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The First World War Memorial in the Chapel of St. Peter's School, York
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Photo : Ian Lancaster, Archivist for St. Peter's School
Inside the Chapel for St. Peter's School, York, is the memorial which commemorates the names of 77 past pupils of St. Peter's School who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial is a wooden plaque bearing the carved names of the Peterites.
In the school itself is a Commemorative Book which records the names of past pupils of the school who gave their lives in both World Wars. The names of those commemorated on the War Memorial in the Chapel and in the Commemorative Book are listed on the school's website.
Amongst the names of those who lost their lives in the First World War are 7 Officers of the Yorkshire Regiment.
2nd Lieutenant Richard Carrington Bethell. 9th Battalion
the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 22 May 1916.
Buried FOSSE No.10 COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, SAINS-EN-GOHELLE.
Richard Roberts provides the following additional information
on Richard bethell;-
"In the 1911 Census he was aged 16 and a boarder at St Peter's School,
York. He was born in India. His Medal Card shows that although entitled to
the Victory and British War Medals, neither were claimed by his family."
Captain Bertram Cunliffe Camm, MC.
2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 7 January 1918.
Buried RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND.
The following notes were provided by Robert
Coulson on Captain Camm;-
Bertram Camm was born at Poppleton near York on July 2nd 1893. He joined the
Inns of Court Officer Training Corps in May 1915 and was commissioned in July
1915 when he was attached to the 7th Battalion.
July 1st 1916 saw the 7th Battalion attack the village of Fricourt at 2-30
p.m. suffering grievous losses, 2nd Lt Camm being wounded in this action.
Once recovered he was posted to the 2nd Battalion joining them in January
of 1917.
In April of 1917 the battalion were involved in the Arras battles and here
on April 9th saw 2nd Lt Camm being awarded the Military Cross.
Late 1917 saw the battalion at 3rd Ypres during the Passchendaele offensive
and on January 2nd 1918 they moved into the Hedge Street Tunnels between Zillebeeke
and Zandvoorde just outside Ypres.
Captain Bertram Camm lost his life in the Hedge Street Tunnel fire on January
5th 1918 at the age of 25.
Bertram Camm was the only son of N C Camm of Brighouse, Poppleton and Scarborough.
Captain William Harold Haynes, DSO. 151st Squadron RAF, formerly
the Yorkshire Regiment. Nephew of William C. Cadman, of Hirst House, Torquay.
Killed 26 September 1918. Aged 23.
Buried ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
The following notes were provided by Robert
Coulson on Captain Haynes;-
William Haynes was a South Yorkshireman originally from the Wath on Dearne
area. (Note by EMN: William Haynes was born in Norton-on-Tees, and in the
1901 Census was living in Stockton-on-Tees with his family. His father was
a surgeon. His mother was born in Wath-upon-Dearne, so it is likely that on
the death of his father he moved with his mother to Wath-upon-Dearne.)
William Haynes was a serving territorial 2nd Lt with the 6th Battalion at
the onset of war, but when the battalion sailed for Gallipoli in 1915 he had
transferred to the Royal Flying Corps.
Originally with 44th squadron, in May 1918 he was posted to 151st squadron
of the recently formed Royal Air Force.
Captain Haynes died in tragic circumstances. He was taxiing his Sopwith Camel
on the aerodrome at night when he accidently overturned the machine into a
ditch.
He was uninjured and went round to the front of the machine to inspect the
damage when his mechanic, who had run over, accidently triggered the guns
killing Captain Haynes instantly on September 26th 1918 at the age of 23.
Captain William Harold Haynes DSO was the nephew of William Cadman of Hirst
House, Torquay in Devon
2nd Lieutenant Benton Ord Jolly. 7th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Thomas R. B. O. and Marion L. Jolly. B.A. (Cantab.). Killed 9 February
1917. Aged 22.
Buried GROVE TOWN CEMETERY, MEAULTE.
The following notes were provided by Robert
Coulson on Lieutenant Jolly;-
Benton Jolly was born at Kirk Hammerton near York in 1895 and attended Cambridge
University, entering Downing College in 1913.
He joined the 7th Battalion after their losses during the Somme Offensive
in the summer of 1916.
January 1917 was spent in brigade reserve at Guillemont and in front line
trenches east of Morval. On January 25th 2nd Lt Jolly and the battalion moved
into the line in the area facing Sailly-Saillisel.
During the night of 7th/8th February, the battalion assembled for an attack
on the village which went in at 07-30 a.m. following an artillery bombardment.
The attack was successful and 2nd Lt Jolly was one of the officers supervising
the bringing in of prisoners when he was seriously wounded by shellfire.
