Monday 31 March 2014

Two great articles in Memories of Barnsley Spring 2014



The Spring 2014 issue of Memories of Barnsley includes two articles very relevant to the Barnsley War Memorials Project.  The magazine has produced articles about Barnsley soldiers from its earliest issues, and a search through the back numbers for information on the First World War, recruitment and individual soldiers is well worth the effort.  Back issues can be bought through their website and a full set can be browsed in Barnsley Archives.

Of particular interest this month is a piece by Brian Elliott on 'local miners who fought the war underground', digging tunnels beneath the enemy lines which would then be stuffed full of explosives and blown up as part of the opening moves of a battle.  Names mentioned include William Hackett from Nottingham, Denaby and Mexborough who served in the Royal Engineers and was awarded a posthumous VC.  More information on him can be found here.  Also mentioned are Corporal William Clarke of Wombwell who won a Distinguished Conduct Medal before being killed in 1915 (he is remembered on the Cortonwood War Memorial), Lance Corporal Samson Scargill of Wombwell who won the Military Medal in 1916 and Albert Shepherd of Royston who won our only Barnsley WW1 VC (remembered by a special plaque on the Royston War Memorial).

Later in the issue is a very detailed piece by Mark Green which tells the story of Benjamin Riley Green from Old Mill Lane in Barnsley.  Benjamin worked at Redfearn Brothers Glassworks before enlisting and is remembered on their war memorial tablet.   

Redfearn Brothers Glassworks Memorial Tablet on display in Barnsley Town Hall
(photo taken 16 January 2014)

Mark follows Benjamin's story from his schooldays through his work at Redfearn's, marriage to Alice Woodcock and enlistment in the 14th York and Lancaster regiment (2nd Barnsley Pals) in April 1915. Benjamin was sadly killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916, along with many other Barnsley men.  The story concludes with a poignant image of Benjamin's gravestone in France.

Benjamin was also remembered on the memorial tablet in St John's Church, Barebones, Barnsley, which is where he married in 1914.  Unfortunately this memorial no longer exists, however a list of names has been transcribed from a contemporary newspaper cutting reporting its unveiling in 1921.

We look forward to many more stories about Barnsley soldiers in the issues of Memories of Barnsley over the next few years.  Recommended!



Thurlstone, War Memorial, Manchester Road/Towngate, Thurlstone

Thurlstone War Memorial (photo taken 5 Jan 2014)

Links:

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Designed by Jim Milner, Lettering and Artwork by Elizabeth Stocker.
Stone donated by Roger Hunt of Hillside Quarry, Thurlstone.
Photographed by Nigel Croft


Inscription:
Lest We Forget
In Memory of those who Served and Those who Fell


This memorial was completed in April 2013 and initially planned to be installed in May, however there was a delay and it was finally installed on 18th December 2013.  The chip on the corner of the base caused during installation is due to be repaired 'when the weather improves'.
Thanks to Elizabeth Stocker for this information.
 

There are no names on this memorial.

Sunday 30 March 2014

Cudworth, St John's Church, Bernard Jaques Joyner Memorial Cross

Bernard Jaques Joyner's Memorial Cross in St John's Church, Cudworth
Links:

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Photograph by Nigel Croft

Memorial Inscription:
 

In Loving Memory of Bernard Jaques Joyner
Who Fell in Action in France
30 July 1916
R. I. P.

Bernard Jaques Joyner is also remembered on the Joyner family gravestone in the churchyard at Cudworth and on the Cudworth War Memorial.


The Cudworth Local History and Heritage Group's book, Lest Cudworth Forgets, includes more information on him.


Cudworth Cemetery, Bernard Jaques Joyner Black Watch

Joyner Gravestone in Cudworth Cemetery (photo taken 28 Mar 2014)
Links:

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Photograph by BarnsleyHistorian
Monumental Inscription by Barnsley Family History Society

Grave Location and Inscription: 


Section A    Row 2    Number 3
IHS / In / loving / memory of / Henry / the beloved husband of / Eliza Joyner / of Cudworth / who died September 10th 1900 / Aged 42 years / also Pte Bernard Jaques-Joyner / 1/6 Black Watch / the beloved son of the above / who fell in action in France / July 30th 1916 aged 19 years / Thy will be done / also in loving / memory of / Eliza Joyner / the beloved wife of / Henry Joyner who fell asleep Dec 22nd 1924 / aged 64 years / "I will lift up mine eyes unto / the hills.

