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The Grangetown (Middlesbrough) War Memorial
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The Grangetown (Langbaurgh, Cleveland) War Memorial is a Celtic cross on a rectangular plinth and three stepped base,enclosed in iron railings and set on a corner plot with flower beds. The memorial is located at the corner of Bolckow Road and Lee Road.
135 names are commmeorated as havin glost their lives in the First World War.
The names of those commemorated are shown below. The help of
Les Etherington (<lesetherington@yahoo.co.uk>) in helping to
gather and prepare this data for this page is gratefully acknowledged.
Photographs of the War Memorial are by Wayne Bywater (<waynetyke123@aol.com>)
to whom we are very grateful. The originals of these photos (high resolution)
are on Flickr.
| CAPT HEATHCOCK T YORKS (1) LIEUT. FOX J CR LIEUT. HUNTER A KOYLI SGT COLLINS J YORKS SGT HUNTER N YORKS SGT LODGE A E YORKS (4) SGT LODGE J W YORKS (4) CPL SPENCER G R YORKS (5) CPL WATSON G F YORKS (5) CPL COLLINS W YORKS CPL COWELL E YORKS CPL LANE W W YORKS (6) CPL VICKERS W YORKS L/CPL HOGGETT H YORKS L/CPL MILBURN R B YORKS L/CPL MILLINGTON C W YORKS L/CPL SPENCE J YORKS PTE SHORT W VC YORKS PTE ADAMSON J YORKS PTE BARRETT F YORKS (12) PTE BELL C YORKS PTE BENNETT S YORKS PTE BENNETT M YORKS PTE BENNETT J YORKS PTE BETTERIDGE E YORKS (7) PTE BETTERIDGE J W YORKS (7) PTE BLAND R YORKS PTE BOWDEN W J YORKS (1) PTE BOYLE S YORKS PTE BRANNON G YORKS PTE BURKE J YORKS PTE CANNELL J E YORKS PTE DUFFIELD D YORKS (2) PTE EASON J W YORKS (*) |
PTE EBBS T YORKS (9) PTE HAVELOCK F YORKS (2) PTE HETHERINGTON J YORKS (1) PTE HETHERINGTON T YORKS PTE HIGGINS P YORKS PTE KIRK A YORKS PTE LINCOLN A A YORKS (3) PTE LINTON L D YORKS PTE MOSS J E YORKS PTE McCARTHY J YORKS PTE McCARTHY C YORKS PTE O BRIEN M YORKS PTE PARKER S YORKS (2) PTE ROBSON R YORKS PTE SMART C YORKS PTE SMITHSON C YORKS (2) PTE SMITH H YORKS PTE SPENCER G YORKS PTE STAINTHORPE J W YORKS PTE SULLIVAN R YORKS PTE SULLIVAN T YORKS (8) PTE THOMAS J YORKS PTE TURNBULL C YORKS PTE TWAITES H YORKS PTE WETHERHEAD T T YORKS PTE WHILE A YORKS ?? PTE WILKINSON B YORKS PTE WILLIS J D YORKS CPL EVERITT W YRL PTE THOMPSON V.C SUP'N PTE FINN E LANCS PTE PARKER W LANCS (11) SGT HOARE D N F PTE WALLS J YORKS |
PTE PARKINSON W J YORKS SGT MAYGRAN ? A R E PTE BAILEY C LINCS PTE BIRD H N F PTE CANEY R N F PTE CUMMINGS C N F PTE DAVIES H N F PTE JONES W N F PTE MITCHELL S J N F PTE SNOWDEN J G N F PTE WATSON W H N F SGT PRATT T R C A B R CADMAN W R C A CNR BULLOCK E F R C A CNR THOMAS E H R C A CORP BAXTRAM A REA R F A CORP RIDSDALE J H R F A BDR DAWKINS H R F A CNR HAWKRIDGE A R F A CNR KEATING J R F A CNR KING F MM R F A CNR LLOYD D J R F A CNR LOWERY W L R F A GNR SULLIVAN D R F A GNR WILLIS C M R F A GNR WILLIAMS J M O? SGT BAILEY A M O? SGT BOWER J M K T S SGT O'NEIL J SGT HOLMES A SGT ELGIE J R D L I SGT KAY W A D L I PTE BRENNAN J A D L I CORP HOLT J A O A I |
SPR FURLONGER H R E SPR McQUADE R E PNR BETTERIDGE R E PNR DICKENSON R E PNR LIGHTFOOT H M R E CORP HOOD R E L/CPL LLOYD A S R E RFLTN CORK S H R E RFLTN GRAHAM R E RFLTN WOOD R E R E RFLTN WOOD A E R E RFLTN ONIONS J T R I R (10) PTE ATKINSON A L C C PTE STAINTHORPE C C C PTE BAILEY C KOYLI PTE BETTERIDGE A W DORSET PTE DARK E W R WKS PTE DEVANEY J ESSEX CPL WHITE A ESSEX PTE FOLEY J C R PTE HAGEN R R A M C PTE McKENNA P J R A M C PTE HANLON J R K O R L PTE HARRISON J W CORDONS PTE HARRISON T M'CHESTER PTE GREEN F A S C PTE HAVELOCK R HUSSARS PTE KENWOOD W HUSSARS PTE NORTON D H N & D PTE PHILLIPSON E R S F PTE WEATHERILL J D W R SMN BRADLEY T R R N SMN CROSBY J C R N SMN NURSE RODGERS W A P |
(*) This will be John EASOM of the Yorks Regt..
