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Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - Redmire (St. Mary's) Churchyard |
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The churchyard for Redmire (St. Mary's) contains one grave of a soldier
who served with the Yorkshire Regiment.
This soldier enlisted into the 4th Battalion in September 1914, was severely
wounded in September 1916 and discharged from the Army as a consequence of
his wounds in April 1917. He died in February 1919, but his name does not
appear in the Commonwealth War Graves database.
All photos are by Edward Nicholl.
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Private John Henry Ruecroft, 2845
/ 200708. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died at home 26 February 1919. Aged 27. Enlisted Northallerton, Resided Redmire. To view a larger sized image of the headstone (left), click on the thumbnail. Close the window that opens to return to this page.
"IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF WILLIAM RUECROFT WHO DIED NOVEMBER 13TH 1916 AGED 67 YEARS ALSO OF ISABELLA, HIS WIFE WHO DIED FEBRUARY 23RD 1895 AGED 41 YEARS ALSO OF JOHN HENRY RUECROFT THEIR SON WHO DIED FEBRUARY 26TH 1919 AGED 27 YEARS AT REST" |
In the churchyard, there is another headstone on which two brothers - who
died in the First World War, are commemorated.
Curiously, however, their names do not appear on the memorial inside the church.
A photo of this headstone is shown below.
The two brothers were;-
Lance Corporal Thomas Russell, P/2584. Military Police Corps. Died 23 January
1918. Aged 30.
and
Lance Corporal William Russell, 183931. Canadian Infantry. Died 2 September
1918. Aged 32.
John
Ruecroft's Grave in Redmire (St. Mary's) Churchyard
St.
Mary's Church, Redmire - the entrance
St.
Mary's Church, Redmire - the bell tower
The Russell Family Headstone in Redmire (St. Mary's) Churchyard, on which
Thomas and William are Commemorated.