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War Memorials, - Marske (Cleveland) St. Mark's Church |
The War Memorial outside St. Mark's Church, Marske (Cleveland)
(Photo : Ray Wilkins(<e2ray3636@ntlworld.com>)
The War Memorial for Marske (in Cleveland, as opposed to the Marske near Richmond in North Yorkshire) is located on the corner of Redcar Road and Hall Close beside St. Mark's Church. The Memorial is in the form of a cross, standing on a base with four faces, each of which contains a list of men who lost their lives in the First World War.
The names on the four panels are;-
CHARLES ATKINSON ARTHUR BARKER HARRY BARKER, DCM WALTER BARKER WALTER BAXTER WILLIAM BELL JOHN BINKS BERTIE BLAKE HERBERT BRUTON JOSEPH BURNS TOM BUSH RALPH COLE |
PERCY EVANS JOHN J GALES-WISE BENJAMIN GOTT WILLIAM R GOTT HERBERT HASSOCK CHARLES E JENNINGS GEORGE JOHNSON CHARLES KEYWORTH HERBERT KIRK WALTER LETTIN (1) ROBERT LETTY FRANK MASSINGHAM |
ERNEST MILLWARD ARTHUR MONCK JOHN T MONCK FRED NEAL ALBERT NELMES GEORGE E PALMER HERBERT PALMER JOHN PETTY CORBETT SIMMONDS CHARLES SIVILLS THOMAS SMALLWOOD WILLIAM R SPILLER |
GEORGE W STOCKDALE THOMAS O ROBSON ERNEST TRATTLES JOSEPH E VASEY JOHN T VAUGHAN ARNOLD WHITFIELD CHARLES W WOOD NELSON WOOLNOUGH JOHN WRIGHT THOMAS W YORKER |
(1) Name given as "Lettins" in CWGC register and SDGW.
Stan Grosvenor (<csstan@mametz.fsnet.co.uk>) kindly provided the photos of the four panels from which the above transcriptions were made.
Company Sergeant Major Henry Barker, DCM. 2618. 4th
Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 2 November 1916.
Enlisted Skelton, Resided New Marske.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.
Company Sergeant Major John Binks. 399. 4th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Ann Binks, of 127, High St., Marske-by-the-Sea,
Yorks, and the late Edwin John Binks. Killed 14 February 1916. Aged 37.
Born Marske (Yorks), Enlisted Redcar, Resided Marske.
Buried RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND.
Private Bert Blake. 3147. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 17 September 1916.
Enlisted Margrove Park, Resided New Marske.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.
Private Ralph Cole. 1588. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Mr. A. and Mrs. S. Cole, of 37, Arthur Terrace, New Marske, Yorks.
Killed 16 February 1916. Aged 20.
Born Marske (Yorks), Enlisted Skelton, Resided New Marske.
Buried RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND.
Gunner Percy Evans. 158198. 116th Siege Bty. Royal
Garrison Artillery, formerly 3499 4th Bn the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 27
May 1918.
Born New Marske (Yorks), Enlisted Redcar, Resided Marske-by-Sea.
Commemorated on the SOISSONS MEMORIAL.
Private William Reed Gott. 2653. 4th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 31 October 1915.
Enlisted Skelton, Resided Marske.
Buried CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES.
Private Herbert Kirk. 18500. 6th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Husband of Ann Kirk, of 101, Dale St., New Marske, Yorks. Killed
30 September 1916. Aged 33.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Redcar.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.
Private Walter Lettins. 3/8145. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Mrs. M. Lettins, of 9, Stable Cottages, New Marske, Marske-by-the-Sea,
Yorks. Killed 22 September 1917.
Born Marske, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided New Marske.
Buried DERRY HOUSE CEMETERY No.2.
Private Robert Angus Letty. 2337. 4th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of William and Mary Leny, of Osborne House, Marske-by-the-Sea,
Yorks. Killed 17 July 1916. Aged 22.
Born Saltburn, Enlisted Redcar, Resided Marske-by-Sea.
Commemorated Panel 33, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
Private Ernest Millward. 24571. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of James and Elizabeth Ann Millward, of II, Arthur Terrace,
New Marske-by-Sea, Yorks. Killed 10 September 1916. Aged 22.
Born New Marske (Yorks), Enlisted New Marske.
Commemorated Panel 44 and 45, Loos Memorial.
Private John Thomas Monck. 3/9331. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Thomas and Mary Jane Monck, of Marske-by-Sea. Killed 10 October
1916. Aged 35.
Born Marske-by-Sea (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Commondale (Grosmont).
Buried LE TREPORT MILITARY CEMETERY.
Private Albert Nelmes. 3231. 4th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of William Samuel and Louisa Nelmes, of 2, Zetland Terrace,
New Marske-by-the-Sea, Yorks. Killed 15 September 1916. Aged 20.
Enlisted Skelton, Resided New Marske.
Buried FLATIRON COPSE CEMETERY, MAMETZ.
Lance Corporal George E Palmer, MM. 34761. 2nd Battalion
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, formerly 3148 the Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Mr. C. Palmer, of 11, Yeoman Terrace, Marske-by-the-Sea, Yorks. Killed
30 September 1918.
Enlisted Margrove Park.
Buried BELLICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Lance Corporal John Petty. 28326. 9th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of the late Thomas Harker Petty and Sarah Petty, of 115, Childers
St., Doncaster; husband of Alice M. Petty, of 3, Henwood Rd., Gomm Rd., London.
Killed 7 October 1916. Aged 28.
Born Upleatham (Yorks), Enlisted Redcar, Resided Marske.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.
(SDGW gives date of death as 10/7/1916 vs CWGC date of 7/10/1916. GH Gazette
has J Petty reported as missing in Jan 1917, therefore CWGC date seems correct).
Private Thomas Smallwood. 12415. 8th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of the late Huddlestone and Elizabeth Smallwood, of New Marske.
Died at home 21 August 1916. Aged 24.
Born North Marske (Yorks), Enlisted Richmond (Yorks), Resided Marske.
Buried MARSKE-IN-CLEVELAND
(ST. GERMAIN) CHURCHYARD.
Lance Serjeant John Wright. 12232. 8th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Husband of A. M. Wright, of 10, Bradstone New Rd., Folkestone. Killed
10 June 1917. Aged 33.
Born Marske-by-the-Sea (Yorks), Enlisted Richmond (Yorks), Resided Marske.
Buried BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY.
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