(1) Served in East Yorks Regiment.
(2) Served in Prince of Wales' Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
(3) Served in Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
(4) Ranks of both Lodge soldiers was Corporal and Lance Corporal
respectively, rather than Serjeant.
(5) W Collins, G Spencer and G F Watson were Serjeants, not Corporals
(6) W W Lane was a Lance Corporal, not Corporal.
(7) Privates E Betteridge (Alias0 and J Betteridge (Alias) served as Private
E Wilson and Private J Wilson.
(8) T Sullivan was a Lance Corporal, not a Private.
(9) Thomas Ebbs was formerly in the Yorkshire Regiment, transferring
to the East Yorks.
(10) John Thomas Onions was formerly in the Yorkshire Regiment, transferring
to the Royal Irish Rifles.
(11) William Parker was formerly in the Yorkshire Regiment, transferring
to the East Lancs Regt.
(12) Correct name is F Barnett.
Two men from the same house in Ushaw Moor, Co Durham, served in the Yorkshire Regiment and are named on the Grangetown Memorial. Private Kirk, son of Mr & Mrs Kirk of 7 Arthur Street, Ushaw Moor (d. 7/8/15 aged 23) and Serjeant Hunter, son-in-law of Mr & Mrs Kirk of 7 Arthur Street (d. 27/9/16 aged 24).
Private Joseph William Adamson. 8599. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 1 October 1915.
Commemorated Panel 44 and 45, Loos Memorial.
Born Grangetown (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Saltburn.
Private Frank Barnett. 203995. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 9 September 1917.
Born Grangetown, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Grangetown.
Buried HENINEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
(Incorrectly shown on the Grangetown War Memorial as "F Barrett")
Private Charles C Bell. 13737. Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Ada
Bell, of 1 10, Holden St., Grangetown, Yorks. Died 31 March 1919. Aged 37.
Buried ESTON CEMETERY.
Private John Thomas Bennett. 20916. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 14 August 1917.
Commemorated Panel 33, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Private Michael Bennett. 15720. 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of John and Catherine Bennett, of Grange Town; Husband of Catherine Bennett,
of 57, Vaughan St., Grange Town, Yorks. Died 14 July 1918. Aged 32.
Buried BERLIN SOUTH-WESTERN CEMETERY.
Born Grangetown (Yorks), Enlisted South Bank, Resided Grangetown.
Private Stephen Bennett. 12037. 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of John and Katherine Bennett, of Grangetown, Yorks. Died 14 April 1916.
Aged 20.
Buried TRANCHEE DE MECKNES CEMETERY, AIX-NOULETTE.
Born Grangetown (Yorks), Enlisted South Bank, Resided Grangetown.
Private Edward Betteridge. 9662. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Served as WILSON. Killed Between 22 October 1914 and 6 November
1914.
Born Grangetown (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Grangetown.
Commemorated Panel 33, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
Private John Betteridge. 1270. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Served as WILSON. Son of Richard and Anna Mary Betteridge, of 4, Stapylton
St., Grange Town, Yorks. Died 30 April 1915. Aged 22.
