Monday, 28 April 2014
Meeting of the Barnsley War Memorials Project 6 May 2014
The Barnsley War Memorials Project's initial aim is to produce a Roll of Honour of the Fallen of the First World War for the Barnsley area. Further information can be found here.
Items to be covered on 6 May include the new constitution, funding bids, progress, our public profile and accuracy and checking of work.
All are welcome, but please contact us first if you can so that we know how many people to expect. Supporting papers can be requested from the same contact.
Thank you for your support.
Thurnscoe, St Helens Church, Memorial Window WW1
Memorial Window St Helen's Church, Thurnscoe (photo by PD) |
War Memorials Archive listing
War Memorials Online listing
Photographed by Pete Davies
Newspaper research by BarnsleyHistorian
Inscription:
In Memory of the Men We Loved Who Died for England 1914-1918 Requiescant in Pace.
There are no names on this window, however the list of 82 names referred to in the cutting below can be found on our entry for the Memorial Plaque in St Helen's Church.
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Barnsley Chronicle 11 March 1922 (thanks to Barnsley Archives) |
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Friday, 25 April 2014
Penistone, St Andrew's Methodist Church, Memorial Tablet
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Memorial Tablet in St Andrew's Penistone (thanks to JD for the photo) |
Links:
War Memorials Archive listing
War Memorials Online listing
Photographed by JD in April 2014
Transcribed by BarnsleyHistorian
Thanks to the Rev David Hall for permission to photograph this tablet. We assume this tablet is from St Paul's Methodist church which used to be on the site of St Andrew's. If anyone can confirm this please get in touch.
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.
[1914-1919]
Pro Patria
To the Glory of God and in Memory of
Those who gave their Services
In the Cause of Humanity
Allen J,
Ashton W H,
Beever G,
Beever G H,
Beever L,
Birkenshaw A,
Birkenshaw G H,
Bishop C,
Bonner A,
Butcher F,
Butcher G H,
Butcher J E,
Butcher J W,
Calcutt W,
Clark A,
Clark E,
Clark W,
Clarkson A,
Clarkson G,
Clarkson W,
Clegg E,
Clough H,
Eddy G,
Farnsworth ? (some names obscured by poppy cross)
French ?
Gle?
Haw?
Hod?
Houg?
Hurs?
Jagger?
Kilner B,
Knowles H,
Lee T H,
Makin D,
Marshall J,
Marshall W,
Mellor J W,
Mortimer J,
Radley G,
Ramsden W H,
Robinson J,
Smith V,
Sutton H,
Swallow H,
Taylor R,
Travis E,
Travis F,
Travis G,
Travis L
Travis W,
Travis Wm,
Wadsworth N,
Wadsworth Nelson,
Wadsworth W,
? A, (names obscured by poppy cross)
? G E,
? R,
? and F,
? worth Nurse A.
Died on Service
Ashton E,
Calcutt ?, (names partially obscured by poppy cross)
Clarkson ?,
Fennell ?,
Hawes R,
Hodgkinson A,
Knowles E,
Mitchell G,
? r A.
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Monday, 21 April 2014
War Memorial Gravestones in Carlton Cemetery
The Imperial War Museum's War Memorials' Archive defines a War Memorial as "any tangible object which has been erected or dedicated to commemorate those killed as a result of war, conflict or peacekeeping; who served in war or conflict; or who died whilst engaged in military service." This includes gravestones which commemorate a casualty buried elsewhere. There must be a clear statement on the memorial (or in a printed document such as a newspaper report from the time) that defines the commemorative purpose of the feature and reports its erection. The full wording of their definition can be found here.
Thus gravestones which include wording such as: died of wounds received in action, killed in action, fell in France, died on active service, reported missing in action, or even killed accidentally while on active service all count as War Memorials. The wording is a "clear statement" that the purpose of recording that person's name on the gravestone is as a memorial.
Graves which are situated on the site of the burial of a casualty, such as Commonwealth War Graves, are not War Memorials, however the Barnsley War Memorials Project is also collecting their details for inclusion in the Barnsley Roll of Honour.
Carlton Cemetery contains two Commonwealth War Graves.
In July 2017 an avenue of trees was planted in the Cemetery and a plaque was dedicated to the men from Carlton who lost their lives in the First World War. (Barnsley Chronicle 28 July 2017)
In the list below, where the name is blue click to follow the link to a page with a larger photograph and more information.
