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The Section of the First World War Memorial in Grimsby Minster on which men
of the Yorkshire Regiment are Commemorated
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The First World War Memorial for Grimsby is located in a former chantry in
the Minster Church of St. James, Grimsby. The memorial consists of two panels
with gun metal backing, each comprising of twelve sections.
Above the panels are 8 windows in stained glass, and to the left is a panel
dedicating the men of Grimsby who gave their lives in the First World War.
1893 names are commemorated on this memorial.
A larger sized photo of the memorial can be seen on the
Lincolnshire Villages website, and is of suffient resolution to be able
to make out many of the names.
However, a full transcription of all the names can be found on the Great
Grimsby Family History Group website.
11 soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment are commemorated on this memorial.
Private William Baker. 29644. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment,
formerly 30772 Notts & Derby Regt. Killed 20 December 1917.
Born Grimsby (Lincs), Enlisted Grimsby.
Buried CROISILLES BRITISH CEMETERY.
Private Wilfred Arthur Darnell. 40451. 9th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment, formerly 32227 11th Res Cavalry Regt. Son of Arthur and Frances
Eleanor Darnell, of 112, Lambert Rd., Grimsby. Twice previously wounded in
the Ypres salient. Killed 21 February 1918. Aged 20.
Born Grimsby (Lincs), Enlisted Grimsby.
Buried STAGLIENO CEMETERY, GENOA.
Serjeant Arnold Greenwood. 6608. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Died 1 July 1916.
Born Stanningley (Leeds), Enlisted Bradford.
Buried DANTZIG ALLEY BRITISH CEMETERY.
(No apparent connection with Grimsby)
Private Edward Francis Howlett-Turner, 59217. 9th Battalion King's
Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, formerly 37567 4th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Mr. J. P. and Mrs. E. F. Turner; husband of E. C. Howlett-Turner, of
100, Kent St., Great Grimsby, Lincs. Born in London. Killed 8 November 1918.
Aged 35.
Born Millwall (Middx.), Enlisted Grimsby.
Buried CAUDRY BRITISH CEMETERY.
Private Jacob Charles Jarman. 35181. 4th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment, formerly 35874 9th T R Battn. Killed 14 September 1918.
Born Grimsby (Lincs), Enlisted Doncaster.
Buried CLERMONT-LES-FERMES CHURCHYARD.
Private Henry Edgar Lester. 13166. 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Died 15 October 1916.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
(No apparent connection with Grimsby)
Sapper John Harold Onn. 217581. 2nd Signal Coy. Royal Engineers,
formerly 46354 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Henry and Jane Onn; husband
of Daisy Onn, of 20, Joseph St., Grimsby. Killed 1 October 1918. Aged 33.
Born Grimsby (Lincs), Enlisted Grimsby (Lincs).
Buried SUNKEN ROAD CEMETERY, BOISLEUX-ST. MARC.
Private Herbert George Rowland. 242273. 2nd/5th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment, transf. to (453570) 109th Coy. Labour Corps. Son of James and Rebecca
Rowland; husband of T. Rowland, of 41, Cooper Rd., Grimsby. Native of Halstead,
Essex. Killed 30 April 1918. Aged 43.
Born Halstead (Essex), Enlisted Croydon (Surrey), Resided Norbury (Surrey).
Buried GONNEHEM BRITISH CEMETERY.
Private Henry Alfred Tooley. TR/5/14118. 11th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment, attached to 4th Battalion Training Reserve. Son of Alfred and Sarah
Jane Tooley, of 213, Convamore Rd., Grimsby.
Died at home 22 March 1917. Aged 18.
Born Oxford, Enlisted Grimsby.
Buried GRIMSBY (SCARTHO ROAD) CEMETERY.
Private George Edward Wilkinson. 34774. 12th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment, formerly TR/5/5909 2nd T R Battn. Only son of Susanah Wilkinson,
of 154, Wellholme Rd., Grimsby, and the late Edward Wilkinson. Killed 11 April
1918. Aged 19.
Born Grimsby (Lincs), Enlisted Grimsby.
Buried CROIX-DU-BAC BRITISH CEMETERY, STEENWERCK.
Private Edmund Wright. 31358. 16th Labour Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Edmund and Elizabeth Wright, of Swaby, Alford, Lincs. Killed
19 October 1916. Aged 39.
Born Swaby (Lincs), Enlisted Grimsby.
Buried STE. MARIE CEMETERY, LE HAVRE.
The following information was supplied by Christopher Noble (<cjnoble01@virginmedia.com>).
From the War Diary of the 16th Battalion;-
"Le Havre. Oct 19. No 31358 Pte Wright E No 3 Coy was drowned in the
Quay de Garonne today. He was employed on the Hangar Aux Cotons and at about
9 p.m. went to the quayside to urinate. He appears to have been blinded with
the reflection of light on the water and to have fallen in...........
Le Havre. Oct 28. ..... In accordance with the Court of Inquiry's decision
respecting the danger attending the practice of urinating in the docks......"
The
Chapel in Grimsby Minster Housing the War Memorial
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The Dedication in the War Memorial Chapel in Grimsby Minster
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Grimsby
Minster
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