War memorials, North Yorkshire
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Nunthorpe
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Nunthorpe War Memorial, near to the parish church of St. Mary's. Nunthorpe War Memorial, near to the parish church of St. Mary's.
Photo : Edward Nicholl

The inscription on the Nunthorpe War Memorial, and the names of those who appear on the on it are as follows;-
(the names of those in bold are of the Yorkshire Regiment)

"Erected to the honoured memory of the following local men who fought and fell in defence of King and Country in the Great War 1914 - 1918; and also as a token of gratitude to all who served in the same just cause."

Pte Claude Bell Pte Ernest Douglas Pte J S Smith
Pte Albert Burdon L/Cpl Simpson Dunn Pte T R Stockil
Pte George Barrett (*) Pte William Johnson Midshipman J Duncan Stubbs
Pte W Barrett Gunner John Ord Pte Ed F Thompson
Pte William Cockfield Pte William Ord Pte Edwin Wise
  Pte Robert M Oberon  

(*) Shown as "Private" on the memorial, but a Corporal George Barrett of Nunthorpe is listed in both the Soldiers Died in the Great War and the Commonwealth War Graves Roll of Honour.

Corporal George Barrett, 20267. 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 18 September 1916.
Born Ashton Abbotts (Berks), Enlisted Stokesley, Resided Nunthorpe (Yorks)
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.

Private William Henry Barrett, 45935. 13th Battalion DLI, formerly 20266 Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. Louisa Russell, of I, Ford Farm, Tring, Herts. Killed 5 October 1918. Aged 25.
Born Ashton Abbotts, Enlisted Stokesley, Resided Nunthorpe S O (Yorks)
Buried BEAUREVOIR BRITISH CEMETERY.

Private Claude Bell, 19570. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 25 February 1916.
Born Newby (Yorks), Enlisted Stokesley, Resided Newby (Nunthorpe, Yorks)
Buried CARNOY MILITARY CEMETERY.
A comprehensive biography of Claude Bell, with a portrait photo, can be found on the Stokesley Heritage website.

Private Albert Burdon, 27890. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Foster son of Alice Welford, of Newby, Nunthorpe, Yorks. Died of Wounds 24 October 1918. Aged 30.
Born Newby (Yorks), Enlisted Stokesley, Resided Nunthorpe
Buried ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY.

Private William Cockfield, 23502. Machine Gun Corps. Formerly 1928 Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 15 September 1916.
Born Guisborough (Yorks), Enlisted Stokesley, Resided Nunthorpe
Commemorated Pier and Face 5 C and 12 C, Thiepval Memorial.
A comprehensive biography of William Cockfield, with a portrait photo, can be found on the Stokesley Heritage website.

Private Ernest Douglas, 2543. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Frederick and Isobel Douglas, of Pickering, Yorks. Killed on 6 July 1916. Aged 20.
Enlisted Malton, Resided Pickering.
Buried LA LAITERIE MILITARY CEMETERY.

Private Robert Oberon, 203174. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of George and Ann Oberon, of 159, Westgate, Guisborough, Yorks.Killed 28 October 1917. Aged 19.
Born Nunthorpe (Yorks), Enlisted Stokesley, Resided Nunthorpe
Commemorated Panel 52 to 54 and 162A, Tyne Cot Memorial.

Private William Ord, 2470. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 24 May 1915.
Born Nunthorpe (Yorks), Enlisted Northallerton, Resided Ryehill (Yorks)
Commemorated Panel 33, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

Private Thomas Richard Stockil, 35636. 10th Battalion K O Y L I. Formerly 2225 Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 5 August 1917.
Enlisted Northallerton.
Buried CROISILLES BRITISH CEMETERY.

The Dedication and Commemorations on the Nunthorpe War MemorialThe Dedication and Commemorations on the Nunthorpe War Memorial
Photo : Edward Nicholl

The Nunthorpe War Memorial lies between the parish Church of St. Mary's and the main Stokesley Road, and backs onto some garden alotments. The Nunthorpe War Memorial lies between the parish Church of St. Mary's and the main Stokesley Road,
and backs onto some garden allotments.
Photo : Edward Nicholl

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