Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - Bransdale (St. Nicholas) Churchyard |
Right at the head of Bransdale, in the tiny hamlet of Cockayne, you can find the Church of St. Nicholas. There is a single War Grave in the cemetery, - still tended and looked after. The grave belongs to Colour Sergeant A P Wilson of the 4th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Details are below;-
200702 Col. Serjt. Alfred
Percy Wilson, MSM. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regt. Died 2 December 1918. Aged 34. Son of Thomas and Emma Wilson of Great Ayton. Husband of Muriel Wilson of the Old Parsonage, Bransdale. Enlisted Stokesley, Resided Kirbymoorside. "UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN" Select the image on the left for a larger one which opens in a new window, |
The Church of St. Nicholas, Cockayne
(Photo : Peter Etherington, <Peter@etheringtonp.freeserve.co.uk>)
The
Church of St. Nicholas, Cockayne - at the head of Bransdale
(Photo : Peter Etherington, <Peter@etheringtonp.freeserve.co.uk>)