War memorials, North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire War Memorials, -
Thornton-le-Dale
(All Saints' Church)
War memorials, North Yorkshire
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The First and Second World War Memorials in the Church of All Saints', Thornton-le-Dale
The First and Second World War Memorials in the Church of All Saints', Thornton-le-Dale
(Photo : Edward Nicholl)

The brass Memorial Plaque to those who died in the First World War is inscribed

1914 - 1919

+ GIVE GLORY TO GOD AND
HONOUR TO THE DEAD WHO
GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT WE
MIGHT HAVE VICTORY AND PEACE

The names of those recorded on the plaque are;-

RICHARD HILL, Major 3rd Batt Yorkshire Regt. (1)
JOHN ROBERT WEBSTER, Private 5th Batt Yorkshire Regt
JOHN MCFADDEN, Trooper 10th Royal Hussars
ERNEST R STRANGEWAYS, Private 1st Batt R O Scottish Bords
JOHN WILLIAM MYERS, Private 2nd Batt Yorkshire Regt
THOMAS CHARLES, Gunner G Battery 3rd Cav Div RFA
GEORGE ELLIOTT, Corporal 4th Batt Yorks & Lancs Regt (*)
THOMAS NEWTON SMITHIES, LCpl 5th Batt Yorkshire Regt
ROBERT HILL, Private 9th Batt Durham L I (2)
HORACE REX, Private 2nd Batt K O Yorkshire L I
HERBERT COULSON, Serjeant 10th Batt Yorkshire Regt (3)
WILLIAM HENRY HILL, LCpl 8th Batt K R R
ARTHUR ROBERT GARBUTT, Private 11th Batt Middlesex Regt
JOHN THOMAS BREWSTER, Private 9th Batt Yorkshire Regt
EDWIN HILL, Private 6th Batt East Yorks Regt (2)
HENRY HORNSEY REVELEY, Cpl 11th Batt K R R
MARK DENNISON, Serjenat 2nd Batt West Yorks Regt
WILLIAM WHITE, Driver Royal Army Service Corps
FRANK PICKERING, 1st Batt The King's L'pool Regt
GEORGE WILLIAM GRAYSON, Private 11th Batt Royal Shropshire L I (*)
JOHN ROBERT WALLER, Corporal 2nd Batt Yorkshire Regt (4)
GEORGE ROBERT ROGER, Shoeing Smith 41st Battery XLII Bgde R F A
FRANCIS BADEN WOOLFE, Trooper 1st Life Guards Household Cav
Benjamin CLUBLEY, Corporal Military Mounted Police

(1) Major RICHARD HILL is buried in the churchyard of All Saints' Church, though his headstone could not be found.
(2) The deaths in action of EDWIN HILL and ROBERT HILL are recorded on the headstone of BERTIE HILL (died 28 December 1918), in the churchyard of All Saints' Church. All three were the sons of Robert and Hannah Hill of Thornton-le-Dale.
(3) There are NO records of a Sejeant Herbert Coulson (in any regiment), but there WAS a Private Bertie Coulson of the 7th Battalion from Thornton Dale.
(4) At the time of his death, John Robert Waller Was a Private in the East Kent Regt. He had previously served as a Private in the Yorkshire Regiment, and had been twice wounded.
(*) Formerly in the Yorkshire Regiment.

Private John Thomas Brewster. 22867. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Brother of William Brewster, of High Dalby Farm, Lockton, Pickering. Killed 9 June1917.Aged 37.
Born Thornton-le-Dale (Yorks), Enlisted Malton, Resided Pickering.
Buried LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY.

Private Bertie Coulson. 35999. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 12 May 1917.
Born Pickering (Yorks), Enlisted Malton, Resided Thornton Dale (Pickering).
Commemorated Bay 5, Arras Memorial.

Lance Corporal George Elliott, 6506. 1st/4th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment, formerly 3056 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of George and Clara Elliott, of Paper Mill Farm, Ellerburne, Pickering. Killed 24 November 1916. Aged 19.
Enlisted Thornton Dale (Yorks), Resided Pickering (Yorks).
Buried WARLINCOURT HALTE BRITISH CEMETERY, SAULTY.

Private George William Grayson, 36621. 7th Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry, formerly 28072 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 October 1918.
Born Thornton Dale (Yorks), Enlisted Pickering, Resided Thornton Marishes.
Buried GREVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY.

Major Richard Hill. 3rd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Richard and Evereld Hill, of Thornton Hall, Thornton-le-Dale; husband of Gertrude Mary Hill, of Thornton-le-Dale. Died at home 17 February 1915. Aged 37.
Buried THORNTON DALE (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD.

Private Robert Hill, 7265. 1st / 9th Battalion D L I, formerly 30602 Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 5 November 1916.
Born Thornton Dale, Enlisted Richmond, Resided Malton (Yorks).
Commemorated Pier and Face 14 A and 15 C, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.

Private John William Myers. 27342. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. Mary Ellen Stubbs, of 3, Mill Lane, Seamer Rd., Scarborough. Killed 6 August 1915. Aged 19.
Born Thornton Dale (Yorks), Enlisted Malton, Resided Thornton Marishes.
Commemorated Panel 44 and 45, Loos Memorial.

Lance Corporal Thomas Newton Smithies. 2678. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late John and Emma Smithies, of Thornton-le-dale, Yorkshire. Killed 4 September 1916. Aged 27.
Enlisted Malton.
Buried FORCEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY AND EXTENSION.

Private John Robert Waller. G/14651. 7th Battalion Buffs (East Kent Regiment), formerly 8356 Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Annie Waller, of 26, Westonville Terrace, Winter St., Sheffield, late of Thornton-le-Dale, Pickering, and the late Vickerman Waller. Killed 3 October 1918. Aged 33.
Born Thornton-le-Dale (Yorks), Enlisted Pickering (Yorks), Resided Thornton-le-Dale (Yorks).
Buried ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN.

Private John Robert Webster. 2161. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 17 August 1916.
Born Thornton Dale, Enlisted Pickering, Resided Thornton Dale.
Buried STRAND MILITARY CEMETERY.

The Church of All Saints', Thornton-le-Dale
The Church of All Saints', Thornton-le-Dale.
(Photo : Edward Nicholl)

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