Bernard Jaques Joyner is also remembered by a Memorial Cross inside St John's Church, Cudworth and on the Cudworth War Memorial and on the Barnsley Grammar School Old Boys WW1 Memorial Plaque


The Cudworth Local History and Heritage Group's book, Lest Cudworth Forgets, includes more information on him.


Bernard is remembered on the Theipval Memorial in France and on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.


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Jump, St Georges Church, R and H Caunt

Memorial Tablet for Reginald and Harold Caunt in St George's Church, Jump (thanks to SP)

St George's Church, Jump (from Google Maps)


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Photograph by Sue Parry

The plaque was proposed by Frederic Caunt, presumably a brother of the men, and others (not specified) on 4 October 1917 (date of Diocesan Faculty in Sheffield Archives) who asked for permission 'to erect an Alabaster Tablet on the North Wall of the Choir Stalls in St George's Church Wombwell'. He submitted a design which included a bronze cross in the upper left of the 18" x 12" tablet and also specified the inscription.

IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE
of
Reginald & Harold Caunt,
who fell asleep on the battlefield,
Nov.17.1915., & July 1, 1916.
FOR THE GLORY OF GOD.
"Greater love hath no man than this."

The final inscription, as seen in the image above, is slightly amended from that proposed, with all the wording in mixed case, the ampersand replace by 'and' and the dates displayed in a more formal manner, ie Nov. 17th 1915 rather than Nov.17.1915. The proposed bronze cross is visible although somewhat tarnished (I assume) over the years.
 

The Caunt brothers are both remembered on the Jump and Hemingfield War Memorial which was researched during the Centenary period (2014 onwards) by Sue Parry.  They are both listed on the war memorial outside St Mary's Church Wombwell and in the Book of Remembrance inside the same church. Their names were also included in the Jump WMC memorial which was displayed in the Club from 2015 onwards. 

Harold Caunt's name (no photo) was included in the Somme Centenary Artwork (on panel 29) originally installed in front of Barnsley Town Hall in July 2016 and later moved to Churchfields, just along the road. 

Reginald Caunt's name is listed on the memorial at St Thomas' Church in Worsborough Dale, although it is inscribed under 1914 rather than 1915.

Archival research by BarnsleyHistorian

The snip below is just part of a much longer piece in the Barnsley Chronicle relating the history of St George's Church at Jump on the occasion of its anniversary.

Names:

Barnsley Chronicle 25 April 1931 (thanks to Barnsley Archives)

Reginald Caunt
Harold Caunt

Monday 24 March 2014

Barnsley, Salvation Army Memorial Tablet, Wellington Street

The memorial in storage (photo from the Salvation Army with thanks)
Barnsley Chronicle 10 May 1924 (thanks to Barnsley Archives)
Links:

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Lives of the First World War Community

With grateful thanks to Captain Vaughan Bovan of the Barnsley and Wombwell Corps of the Salvation Army for the photograph of the memorial.  The building on Wellington Street now stands empty except for the pigeons, and the memorial is in storage in the care of the Salvation Army.

Newspaper research by BarnsleyHistorian


Inscription:
[Salvation Army crest]

For God, King & Country
Saved, Sacrificed, Suffered, Triumphed
Barnsley 45th Corps
[names]
Greater Love Hath no Man Than This, That a Man Lay Down His Life for His Friends

Names:
Where further information on a name has been researched by our volunteers it will be linked here  (look for the names in blue) to a page on this site or to an external site.


Pte E Harsthorne KOSB Killed in Action June 4th 1915
Spr H Milthorpe Y&L Killed in Action July 1st 1916
Bgr T Parry KOYLI Killed in Action Sept 16th 1916
Pte J Ward Y&L Killed in Action Oct 12th 1916
Pte W H Godridge Y&L Missing May 3rd 1917
Pte A Foster Y&L Killed in Action Oct 12th 1917
L/Cpl R Bird WY Killed in Action Sept 25th 1917
Sgt T Berry Y&L Missing Sept 22nd 1918
Pte H Davey WY Killed in Action Sept 24th 1918
Gnr J R Sykes RFA Died of Wounds Sept 28th 1918
Pte T H Scorah KOYLI Killed in Action Sept 28th 1918



Salvation Army Citadel on Wellington Street, Barnsley (from Google Maps)


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Friday 21 March 2014

Wombwell, Wesleyan Methodist Memorial Tablet, Park Street, Wombwell

Memorial Tablet from Park Street Methodist Church, Wombwell
(from FP's great grandmother's photograph album)
 
1900s map snip showing the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on Park Street
(map from Digimaps via the OU)



Links:

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War Memorials Online listing

Newspaper research by BarnsleyHistorian

Names:
Where further information on a name has been researched by our volunteers it will be linked here (look for the names in blue) to a page on this site or to an external site.

