North Yorkshire War Memorials, - Marske, St. Edmund's Church

The Memorial Cross outside St. Edmund's Church, Marske (Swaledale)
(Photo : Edward Nicholl)

The Memorial Cross for Marske (Swaledale) stands immediately beside the doorway to St. Edmund's Church. The cross is inscribed, simply;-

IN MEMORY OF
S ATKINSON
J HODGSON
G E USHER
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918

Serjeant Samuel Atkinson, 2395. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Samuel and Mary Atkinson, of Londesborough Park, nr. Market Weighton, Yorks. Died 1 March 1917. Aged 28.
Buried MONT HUON MILITARY CEMETERY, LE TREPORT.
Enlisted Marske, Resided Market Weighton.

Private Jacob Hodgson, 2861. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Jacob Hodgson, of Skelton Marske, Yorks, and the late Agnes Hodgson. Died 14 February 1916. Aged 22.
Commemorated Panel 33, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
Born Marske (Richmond, Yorks), Enlisted Richmond.

Private George Edward Usher, 6547. 4th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment, formerly of the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Robert and Margaret Usher, of Keeper's Lodge, Todmorstones, Drake Hill, Bingley, Yorks. Killed 7 September 1916. Aged 18.
Commemorated Pier and Face 14 A and 14 B, Thiepval Memorial.
Born Downholme, Resided Hurst.

St. Edmund's Church, Marske (Swaledale)
(Photo : Edward Nicholl)

The Memorial Tablet in St. Edmund's Church, Marske (Swaledale), which includes the Roll of Honour
(Photo : Edward Nicholl)

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