War memorials, North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire War Memorials, -
Sharow
(St. John's Church)
War memorials, North Yorkshire
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The Memorial Tablet in St. John's Church, Sharow.
The Memorial Tablet in St. John's Church, Sharow.
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Photo : Edward Nicholl

The Inscription on the Sharow War Memorial, and the names of those who are listed on it, are;-

"To the Glory of God. In proud and ever-living memory of the men of the Parish of Sharow who in the Great War 1914 - 1918 laid down their lives so that those at home might dwell in safety."

Ralph Adamson, Pte 4th West Yorks
Arthr Bramley, Pte 3rd West Yorks
Thomas Dawson, Pte 9th West Yorks
James Ingleby Farmer, 2nd Lt. 60th Rifles
John Sebastian Firth, Gunner R G A
Andrew Ferguson, Pte 7th Wilts
Robert Harper, Cpl 13th West Yorks
Clare Houseman, Cpl K O Y L I
George Lickley, Cpl 1 - 5th West Yorks
William Livesey, Gunner R F A
Alf Monger, Pte 20th D L I
Thomas Naylor, Pte 15th West Yorks
Frank Neat, Cpl 1 - 5th Seaforth High
Thomas Rigg, Pte 5th Yorks Reserve
Wilfred Sherwin, Pte 3rd K R R
Fred Smith, Pte 5th Yorks Reserve
Harry Smith, Pte West Riding Regiment
William Thorpe, Pte Grenadier Guards
Edwin Tiffney, Pte 1- 5th West Yorks
Thomas Waite, Cpl 15th West Yorks
Percy Willis, Pte 12th West Yorks
G Frederick Wilson, Pte 3 - 5th West Yorks

Private Ralph Adamson, 34841. 9th Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, formerly 5102 Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 16 September 1916. Aged 33.
Born Caplewilk (Yorks), Enlisted Wath.
Commemorated Pier and Face 11 C and 12 A, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
("Caplewilk" is almost certainly meant to be "Copt Hewick". This is a village just East of Ripon, and South of Wath where Ralph Admason enlisted. From the 1911 Census, Ralph Adamson was born in 1883 and was a gardener in Copt Hewick.)

Private Tom Rigg. 243370. 13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 13 April 1918.
Born Baldersby, Enlisted Thirsk, Resided Baldersby.
Commemorated Panel 4, Ploegsteert Memorial.

Private Frederick Smith. 2400. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 15 September 1916.
Enlisted Norton Conyers, Resided Sharow (Ripon).
Buried CATERPILLAR VALLEY CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL.

St. John's Church, Sharow St. John's Church, Sharow
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