Commemorated Panel 33, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
Born Eston (Yorks), Enlisted Normanby, Resided Grangetown.
Private Richard Bland. 201691. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son
of Richard and Ada Bland, of 9, Eston Grange, Grange Town, Yorks. Died 30 May
1917. Aged 21.
Buried ACHIET-LE-GRAND COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Grangetown.
Private Sylvester Boyle. 10558. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 22 August 1915.
Commemorated Panel 55 to 58, Helles Memorial.
Born South Bank (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Private George Brannon. 16533. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son
of Frances Hugill (formerly Brannon), of 71, Vaughan St., Grangetown, Yorks,
and the late Patrick Brannon. Killed 15 June 1915. Aged
18.
Commemorated Panel 55 to 58, Helles Memorial.
Born Warrenby (Redcar), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Grangetown.
Private John Burke. 12857. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of
the late Patrick and Mary Burke. Killed 20 October 1915. Aged 26.
Buried BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION (NORD).
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Private James Edward Cannell. 13235. 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Agnes McNally Cannell and the late Joseph Cannell, of South Bank, Yorks;
husband of Maud Cannell, of 119, Stapylton St., Grangetown, Yorks. Killed 22
January 1916. Aged 26.
Buried ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY.
Born Tipton (Staffs), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Grangetown.
Serjeant James Collins, 14806. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of William and Sarah Ann Collins, of Grangetown; husband of Lily Bareham
(formerly Collins), of 97, Bessemer St., Grangetown, Yorks. Killed 1 July
1916. Aged 25.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born South Bank (Yorks), Enlisted Stokesley, Resided Grangetown.
Serjeant Walter Collins, 11786. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 7 April 1916. Aged 21.
Buried RUE-PETILLON MILITARY CEMETERY, FLEURBAIX.
(Not listed in SDGW, but census data shows that he was born in Grangetown
and worked as an ironmonger's shop assistant.)
Corporal Ernest Cowell, 12028. 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed
7 June 1917.
Commemorated Panel 33, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
Born Skelton (Saltburn, Yorks), Enlisted South Bank, Resided Grangetown.
Private Thomas Ebbs. 18452. 2nd Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment,
formerly 16002 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of William and Anna Ebbs, of 4,
Cheetham St., Grangetown, Yorks. Killed 4 October 1915. Aged 25.
Buried CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ.
Born Grangetown (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Grangetown.
Private John Easom. 1915. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son
of John William and Harriet Easom, of 31, Wood St., Grange Town, Yorks. Killed
1 May 1915. Aged 27.
Born Eston (Yorks), Enlisted Eston, Resided Grangetown.
Commmemorated Panel 33, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
(Name spelt "Esom" in SDGW).
Private Thomas Hetherington, 14390. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 7 July 1916.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.
Born Stockton, Enlisted Redcar, Resided Grangetown.
Private Peter Higgins, 3/8372. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of John and Mary Higgins, of Grangetown; husband of Harriet Mary Higgins,
of 67, Bessemer St., Grangetown, Yorks. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 27.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Stockton, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Grangetown.
Lance Corporal Henry Hoggett, 13243. 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of William and Elizabeth Ann Hoggett, of 96, Bessemer St., Grangetown, Yorks.
Killed 19 September 1915. Aged 24.
Buried BREWERY ORCHARD CEMETERY, BOIS-GRENIER.
Born Eston (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Serjeant Nicholas Hunter, 1854. 4th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Robert Hunter, of 30, Gronelle Rd., Grangetown, Middlesbrough; husband
of Florence Hunter, of 7, Arthur St., Ushaw Moor, Durham. Killed 27 September
1916. Aged 24.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.
Born Eston (Yorks), Enlisted Normanby, Resided Grangetown.
(Listed in SDGW as "Private N Hunter")
Private Albert Kirk. 16496. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son
of James and Mary Kirk, of 7, Arthur St., Ushaw Moor, Durham; husband of Greta
Kirk, of 40, Jackson St., South Bank, Yorks. Killed 7 August 1915. Aged 23.
Commemorated Panel 55 to 58, Helles Memorial.
Born Eston (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Grangetown.
Lance Corporal Walter William Lane. 11010. 6th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 18 August 1915.
Commemorated Panel 55 to 58, Helles Memorial.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Grangetown.