Gravestone Location
Section Row No. |
Soldier's Name & Regiment
Date of Death | Photograph |
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Kings Own Scottish Borderers
16 May 1917
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Leonard Hall
1/5 York & Lancs 7 July 1916 | |
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George Edward Kilner
13th York & Lancs 30 March 1918 |
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Harry Ferris
1/5 York & Lancs 7 July 1916 | |
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Wilfred Grove
KOYLI 8 May 1942 | |
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Sunday, 20 April 2014
War Memorial Gravestones & CWGC Gravestones in Darton Churchyard & Cemetery
During both the First and Second World Wars re-repatriation of the bodies of fallen servicemen and women was not usual. The Unknown Soldier, entombed in Westminster Abbey represents those buried and commemorated overseas who could not come home. For many families, deprived of a graveside at which to mourn, one solution was to add the name of their lost son (or daughter) to the family gravestone in their local churchyard.
Darton War Memorial is unusual in that it is inscribed with no names of the fallen men of the area. We have found a list of men
that the church warden thought should have been on the memorial and we
have searched the churchyard and cemetery for any more clues.
The Imperial War Museum's War Memorials' Archive defines a War Memorial as "any tangible object which has been erected or dedicated to commemorate those killed as a result of war, conflict or peacekeeping; who served in war or conflict; or who died whilst engaged in military service." This includes gravestones which commemorate a casualty buried elsewhere. There must be a clear statement on the memorial (or in a printed document such as a newspaper report from the time) that defines the commemorative purpose of the feature and reports its erection. The full wording of their definition can be found here.
Thus gravestones which include wording such as: died of wounds received in action, killed in action, fell in France, died on active service, reported missing in action, or even killed accidentally while on active service all count as War Memorials. The wording is a "clear statement" that the purpose of recording that person's name on the gravestone is as a memorial.
Gravestones which are situated on the site of the burial of a casualty, such as Commonwealth War Graves (CWGC), are NOT War Memorials, however the Barnsley War Memorials Project collected their details for inclusion in the Barnsley Roll of Honour. Most CWGC stones are made of Portland Stone and are the same shape and size - it had been decided to have uniform gravestones with no difference between rank, race, class or religion. However in cemeteries in the UK some families had their men buried in a plot that already had a family gravestone and then added an inscription - in which case it was NOT replaced by a standard CWGC one at the time.
In
the lists below, where the name is blue click to follow the link to a
page with a larger photograph and more information. We recently added
links to the Find A Grave website (with thanks to Pete Schofield) where more photos of the graves and transcriptions of the inscriptions can be found.
Darton Churchyard and Cemetery contains 24 CWGC burials:
Plot Find A Grave link |
Name / Regiment / Date of Death |
Thumbnail Photo |
A.H.27 Find A Grave |
Ernest Robert Dore York and Lancaster Regt 9 August 1917 |
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D.10 Find A Grave |
George Victor Field Notts and Derbys Regt 17 November 1916 |
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A.I.29 Find A Grave |
Samuel Harrison Royal Garrison Artillery 14 Mar 1918 | |
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John William Jackson * * |
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Joseph William Lister * * |
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Find A Grave |
Thomas Overend * * |
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Find A Grave |
G Popplewell * * |
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A Shaw * * |
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Find A Grave |
M Simpson * * |
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Charles Wilfred Truelove * * |
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Alfred Braithwaite * * |
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James Henry Clayton * * |
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J Cocking * * |
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Harold Bellin * * |
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Ernest England * * |
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Brian Fletcher * * |
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James Fretwell * * |
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James Reginald Jackson * * |
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Albert Jones * * |
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George Margison * * |
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Joseph Margison * * |
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Edric Clifford Townend * * |
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Find A Grave |
Irvin Hodgson Wild * * |
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Darton Churchyard and Cemetery contains 24 First World War and 3 Second World War memorial gravestones - the men named below are NOT buried in these plots. Follow the Find A Grave links to discover more information. In some cases there is a link on the man's name (it will be blue) that leads to further information either on a separate page on this site or on an external one.
