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The
War Memorial in Normanby Village
(Photo : Stan Grosvenor (<csstan@mametz.fsnet.co.uk>)
The War Memorial for Normanby village is on the side of a private house. It is a stone tablet inscribed with the names of the men of Normanby who gave their lives in the First World War. The house is located on the corner of High Street and West Street, about 100 metres before traffic lights. An extra name was added to the memorial on 16 November 2007 (see below).
The names on the memorial are;-
Sapper Thomas L Bearcroft, R E
Pte Charlie Brudenell, East Yorks Regiment
Pte Arthur Cann, 11th Yorkshire Regiment (1)
Pte Robert Dale, 8th Yorkshire Regiment (2)
Lieut Leonard R Ferguson, 13th Royal Scots
L/Cpl Rupert Gill, 8th Lanc Fusiliers (*)
Pte James H Hammerton, 5th Lincs
Lieutenant Frank Hermiston, 9th Yorkshire Regiment
Pte J William Holdsworth, 8th Yorkshire Regiment
Pte Herbert G Holsey, 9th Yorkshire Regiment (3)
Pte Richard J Hunt, 8th Yorkshire Regiment
Pte David Markham, 7th Yorkshire Regiment (4)
Pte John Mollison, 8th Yorkshire Regiment (5)
Pte John G Nixon, 2nd Yorkshire Regiment
Sergt. Robert C Parkin, D L I (*)
Pte Albert Priest, R M L I
Pte George Phillips, K O Y L I
Pte G Milburn Radge, 5th Yorkshire Regiment
Pte Harold Richards, 4th Yorkshire Regiment
Captain John Serginson, 4th Yorkshire Regiment (6)
Pte William Smith, 2nd Yorkshire Regiment
Pte Charles H Spencer, 8th Yorkshire Regiment
Pte John Stockton, 3rd Yorkshire Regiment
Pte Douglas Taylor, 20th Royal Fusiliers
Pte Jack Taylor, 13th Yorkshire Regiment
2nd Lieut A Eric Townsend, 5th D L I & R F C
Lieut F E S (Joe) Townsend, 5th D L I
Pte Robert Trafford, 4th Yorkshire Regiment (7)
Stoker Charles Turner, R N
Lieut. Ronald Williams, MC, R E
Pte John T Woolbar, West Yorks Regt
Pte Sydney Wright, Yks & Lancs Regt. (*)
Std Fred Gibbon, R N
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Sergt Maurice B Mallinson, Northumberland Fusiliers
(1) Shown as "Arthur Cann" of the 11th Yorks, but in
both the CWG register and SDGW the nearest fit is a James Cann of the 9th Yorks.
(2) Private John Robert Dale, not Robert Dale.
(3) Corporal H G Holsey, not Private H G Holsey.
(4) David Markham was in the 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
(5) There is NO "Mollison" of the Yorkshire Regiment listed in either
the CWG register or SDGW.
(6) Captain John Searginson, not Captain John Serginson.
(7) Lance Serjeant Robert Trafford, not Private Robert Trafford
(*) Formerly in the Yorkshire Regiment
Robert Coulson has provided a photograph of the memorial, and biographical details for ALL the names on the Normanby War Memorial. Robert Coulson's work can be accessed by selecting this link.
On 16 November 2007, an additional name was added to the Memorial,
- Serjeant Maurice B Mallinson of the Northumberland Fusiliers. A Dedication
service was held, led by Revd Alan Leighton. The name addition was organised
by Normanby Local History Group and Royal British Legion.
Serjeant Mallinson died on 1 October 1916.
Private James Cann, 16026. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 20 September 1917.
Commemorated Panel 52 to 54 and 162A, Tyne Cot Memorial.
Born Normanby, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Eston.
Private John Robert Dale, 13059. 10th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Christopher George Dale, of 57, West St., Normanby, Eston,
Yorks. Died 3 July 1916. Aged 30.
Buried HEILLY STATION CEMETERY,
MERICOURT-L'ABBE.
Born Normanby, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Normanby.
Private Rupert Gill, 36643. 18th Battalion Lancashire
Fusiliers, formerly 24986 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 5 August 1918.