Private Leonard Dearden Linton, 3/8572. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Dearden Linton, of 2, Railway Place, Grange Town, Yorks.
Killed 15 September 1915. Aged 19.
Buried VOORMEZEELE ENCLOSURE No.3.
Born Grangetown (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Grangetown.
Corporal Albert Edward Lodge, 1008. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Husband of Janet Atkinson (formerly Lodge), of 72, Alexandra Rd., Grange Town,
Yorks. Killed 13 July 1916. Aged 25.
Commemorated Panel 33, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
Born South Bank (Yorks), Enlisted Stokesley, Resided Grangetown.
Lance Corporal John Lodge, 28123. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of William and Jane Lodge, of Flood Bridge Farm, Bedale; husband of Alice
Lodge, of Crakehall, Bedale, Yorks. Killed 26 March 1918. Aged 32.
Buried HAM BRITISH CEMETERY, MUILLE-VILLETTE.
Born Bedale (Yorks), Enlisted Bedale (Yorks), Resided Crakehall.
(Although L/Cpl J Lodge appears to have no connection with Grangetown, he
is the only "J Lodge" in the CWGC register or SDGW who appears to
fit with respect to rank / area. )
Private Charles McCarthy, 3/7955. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of James and Mary Ann McCarthy, of 97, Vaughan St., Grange Town, Yorks.
Killed 18 October 1916. Aged 20.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.
Born Grangetown (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Grangetown.
Private John McCarthy, 39262. 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed
29 September 1917.
Commemorated Panel 52 to 54 and 162A, Tyne Cot Memorial
Born Grangetown (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Grangetown.
Lance Corporal Robert Bousefield Milburn, 12043. 7th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Joseph and Agnes Ann Milburn, of Gordon House, Roseberry
Terrace, Grange Town, Yorks. Killed 29 August 1915. Aged 28.
Buried VOORMEZEELE ENCLOSURE No.3.
Born Wilton (Redcar, Yorks), Enlisted South Bank, Resided Grangetown.
Lance Corporal Charles Willie Millington, 11677. 6th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 9 October 1917.
Commemorated Panel 52 to 54 and 162A, Tyne Cot Memorial
Born South Bank (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Grangetown.
Private James E Moss, 200444. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son
of Mary Ann Moss, of 32, Vaughan St., Grangetown, Yorks. Killed 23 December
1917. Aged 25.
Buried POTIJZE CHATEAU GROUNDS CEMETERY.
Enlisted Stokesley, Resided Grangetown.
Private Mark O'Brien, 13748. 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed
24 March 1916.
Buried TRANCHEE DE MECKNES CEMETERY, AIX-NOULETTE.
Born Witton Park (Durham), Enlisted South Bank, Resided Grangetown.
Rifleman John Thomas Onions, 40644. 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles,
formerly 12483 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 24 March 1918.
Buried GRAND-SERAUCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Grangetown (Yorks), Enlisted South Bank (Yorks).
Private William Parker, 23881. 2nd Battalion East Lancashire Regiment,
formerly 11989 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 7 July 1916.
Commemorated Pier and Face 6 C, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
Born Grangetown (Middlesbrough - Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Grangetown.
Private Ralph Robson, 35942. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed
16 October 1918.
Buried PREMONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY.
Born Newsham, Enlisted Newcastle-on-Tyne, Resided Newsham.
(This may not be the "R Robson" named on the Grangetown Memorial,
but it is the "best fit". Also, although Newsham is near Thirsk,
there is no "R Robson" on the Thirsk Memorial.)
Private William Henry Short, VC, 12067. 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of James and Anne Short, of 35, Vaughan St., Grangetown, Yorks. Born at
Eston, Yorks. Killed 7 August 1916. Aged 31.
Buried CONTALMAISON CHATEAU CEMETERY.
Born Eston (Yorks), Enlisted South Bank, Resided Grangetown.
An extract from "The London Gazette," No. 29740, dated 8th Sept.,
1916, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery. He was foremost
in the attack, bombing the enemy with great gallantry, when he was severely
wounded in the foot. He was urged to go back, but refused and continued to throw
bombs. Later his leg was shattered by a shell, and he was unable to stand, so
he lay in the trench adjusting detonators and straightening the pins of bombs
for his comrades. He died before he could be carried out of the trench. For
the last eleven months he had always volunteered for dangerous enterprises,
and has always set a magnificent example of bravery and devotion to duty."
