The Yorkshire Regiment, - War Memorials Elsewhere

War Memorials Elsewhere, -
Hilgay (Norfolk)

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The War Memorial for Hilgay, Norfolk
(Photo : Richard Roberts, <richard.nsw@googlemail.com>)

The War Memorial for Hilgay is situated on the High Street in the village. The names of 38 men who served and died during the First World War are commemorated, including one soldier who served with the Yorkshire Regiment.

We are very grateful to Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>) for providing the photographs of the memorial, and additional information on it.

Private Walter Frederick Carnell. 5/11287.
3rd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, attached to Training Reserve.
Died at home 15 August 1917.
Born Hilgay, Enlisted Atteborough, Resided Hilgay.
Buried HILGAY (ALL SAINTS') CHURCHYARD.

Pte Walter Frederick Carnell's older brothers, William Alfred and George Henry, are also commemorated on the memorial. The former served in the Norfolk Regiment and the latter in the Bedfordshire Regiment.

The names on the War Memorial for Hilgay
(Photo : Richard Roberts, <richard.nsw@googlemail.com>)

The Dedication of the War Memorial for Hilgay The Dedication of the War Memorial for Hilgay
(Photo : Richard Roberts, <richard.nsw@googlemail.com>)

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