Buried WYTSCHAETE MILITARY CEMETERY.
Born Eston (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Normanby (Yorks).
Lieutenant Frank Hermiston. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of James Hermiston, of 22, Parrington St., Normanby, Eston, Yorks, and the
late Mrs. Hermiston. Killed 5 July 1916. Aged 25.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.
Private John William Holdsworth, 13066. 8th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 23 January 1916.
Buried BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION (NORD).
Born Normanby, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Normanby.
Corporal Herbert George Holsey, 13205. 9th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Edward and Margaret Holsey, of 75, Cleveland St.,
Eston; husband of Beatrice M. Holsey, of 70, Lambton St., Normanby, Eston, Yorks.
Killed 5 July 1916. Aged 28.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.
Born Eston (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Normanby.
Private Richard John Hunt, 13051. 8th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Mrs. Lilian Wing, of 23, Cleveland St., Normanby, Eston, Yorks.
Killed 10 July 1916. Aged 21.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.
Born Normanby (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Normanby.
Private David Robinson Markham, 202957. 4th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 21 April 1917.
Buried HIBERS TRENCH CEMETERY, WANCOURT.
Enlisted Richmond (Yorks), Resided Easington (Loftus, Yorks).
Private John George Nixon, 8583. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of the late William and Elizabeth Nixon. Served 8 years in India,
Chitral (1895), Tirah (1897-8). Killed 12 March 1915. Aged 46.
Commemorated Panel 12, Le Touret Memorial.
Born Guisborough, Enlisted Stockton, Resided Normanby (Yorks).
Serjeant Robert Christopher Parkin, 76150. 2nd/6th Battalion
Durham Light Infantry, formerly 13056 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 28 August
1918.
Buried ST. VENANT COMMUNAL CEMETERY.
Born Redcar, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Normanby.
Private G Milburn Radge, 3694. 3rd/5th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Transf. to (447223) 285th Coy, Labour Corps. Son of George M. and
I. H. Radge, of Normanby, Eston, Yorks. Died 26 November 1918. Aged 26.
Buried BUSIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
Private Harold Richards, 201058. 4th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of William and Mary Ann Richards, of I, York Terrace, Normanby,
Eston; Yorks. Died 23 April 1917. Aged 39.
Buried WANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Enlisted Northallerton, Resided Eston.
Captain John Searginson. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
He was the son of Charles and Mary Ann Serginson of West Farm in Normanby. Killed
10 November 1916. Aged 26.
Buried WARLENCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Private William Spence Smith, 19619. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Died 13 January 1916.
Buried CARNOY MILITARY CEMETERY.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Normanby.
Private Charles Herbert Spencer, 13067. 8th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Died 10 July 1916.
Buried GORDON DUMP CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE.
Born Normanby, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Normanby.
Private John Stockton, 8857. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Died 3 August 1917.
Buried MENDINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY.
Born North Ormesby (Middlesbrough), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Normanby
(Yorks).
Private John Kirk Taylor, 21373. 13th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Brother of Mrs S Bidwell, of 17, Cleveland St., Normanby, Eston, Yorks.
Died 9 April 1918.
Buried OUTTERSTEENE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, BAILLEUL.
Born Normanby (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Normanby.
Lance Serjeant Robert Trafford, 1683. 4th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of William and M. J. Trafford, of 7, William St., South Eston,
Yorks. Died 27 June 1916. Aged 35.
Buried LOKER CHURCHYARD. (Belgium)
Born Eston (Yorks), Enlisted Normanby, Resided Eston.
Private Sidney Victor Wright, 33417. 1st/4th Battalion
York and Lancaster Regiment, formerly 45587 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Herbert
and Elizabeth Ann Wright, of 39, West St., Normanby, Yorks. Killed 26 April
1918. Aged 19.
Commemorated Panel 125 to 128, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.
Born Normanby (Yorks), Enlisted South Bank (Yorks), Resided Normanby (Yorks).
The War Memorial in Normanby Village
(Photo : Stan Grosvenor (<csstan@mametz.fsnet.co.uk>)
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