War memorials, North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire War Memorials, -
Sheriff Hutton,
The Church of St. Helen and the Holy Cross
War memorials, North Yorkshire

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The War Memorial Inside the Church of St. Helen and the Holy Cross, Sheriff Hutton The War Memorial Inside the Church of St. Helen and the Holy Cross, Sheriff Hutton
Photo : Edward Nicholl

The following names are recorded on the War Memorial in the parish church of Sheriff Hutton (further information on men of the Yorkshire Regiment is provided below);-

Winifred S Coates, Nurse, V A D Red Cross Soc
Lieut James R A Rigby, Yorks
Lieut George H Banks, Can Inf
Cpl Joseph W Southam, DLI
Pte Walter Backhouse, Lon. Fus
Pte John J Barker, C Gds
Pte William Bray, W Yorks
Pte John R Cattle, E Yorks
Pte George E Collins Bedford
Pte Robert Haines, Y & L
Pte Arthur Hill, KRR
Pte Percy Hodgson, Manc
Pte Robert Hubie, Can Inf
Pte Edward H Ibson, Yorks
Pte Harold Inman, Y & L
Pte George H Jefferson, Sh. For
Pte Arthur Johnson, Yorks
Pte Edward Nelson, R E
Pte George V Nelson, W Yorks
Pte William A Payne, Yorks
Pte Tom Richardson, W Yorks
Pte Anthony Spence, RFA
Pte Henry Spence, RFA
Pte Charles T Spencer, W Yorks
Pte Cecil A Smith, Lan Fus
Pte George Waring, Res Infy

Lieutenant James Richard Anderton Rigby. 3rd Battalion attached to 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 26 September 1915.
Commemorated Panel 44 and 45, Loos Memorial.

Private Robert Haines, 203494. 1st/4th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment, formerly 2830 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 14 September 1916.
Enlisted Malton (Yorks), Resided Strensall (Yorks).
Commemorated Pier and Face 14 A and 14 B, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.

Private Edward Henry Ibson. 203897. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 27 March 1918.
Born Hovingham (Yorks), Enlisted Easingwold.
Buried VENDRESSE BRITISH CEMETERY.
(Shown as "H Ibson" in the CWGC Register)

Private Harold Inman. 34922. 9th Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, formerly 2439 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 16 September 1916.
Born Burythorpe (Malton), Enlisted Sheriff Hutton.
Commemorated Pier and Face 11 C and 12 A, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
(Incorrectly shown on the memorial as serving in the Yorks and Lancs Regt.)

Private Arthur Johnson. 2134. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late John Johnson. Killed 17 September 1916. Aged 37.
Born Sheriff Hutton (Yorks), Enlisted Sheriff Hutton.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.

Private William Albert Payne. 27906. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 8 February 1917.
Born Sheriff Hutton (Yorks), Enlisted Flaxton, Resided Sheriff Hutton.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.


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In addition to the War Memorial shown above, there is also a needlework version of the memorial. This is inscribed "In thanksgiving for the safe return of L Corp J Taylerson from France, 1914-1918, and of his son FO J S Taylerson from bombing raids over Germany 1943-45." Signed EMT 1995.

The Needlework War Memorial Inside the Church of St. Helen and the Holy Cross, Sheriff Hutton
The Needlework War Memorial Inside the Church of St. Helen and the Holy Cross, Sheriff Hutton
Photo : Edward Nicholl

Sheriff Hutton, the Church of St. Helen and the Holy Cross
Sheriff Hutton, the Church of St. Helen and the Holy Cross
Photo : Edward Nicholl

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