Private Charles Smart. 25342. 14th Battalion (CWGC) / 4th Battalion
(SDGW) Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Elizabeth Burke (formerly Smart), of
1, Bessemer St., Grangetown, Yorks. Died 21 June 1916.
Buried ESTON CEMETERY.
Born Flaxton (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Grangetown.
Private Henry Smith. 25168. 14th Battalion (CWGC) / 4th Battalion
(SDGW) Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mary Jane Bowes (formerly Smith), of 5, Laing
St., Grangetown, Yorks. Died 12 April 1916. Aged 28.
Buried ESTON CEMETERY.
Born Grangetown (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Grangetown.
Lance Corporal Joseph Spence, 14798. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 17 July 1916.
Buried ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN.
Born Seaham Harbour, Enlisted Redcar, Resided Grangetown (Yorks).
Serjeant George Spencer, 12702. 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 29 August 1916.
Buried BERKS CEMETERY EXTENSION.
Born Grangetown (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Grangetown.
Private George Spencer, 12050. 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son
of William and Elizabeth Spencer, of 1, Sea View Terrace, Grangetown, Yorks;
husband of Mardha Bowen (formerly Spencer), of 30, Brewery St., Merthyr Tydfil,
Glam. Killed 10 July 1916. Aged 34.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.
Born Eston (Yorks), Enlisted South Bank, Resided Grangetown.
Private John Walker Stainthorpe, 8674. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 27 September 1916.
Buried REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT.
Born Staithes (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Grangetown.
Private Roger Sullivan, 9451. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed
30 September 1915.
Commemorated Panel 44 and 45, Loos Memorial.
Born Grangetown (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Grangetown.
(SDGW puts regiment as 6th Yorks)
Lance Corporal Timothy Sullivan, 15599. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 21 December 1915.
Buried BREWERY ORCHARD CEMETERY, BOIS-GRENIER.
Born Grangetown (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Grangetown.
Private Henry Thwaites, 14877. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed
1July 1916.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.
Born Eston (Yorks), Enlisted Redcar, Resided Grangetown.
Private Claude Turnbull, 1878. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 16 June 1915.
Buried BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION (NORD).
Born Newcastle, Enlisted Eston, Resided Grangetown.
(Although baptised "Claude Tindall Turnbull" he was later mostly
known only as "Claude (or Claud) Turnbull".
His father was Thomas Turnbull (1849–1894). His mother was Charlotte
Eliza Shepherd (1862–1907).
In the 1911 Census he was a steelworker living as a lodger at Farm Cottage,
Grangetown. )
Corporal William Vickers, 15073. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Nephew of George and Agnes Roweth, of 74, Victoria Rd., Grangetown, Yorks. Killed
1 July 1916. Aged 27.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Witton Gilbert (Durham), Enlisted Durham, Resided Langley Park.
Serjeant George Frederick Watson, 14801. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of John and Mary Ann Watson, of 24, Bolckow Terrace, Grangetown, Yorks.
Killed 5 July 1916. Aged 21.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.
Born Grangetown (Yorks), Enlisted Redcar, Resided Grangetown.
Private Thomas Turner Wetherhead, 21020. 12th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Mary Louisa Allenby (formerly Wetherhead), of 84, Holden St.,
Grange Town, Yorks, and the late E. Weatherhead. Killed 7July 1916. Aged 36.
Buried BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY.
Born South Bank (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided South Bank.
Private Benjamin Wilkinson, 26478. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 1July 1916.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.
Born Chester-le-Street (Durham), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Grangetown.
Private John Willis, 10559. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed
7 August 1915.
Buried LALA BABA CEMETERY.
Born North Kensington (London), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Grangetown.
Private John Wilson (Alias). 1270. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Real family name Betteridge. Son of Richard and Anna Mary Betteridge, of 4,
Stapylton St., Grange Town, Yorks. Died 30 April 1915. Aged 22.
Commemorated Panel 33, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
Born Eston (Yorks), Enlisted Normanby, Resided Grangetown.
Yorkshire Regiment Names on the Grangetown War Memorial
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Further Yorkshire Regiment Names on the Grangetown War Memorial
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Names on the Grangetown War Memorial
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Names on the Grangetown War Memorial
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The
Grangetown War Memorial
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