Barnsley Chronicle 20 November 1920
(thanks to Barnsley Archives)

Frank Bakewell,
Geo Fred Ball,
Richard Bishop,
Thoams Eames,
Albert Ferneyhough,
Herbert Gelder,
Ernest Hyde,
Raymond Hudson,
Fred Lees,
Cyril Leather,
Joseph Mellor,
Geo V Moore,
Fred Milburn,
Reginald Outram,
Harry Parkin,
John C Rhodes,
George Smith,
Harry Smith,
Jack Shepherd,
Willie Skidmore,
Sidney Tomlinson,
Harry Wroe,
Jas Vaughan.


There is one more name on the memorial than in the newspaper cutting, Jas Vaughan.  
I think that the placement of his name, in between two others at the centre, bottom of the memorial tablet suggests his name was added later. 

Tuesday 18 March 2014

Broomhill, Memorial Tablet, Primitive Methodist Church

Old Methodist Chapel, Broomhill (from Google Maps)
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Newspaper research by BarnsleyHistorian

Barnsley Chronicle 13 May 1922
(thanks to Barnsley Archives)

The building where this memorial was erected is now a private swimming baths.  A contact has told us that the memorial tablet was removed to another Methodist Church, however, unfortunately it was broken during subsequent renovations to that church.  Research is ongoing to see if a list of names can be found in church records.

The newspaper cutting from the Barnsley Chronicle on 13 May 1922 notes that 26 men lost their lives out of 116 from the area who served.

South Hiendley War Memorial, Main Street, South Hiendley

South Hiendley War Memorial
© Copyright Ian S and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Links:

War Memorials Archive listing

War Memorials Online listing

Genuki listing

Second World War - Barnsley War Memorials
Researched by MAC

Names:
Where further information on a name has been researched by our volunteers it will be linked here (look for the names in blue) to a page on this site or to an external site.


[1914-1918]

M B P Boyd Hull Hy Baty,
N Bradbury K R R ,
G Burton K O Y L I ,
T O Dunhill K O Y L I ,
H G Gartenfield M G C ,
L Godley E Surrey RC ,
J Harwood Y&L,
W R Hayton R E ,
J E Holmes Coldstm Gds,
W Johnson K O Y L I ,
E Taylor K O Y L I ,
W Taylor R F A ,
A Torr R F A ,
G W Woodward R F A, 


[1939-1945]


T A Oliver R A F,
A E Oldroyd R A S C,
R Jackson R A F,
M Rose E Y,
J E Smith R M,
J Taylor R A F,

Brierley War Memorial, St Paul's Church, Brierley

Brierley War Memorial (photo taken 13 April 2014)

Links:
 

War Memorials Archive listing

War Memorials Online listing

Genuki listing

Wakefield FHS - Genealogy Junction listing

Second World War - Barnsley War Memorials
Researched by MAC


Newspaper research by BarnsleyHistorian

This memorial has been researched in depth and a file of information can be found in Barnsley Archives.

Names:
Where further information on a name has been researched by our volunteers it will be linked here (look for the names in blue) to a page on this site or to an external site.

Barnsley Chronicle 27 May 1922
(thanks to Barnsley Archives)

[1914-1918]

W L Fowler,
W H Garner, (William Herbert Garner)
J A F Hunt,
C Miles,
W Owen,
J A Parkinson,
L Rowley,
E Steele,
T Webb,
F Whiteman,
H Wilkinson,

[1939-1945]

M Wardell,
H Bird,
R E Butterwood,
D Collins,
H Gofton,
A Millward,
E Pashley,
R Roberts,
L Steele,
R B Wilson.

Monday 17 March 2014

Barnsley, Radical and Liberal Club, Market Street

Wellington Street and Market Street, Barnsley in the 1960s (from Digimap)
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Newspaper research by BarnsleyHistorian


Update September 2017: The memorial has been rediscovered, see here for a photograph and full list of names.

