Seamer (St. Martin's) Churchyard. There are 6 Commonwealth War Graves in the Churchyard, 2 relating to the First World War and 4 for the Second World War. One of these graves is for a soldier of the Yorkshire Regiment.

There is also a memorial headstone on which a soldier who served in the Yorkshire Regiment is commemorated.

The North-West corner of the churchyard in which the Yorkshire Regiment soldier has been buried is massively overgrown and many of the graves are in a poor state of repair. However, the area where Private Carr has been buried has been cleared, and a few turves of grass have been laid in front of the headstone. Somebody cares.

Select the above image for a larger one which opens in a new window.		Private Charles Henry Carr. 57651. 3rd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Lizzie Carr, of Flixton, Ganton, Scarborough. Died at home 1 July 1918. Aged 32. Born Flixton (Yorks), Enlsited Middlesbrough. Photo : Edward Nicholl

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Private Walter Sidney Dunn, 220101. 1st/4th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 204110 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 13 April 1918. Aged 28. Born Seamer (Yorks), Enlisted Scarborough. Buried TROIS ARBES CEMETERY, STEENWERCK. Photo : Paul Clarke of the Imperial War Museum's War Graves Register. IN LOVING MEMORY OF / ROBERT DUNN THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF / ANNE ELIZABETH DUNN OF SEAMER / DIED APRIL 22ND 1918 / AGED 71 YEARS AT REST ALSO OF ANNE ELZABETH / HIS BELOVED WIFE DIED JUNE 7 1928 AGED 80 YEARS HER END WAS PEACE _____ ALSO WALTER SIDNEY DUNN / SON OF THE ABOVE WHO FELL IN ACTION APRIL 11TH 1918 AGED 28 YEARS BURIED NEAR ESTAIRES, FRANCE

The Turves of Grass Laid in Front of Private Carr's Headstone
Photo : Edward Nicholl

The Section of Seamer (St. Martin's) Churchyard Which has been Cleared by Private Carr's Grave
Photo : Edward Nicholl

St. Martin's Church, Seamer
Photo : Edward Nicholl

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