Yorkshire Regiment War Graves, - Bowes and Gilmonby Cemetery (Co. Durham)

Private Vickers' headstone (white) in the cemetery, with Bowes Castle seen in the background.
Photo : Edward Nicholl

There are 3 burials relating to the First World War in Bowes and Gilmonby Cemetery, of which 1 is for a soldier who served with the Yorkshire Regiment.
There is also a family headstone on which another soldier is commemorated.

Select the above image for a larger sized on which opens in a new window.	Private Thomas Vickers. 28723. 2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, formerly 27883 the Yorkshire Regiment. Died at home 13 April 1917. Born Cockermouth (Cumberland), Enlisted Barnard Castle (Co. Durham), Resided Bowes (Yorks). Photo : Edward Nicholl

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Rifleman George Henry Bayles. 40601. 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, formerly 28395 Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 8 May 1917. Born Bowes (Yorks), Enlisted Stratford (Essex), Resided Bowes (Yorks). Buried ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN. Photo : BereniceUK "In Loving Memory of ELIZABETH, / BELOVED WIFE OF / THOMAS BAYLES, OF PLOVER HALL, GILMONBY WHO DIED MAY 31ST 1926 / AGED 63 YEARS. ALSO OF THE ABOVE/ THOMAS BAYLES WHO DIED APRIL 21ST 1940 / AGED 75 YEARS. ALSO SONS OF THE ABOVE GEORGE HENRY DIED IN FRANCE / MAY 8TH 1917 / AGED 24YEARS. LEONARD / DIED MARCH 21ST 1918 / AGED 20 YEARS."

The headstones of Driver Kipling and Private Vickers (white) in Bowes and Gilmonby Cemetery
Photo : Edward Nicholl

A Memorial in Bowes and Gilmonby Cemetery to Margaret Bendelow, the wife of a remarkable soldier of the Yorkshire Regiment, - Matthew Bendelow.
Both Matthew Bendelow and Margaret Bendelow are buried in nearby St. Giles' Churchyard.
Photo : Edward Nicholl

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