Barnsley Chronicle 27 December 1919
(thanks to Barnsley Archives)
A blog post which investigated and identified the location of the club can be found here.  The map snip above shows both locations, on the left the later club, now a nightclub and on the right the club as it was on Market Street where it would have been in 1919.

This cutting from the Barnsley Chronicle (with thanks to Barnsley Archives) on 27 December 1919 reports the unveiling of a Roll of Honour, 'a panel upon which is inscribed the names of the members who served in H.M. Forces, 127 in number, the panel being enclosed in a massive oak frame.'  

Eight of the members had not returned, two had won the military medal.  

It sounds very decorative, 'The work on the panel is of a unique character.  It is of a patented production known as Mosartile, which is prepared after the manner of a stained glass window, by which wonderful colouring effects are secured, yet at the same time the work is imperishable and enduring for all time'.

An earlier Roll of Honour, referred to in the article, was reported in the Barnsley Chronicle in January 1918.  That RoH listed 86 men of whom 4 had been killed at that date.  We see from the 1919 cutting that the final toll was 127 serving of whom 8 were killed.

A list of 79 names from the earlier memorial was published in the Barnsley Chronicle on 26 January 1918 and is reproduced here.

G Adams,
W Armitage,
A Armitage,
H Abbott,
T Austin,
W C Barker,
E Barham,
W Barham,
C Bramwell,
W Birkhill,
G W Bradley,
E Bostwick,
J Bird, 
G Cusworth,
H Charlton,
W Clayton,
C Cooper,
F Dobbs,
R Dyson,
T Farrand,
W H Edwards,
G D Exley,
J Foulstone,
G Fawley,
R France,
W Fisher,
A Gill,
H Gillott,
W Haley,
P Hornsby,
C Hibberd,
W A Horton,
A Holden,
G E Harling,
R Jackson,
G Jackson,
G H Joynes,
E Kaye,
J Kirk,
J Lowe,
E Booth,
H Lockwood, 
C H H Law,
J W Law,
H Maw,
W H Milner,
W Norton,
A Ogden,
W Ogley,
T Padley,
W Pickering,
S Pleasant,
H Poxon,
H Parker,
C Parker,
R G Perkins,
J A Pearson,
S Quinn,
J P Quinlisk,
F Boycott,
T Ravenscroft,
G Raven,
J W Robinson,
J Stier,
H Spencer,
F Scorah,
B Shepherd,
F Shaw,
T Shuttleworth,
G Thompson,
W Waddington,
A Wragg,
T Winroe,
J Woodhouse,
W Wagstaff,
F Woodward,
W Williams,
W Wormald,
B Wadsworth.


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Ardsley Working Men's Club, Roll of Honour

1960s map snip showing Ardsley Working Men's Club at Stairfoot.
(map from Digimaps via the OU)
Links:

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Newspaper research by BarnsleyHistorian

Barnsley Chronicle 20 November 1915
(thanks to Barnsley Archives)

According to the book Ardsley and Stairfoot Revisited by Tony Heald and Michael Chance, the Working Men's Club opposite the Church was not opened until the early 1920s so this newspaper cutting from 1915 must relate to the club at Stairfoot.  The building is currently a restaurant and wine bar.


Two Rolls of Honour "in handsome frames" were displayed in Ardsley Working Men's Club in November 1915 - the roll already contained 100 names members of the Institute out of over 500 from Ardsley who had joined.  The club undertook to keep a record of "the careers of the township's sons whose names appeared on the roll".



Wednesday 12 March 2014

Barnsley, Needham & Brown Roll of Honour, Pontefract Road

Barnsley Chronicle 25 December 1915 (thanks to Barnsley Archives)

Links:

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This newspaper cutting lists 19 men from the firm of Needham Bros and Brown Ltd, of Pontefract Road who have presumably enlisted.  It is only the end of 1915 - more could have already volunteered and more will have followed them into service as conscription took effect the following year.  Research has yet to be done to discover which of these men returned home and which did not.  We do not know if this memorial or any other memorial for the firm still exists.


Newspaper research by Barnsley Historian

Names:
Where further information on a name has been researched by our volunteers it will be linked here (look for the names in blue) to a page on this site or to an external site.