2nd Lt Benton Ord Jolly died of his wounds the next day, February 9th 1917
aged 22.
He was the son of Thomas and Marion L Jolly.
Lieutenant Colonel James Mortimer, C M G. 5th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of John Robert and Matilda Mortimer; husband of Dora Mortimer,
of Grove Cottage, Driffield, Yorks. Born at Driffield. Killed on 15 September
1916. Aged 45.
Buried FLATIRON COPSE CEMETERY, MAMETZ.
The following notes were provided by Robert
Coulson on Colonel Mortimer;-
James Mortimer was born at Driffield in East Yorkshire in 1870. He first enlisted
as a private soldier in the 2nd Battalion of the East Yorkshire Regiment and
rose to command a company during the Boer War.
When the Great War started on August 4th 1914 the by then Major Mortimer was
with the 5th (territorial) Battalion Yorkshire Regiment at Scarborough.
He travelled to France as CO of the 5th Battalion when Sir Mark Sykes had
to remain at home, - the battalion landing at Boulogne on April 17th 1915.
They were pitched straight into the 2nd Battle of Ypres and Major Mortimer
fought
at St Julin.
He was also present during the German gas attack on Whit Monday 1915 when
the battalion were in trenches close to Hooge.
In February of 1916 the battalion were engaged during the “Operations
at the Bluff” to the south of Ypres and then in late August moved down
into the Somme offensive.
Lt Col Mortimer and his men moved up to Lozenge Wood on September 9th and
the following day assembled in Pioneer Alley and Swansea Trench.
The battalion were to attack the enemy line between High Wood and Martinpuich
and just before zero hour, Lt Col James Mortimer was killed by a shell as
he approached the assembly trenches on September 15th 1916 at the age of 45.
He was the son of John Robert and Matilda Mortimer and the husband of Dora
Mortimer of Grove Cottage, Driffield in Yorkshire.
Lieutenant James Richard Anderton Rigby. 3rd Battalion attached
to 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 26 September 1915.
Commemorated Panel 44 and 45, LOOS MEMORIAL.
The following notes were provided by Robert
Coulson on Lieutenant Rigby;-
Lt Rigby was the son of the Reverend James Rigby of Sheriff Hutton vicarage
in North
Yorkshire. He was born on January 10th 1890 and entered Emmanuel College at
Cambridge in 1909.
He was first commissioned in February of 1914 and promoted to Lieutenant in
February of 1915. He joined the 2nd Battalion in May 1915 while they were
involved in the Battle of Festubert, but Lt Rigby was not involved in this
fighting being with
the HQ at Gonnehem.
In June he fought with the battalion at Givenchy where they suffered severe
casualties and in September of 1915 Lt Rigby and the 2nd Battalion were at
Vermelles when the Battle of Loos opened.
On the first day of the battle the battalion attacked a cross roads on the
North East corner of Hulloch and then advanced on Hulloch and Cite St Elie.
The following day Lt Rigby and “C” company were moving out south
towards the Hulloch road when they were fired on by advancing German troops.
They had to fall back into Breslau Trench, a former German communication trench
and it was here
that Lt James Richard Anderton Rigby was killed in action on Septemebr 26th
1915 aged 25.
Captain George Jefferson Scott.
5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Mentioned in Despatches. Son of George and
Victoria Scott, of Market Weighton, Yorks. Killed 25 December 1915. Aged 41.
Buried POPERINGHE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY.
The following notes were provided by Robert
Coulson onCaptain Scott;
George Scott was an East Yorkshireman born in Market Weighton in 1873 and
worked for a local bank after leaving school.
A pre-war territorial Captain Scott was with the 5th Battalion at its HQ in
Scarborough when they were mobilized at 6-00 p.m. on August 4th 1914. They
travelled to France in April of 1915 with Captain Scott joining them later
in the year.
In November after a month's rest from front line duty spent at Outtersteene
they travelled by train to Poperinghe and from there marched to Dickebusche
and into the front line trenches in the Ypres Salient.
Captain George Jefferson Scott was killed in action in this area on Christmas
Day 1915 at the age of 41.
George Scott was the son of George and Victoria Scott of Market Weighton.
The
page for the Chapel from the Website
for St. Peter's School
The War Memorial in St. Peter's School, York
Photo : Pat Chandler, the Librarian and Archivist for St. Peter's School
The Commemorative Book is held inside a wooden box.
The
Names of Richard Bethell and Bertram Camm in the Commemorative Book in St.
Peter's School, York
Photo : Pat Chandler, the Librarian and Archivist for St. Peter's School
Commemorative
War Memorial in St. Peter's School, York
Photo : Pat Chandler, the Librarian and Archivist for St. Peter's School
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