlisted Saltburn, Resided Loftus. Commemorated on Pier and Face 3A & 3D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL. IN LOVING MEMORY OF
JAMES WARD HODGSON ACCIDENTALLY KILLED IN FRANCE / AUG 18TH 1921 AGED 48 YEARS ALSO HIS BELOVED WIFE / EMMA / DIED JUNE 29TH 197 / AGED 71 YEARS AND THEIR BELOVED SON JAMES RICHARD KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE SEPT 15TH 1916 AGED 18 YEARS RE-UNITED Photo : Dimitrios Corcodilos of the Find a Grave website |
Loftus Cemetery.
(photo : Edward Nicholl)