Arthur Peel,
J Needham,
Frank Needham,
Thos W Briggs,
Ed Pickering,
Harold Oxtaby,
Jas Collumbine,
W Batty,
G Needham,
A Needham,
J Wright,
W Jeffreys,
W Barraclough,
H Duncan,
J W Nixon,
Jas Matthews,
J Brown,
H H Guest,
T Brant.



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Barugh Mission Church, Dearne Hall Road, Low Barugh

Location of Barugh Mission Church - green highlight (map snip from Old Maps)

Links:

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War Memorials Online listing

The list of names for Barugh Mission Church was found in
"The Church of All Saints Darton, History and Description" by James Dearnley, which is in Barnsley Archives.  It is part of a larger list compiled by Mr Dearnley of men who should have been named on the Darton War Memorial.

We do not know if this memorial still exists.
*Update 2015 - probably the memorial in the chapel at Barugh Green.
 
Names:
Where further information on a name has been researched by our volunteers it will be linked here (look for the names in blue) to a page on this site or to an external site.


William Milner,
Edward Milner,
Ernest Ives,
G F Field,
W H Lacy,

J Hy Milnes,
Norman Lambert,
W A Priest,
Horace Pickering,
Edward Launders,

William Taylor,
George Harrison,

Charles J Clegg.


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Blacker Hill War Memorial, Small Park, Blacker Hill

Blacker Hill War Memorial in Small Park (photo taken 23 March 2014)


Blacker Hill War Memorial before and after restoration in 2013
(photos from the Blacker Hill.pdf on the Hoyland War Memorial site)

Links:

War Memorials Archive listing

War Memorials Online listing

This memorial was researched, transcribed and photographed by Peter Marsden and many others who are acknowledged in the Blacker Hill document.  Peter has asked us to say, “That the information contained is in memory of those named on the memorial and as a result of the kind sharing of other websites and those acknowledged individuals who have helped build this local record of those who died and the location of their cemeteries for those who wish to visit”. 

An electronic copy of the Blacker Hill information can be downloaded here.

A folder containing this information can be found in Barnsley Archives.

Newspaper research by BarnsleyHistorian

The memorial was refurbished in 2013 and the black plaque added with extra names for the First World War and the Second World War entry.

Names:
Where further information on a name has been researched by our volunteers it will be linked here (look for the names in blue) to a page on this site or to an external site.


Barnsley Chronicle 28 May 1927
(thanks to Barnsley Archives)
In Memory of the Fallen
1914-1918


G Armer Sgt MM, (George Armer)
C Armitage,
J Booth,
W F Bromwich,
J A Butcher Drv,
E T Carrington A/Sea,
T Clark,
J Davies Aust,
J T Draisey L/Sgt, (John Thomas Draisey)
B Fellows,
J Gallagher 2nd Cpl,
H Gleave,
T Goodyear,
W Greaves,
W Guest,
W E Hall,
T Higgins,
O Horne,
E Jackson,
G B Meakin,
J Ridley,
W Rushworth L/Cpl,
J W Waddington,

WW2

L Pashley Gnr.
 

Darfield, All Saints Church, John Tom Tabor - plaque

Memorial plaque in All Saint's Church, Darfield to members of the choir
(photo taken 10 March 2014)
Links:

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Photographed by BarnsleyHistorian


This plaque was originally on display in St Matthew's Mission Church, Low Valley, Darfield.

Inscription:
To the Glory of God / and in Loving Memory of / Oscar Bushby Briggs / for 20 years Choir Master of St Matt / Mission, died Jany 14th 1900 / aged 65 years. / Also of John Tom Tabor / member of the Choir who volunteered / for service in South Africa during the Boer War / and died there March 5th 1902, aged 22 years / This Tablet has been erected by their Friends.


John Tom Tabor is also remembered on a family gravestone in Wombwell Cemetery and on a plaque in St Mary's Church in Wombwell.

Darfield, All Saints Church, 2nd Lt E F H Taylor - plaque

Memorial plaque to Eric F H Taylor in All Saint's Church, Darfield
(photo taken 10 March 2014)

Links:

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War Memorials Online listing

Photographed by BarnsleyHistorian


The plaque is mounted on a pillar towards the front of the church.  It reads:

To the Glory of God and in Memory of
Eric Francis Howard Taylor
2nd Lieut. 23rd Royal Fusiliers.
Eldest son of Charles Howard and Gertrude Mary Taylor
of Middlewood Hall.
Born Jan. 1st 1891.
Killed in Action July 27th 1916.

