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Beverley (St. Mary) Church Cemetery
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Beverley (St. Mary) Church CemeteryBeverley (St. Mary) Church Cemetery
Photo : Commonwealth War Graves Commission website

The Beverley (St. Mary) Church Cemetery is located about 1/2 mile North of the Church of St. Mary, and is located off the A164 opposite Gallows Lane.

The Beverley (St. Mary) Church Cemetery contains 7 First World War burials and 17 Second World War burials.

Two soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment are buried in this cemetery.

We are very grateful to Iain MacFarlane of the Find A Grave website for his photographs of the cemetery and of the headstones.

To view a larger version of a headstone photo which opens in a new window, below, select the thumbnail image.

Lance Corporal Harold Bruce. 241709.
   Lance Corporal Harold Bruce. 241709.
Depot, the Yorkshire Regiment. Died at home 19 November 1917.
Born Guisborough (Yorks), Enlisted Beverley.

"IN LOVING MEMORY OF
OUR DEAR SON
L/CPL HAROLD BRUCE
YOUNGEST SON OF
GEORGE & ELIZA BRUCE
WHO DIED NOV 19TH 1917,
IN HALIFAX HOSPITAL
OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN FRANCE
AGED 25 YEARS
"SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS"
ALSO / TO THE ABOVE / ELIZA ANN BRUCE
WHO DIED JAN 28TH 1944 / AGED 86 YEARS
"AT REST""
Private Norman Metcalfe. 8979.
   Private Norman Metcalfe. 8979.
4th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Died at home 3 February 1917.
Enlisted Beverley (Yorks).

Beverley (St. Mary) Church Cemetery - Lance Corporal Bruce's Headstone Beverley (St. Mary) Church Cemetery - Lance Corporal Bruce's Headstone
Photo : Iain MacFarlane of the Find A Grave website

Beverley (St. Mary) Church Cemetery -Private Metcalfe's HeadstoneBeverley (St. Mary) Church Cemetery -Private Metcalfe's Headstone
Photo : Iain MacFarlane of the Find A Grave website

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