Names:

2nd Lieut Eric Francis Howard Taylor



Darfield, All Saints Church, 2nd Lt C M C Sorby - battlefield cross

Original wooden battlefield cross (photo taken 10 March 2014)
Closeup of Labels on Battlefield Cross (photo taken 10 March 2014)
Links:
War Memorials Archive listing


War Memorials Online listing

Photographed by BarnsleyHistorian

Names:
2nd Lieut C M Sorby, 3rd Monmouthshire Regt, 8-5-1915


Charles Malin Clifton Sorby is also remembered by a nearby window and brass plaque erected by his parents. 


Darfield, All Saints Church, 2nd Lt C M C Sorby - window & plaque

Memorial window for Charles Sorby in All Saint's Church, Darfield
(photo from UKGSer Forum)
Memorial plaque for Charles Sorby beneath the window
(photo taken 10 March 2014)

Links:

War Memorials Archive listing

War Memorials Online listing

There is no inscription on the window itself, although it features the coats of arms of the Monmouthshire Regiment and of his school. The accompanying brass plaque gives details of Charles Malin Clifton Sorby, his parents and service.


To the Glory of God
& In Memory of Their Dearly Beloved Son, 2nd Lieut. 
Charles Malin Clifton Sorby, 3rd Monmouthshire Regt.
Killed in Action near Ypres.
Having just rescued his wounded Sergeant under
heavy shell fire. 8th May 1915 - Aged 20 years.
This window is given by his Father the Revd A E Sorby MA Rector of Darfield
And his Mother
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I will fear no evil for thou art with me, 
Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me" Psalm XXIII 4.

Charles Sorby's original battlefield cross is displayed nearby. 


Darfield, All Saints Church, All Saints Parishioners - Thanksgiving Window

The inscription on the Thanksgiving Window, All Saint's Church, Darfield
(photo taken 10 March 2014)
Links:

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War Memorials Online listing

Newspaper research and photograph by BarnsleyHistorian.


There are no individual names on this window.
Barnsley Chronicle 13 January 1923 (thanks to Barnsley Archives)

Darfield, All Saints Church, WW2 Memorial tablet

WW2 Memorial Tablet, All Saint's Church, Darfield
(photo taken 10 March 2014)
Links:

War Memorials Archive listing

War Memorials Online listing

Second World War - Barnsley War Memorials
Researched by MAC

Photograph and Transcription by BarnsleyHistorian

Names:
Where further information on a name has been researched by our volunteers it will be linked here (look for the names in blue) to a page on this site or to an external site.


Barber A  FAA,
Barnett F RAF,
Blount J RE,
Brown G RAC,
Burrows L T RASC,
Carr J H RAF,
Caswell J PNRC,
Debney T RECCE,
Dove A RN,
Dronfield H RN,
Finney A GordH,
Frudd A RAC,
Heeley G RA,
Lackey A RAF,
Markham Y J RAF,
Nicholls E DLI,
Pugsley J CG,
Purple FA RN,  (Frank Arthur Purple)
Rawlinson JA LincR,
Schofield C  RAF,
Shaw H CG,
Sizer EA RAF,
Webster FR RAF,
Worrell A YandL.

Friday 7 March 2014

Barnsley, St Peter's Church, John Geoffrey Fallas Window

Window dedicated to John Geoffrey Fallas (photo 18 September 2016)

Bottom section of Fallas' Memorial window (photo 15 October 2013)
Links:

War Memorials Register listing

War Memorials Online listing

Photographs by JA and Nigel Croft

Window Location and Inscription: 

The window is on the north side of the church.  It is difficult to get a photograph of all from ground level of it due to the height of the window and adjacent pillars.  

The inscription reads, ' A. M. D. C. In loving memory of John Geoffrey Fallas killed in action 19th Sep 1918, aged 19, interred at Ablain St Nazaire.  R. I. P.'

Read more about John Geoffrey Fallas on Barnsley Soldiers Remembered


Darton War Memorial, All Saint's Church, Darton

Darton War Memorial (photo by PS)


Links:

War Memorials Archive listing

War Memorials Online listing


Photographed by Pete Schofield

The war memorial was unveiled and dedicated on 14 November 1926. It was erected by Messrs. Graham Ltd., of Huddersfield and made of Crossland Moor stone. The completion of the memorial had been delayed by the 'bad period' or 'coal stoppage' experienced by the district. This is a reference to industrial action, strikes and lockouts in the area.

Sources:
Sheffield Independent
27 April 1926, p.7.
Leeds Mercury 12 November 1926, p.3.
Sheffield Daily Telegraph 25 November 1926, p.3.

There are no names on this memorial.


However a church warden, James Dearnley, did include a list of men in his history of All Saint's Church whom he believed should have been included on the memorial.

The Working Men's Club on Well's Street produced a Roll of Honour


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Thursday 6 March 2014

Darton Working Men's Club, Roll of Honour

Wells Street Working Men's Club in Darton (1918 map from Old Maps)
Links:

War Memorials Archive listing

War Memorials Online listing

Newspaper research by BarnsleyHistorian.


Two mentions of this memorial have now been found - in the Barnsley Chronicle on 11 August 1923, see cutting below, and in a history of All Saints Church, in Darton, by James Dearnley, which can be found in Barnsley Archives.

 
Edit: March 2019
The Darton Working Men's Club & Institute Roll of Honour has been found stored in the Darton Liberal Club, which is indicated on the map above just below the church. 

It is very impressive, about 4' wide x 5' high in a heavy frame (for scale note the supporting hand at the top right). The Fallen men are listed in the scroll below the central panel.

The Club are hoping to be able to display it in one of their main rooms in the near future.

Photo by Pete Schofield, taken on 1 March 2019


Names:
Where further information on a name has been researched by our volunteers it will be linked here (look for the names in blue) to a page on this site or to an external site.


This list of names is taken from the newspaper cutting shown here.
Barnsley Chronicle 11 August 1923
(thanks to Barnsley Archives)

The Fallen

Richard Allott,
Andrew Bennett,
Wilfred Chalkley,
Ernest Dearnley,
Charles Denton,
Cyril Burton Dixon,
George William Ellis,
Gordon Gray,
George Gibson,
Ernest Jones,
John Ernest Percy Joyner,
John Marchbank,
Aquila Mitchell,
Herbert Mottram,
Victor Oddy,
Thomas Henry Peace,
Samuel Proctor,
Timothy Firth Simpson,
Walter Wild.

Others Who Served

James William Allen,
John Edward Allen,
Thomas Banister,
Bruce Birchall,
Turner Ball,
George Barker,
Arthur Beaumont,
Johnson Beaumont,
Stanley Bedford,
Walter Bolland,
Edwin Wraithmell Booth,
Frank Brackin,
Wallace Brackin,
Wifred Briggs,
Ernest Briggs,
Fred Broadhead,
Thomas Brook,
Herbert Brook,
Derwent Brook,
Walter Brook,
Arthur Chalkley,
George Edward Chalkley,
John Cockin,
Albert Conway,
James William Davies,
John Henry Denton,
Arthur Denton,
Harold Dixon,
Harry Dixon,
James Edward Dodgson,
Edward Dunstan,
Albert Earnshaw,
John Henry Earnshaw,
Charles Earnest Ellis,
Arnott Empsall,
Charles Firth,
Alfred Fleetwood,
John Henry Fletcher,
James Fretwell,
James Frost,
Friend Garforth,
Harry Garforth,
William Garforth,
Willie Hobson,
John Heywood,
Robert Hogg,
Charles Hobson,
Joseph Hobson,
Sydney Hobson,
William H Hobson,
Albert Howarth,
Thomas Houghton,
Fred Hudson,
John Jennings,
Hubert Havelock Joyner,
James Lockwood,
William Henry Lockwood,
Claude Rupert Loft,
Reginald Beresford Loft,
Alfred Melsom,
Alwyn Mitchell,
John Henry Parkin,
James Henry Pashely,
Ivor Pickersgill,
Harry Pears,
George Arthur Ramsden,
Joseph Ramsden,
Clifford Raynor,
Frank Rhodes,
Arthur Schofield,
Joseph Schofield,
Harry Sidebottom,
George Simmons,
Frank Stocks,
John Shaw,
Charles Teale,
George Thompson,
Joseph Lake Toulman,
Earl Turner,
Ernest Turner,
George Turner,
Harry Vernon Turner,
Hubert Turner,
Fred Tyas,
Samuel Walker,
Arthur Waring,
Arthur Wilson,
John Wiper,
Arthur Wood,
James Wood,
Charles Wraithmell.


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