Gravestone Location
Section Row No. |
Soldier's Name & Regiment
Date of Death | Thumbnail Photograph |
B.K.33 | ||
B.F.9 | ||
A.H.17 |
George Urquhart MM
York and Lancaster Rgt 11 August 1916 | |
B.K.22 |
Henry Vivian Braithwaite
Durham Light Infantry 25 June 1942 | |
B.F.12 |
James General Dyson
York and Lancaster Rgt 25 April 1918 | |
B.10 |
George Ibberson
York and Lancaster 11 October 1917 | |
F.28 |
Ernest Ives
York and Lancaster 1 July 1916 | |
D.E.24 |
Cyril Maples
Royal Navy 11 August 1942 | |
F.17 |
John Taylor Mellor
Royal Garrison Artillery 15 March 1918 | |
F.27 |
Horace Pickering
Machine Gun Corps 24 March 1918 | |
F.26 |
Samuel Lake Proctor
York and Lancaster Rgt 11 July 1916 | |
B.B.11 |
Wilfred Sanderson
10th Hussars 11 April 1917 | |
F.16 | ||
C.16.17 | ||
D.12 |
Benjamin Gerald Wagstaff
Army Service Corps 20 December 1916 | |
F.16 |
Charles Milton Ledger
York and Lancaster 9 April 1916 | |
F.? | ||
A.F.2 | *
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B.D.2 |
Gordon Gray
York and Lancaster Regt 27 May 1918 | *
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A.H.3 |
Claude Leatham
Royal Army Medical Corps 9 April 1917 | *
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A.O.18 |
Bernard Outram Royal Armoured Corps 5 November 1944
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C.22.10 |
Herbert Milner York and Lancaster Regt |
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Find A Grave |
Joseph Leonard Challenger West Riding Regt |
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A.M.21 |
William Heeley Royal Scots Fusiliers |
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A.K.3 |
Richard Allott Royal Field Artillery |
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A.H.27 |
Ernest Robert Dore York and Lancaster Regt |
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A.G.20 |
Ernest Mark Simpson West Yorkshire Regt |
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Find A Grave |
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Darton Cemetery, Alec R Braithwaite RGA
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Alec Braithwaite's Memorial Cross on his family graveplot |
War Memorials Archive listing
War Memorials Online listing
Photograph by ML taken March 2014
Grave Location and Inscription:
In Loving Memory of
Gnr Alec R Braitwaite RGA
Dearly loved eldest son of George & Annie Braithwaite
Who died from wounds in France 1918, aged 22 years
He gave his bright young life that those he loved might live. (some letters missing)
Alec Roy Braithwaite is buried in St Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, France. He is also remembered on the list of fallen men in the History of All Saints Church, Darton.
Darton Cemetery, Norman Shaw KOYLI
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Shaw Family Gravestone in Darton Cemetery |
War Memorials Archive listing
War Memorials Online listing
Photograph by ML taken March 2014
Grave Location and Inscription:
In Loving Memory of Winifred,
The beloved daughter of Joseph & Rachel Shaw,
Who died Sept 24th 1909, aged 25 years
Also Pte. Norman Shaw, KOYLI
Beloved son of the above who Fell in France
April 2nd 1917, aged 22 years
Norman Shaw is buried in France in the Merville Communal Cemetery.
War Memorial Gravestones in Monk Bretton Cemetery
The Imperial War Museum's War Memorials' Archive defines a War Memorial as "any tangible object which has been erected or dedicated to commemorate those killed as a result of war, conflict or peacekeeping; who served in war or conflict; or who died whilst engaged in military service." This includes gravestones which commemorate a casualty buried elsewhere. There must be a clear statement on the memorial (or in a printed document such as a newspaper report from the time) that defines the commemorative purpose of the feature and reports its erection. The full wording of their definition can be found here.
Thus gravestones which include wording such as: died of wounds received in action, killed in action, fell in France, died on active service, reported missing in action, or even killed accidentally while on active service all count as War Memorials. The wording is a "clear statement" that the purpose of recording that person's name on the gravestone is as a memorial.
Graves which are situated on the site of the burial of a casualty, such as Commonwealth War Graves, are not War Memorials, however the Barnsley War Memorials Project is also collecting their details for inclusion in the Barnsley Roll of Honour.
There are 20 CWGC graves in Monk Bretton Cemetery.
Barnsley Family History Society started transcribing the memorial inscriptions in Monk Bretton cemetery a few years ago however they have not published them all yet. A computer disk of inscriptions and memorials in the churchyard and church is available to buy. They should be able to provide information on the memorials in the cemetery by request to their Searches Officer. We are grateful to the Barnsley Family History Society for providing a list of the memorial gravestones and their inscriptions for this cemetery.
In the list below, where the name is blue click to follow the link to a page with a larger photograph and more information.
Gravestone Location
Section Row No. |
Soldier's Name & Regiment
Date of Death | Photograph |
H 98
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A 222
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A036
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A159
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A188
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A201
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B007
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C088
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E004
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G014
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Herbert Musgreave
Liverpool Regt 28 October 1916 Thomas Musgreave Canadian Expeditionary Force 12 April 1917 | |
G069
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G088
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I015
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A063
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Albert McGowan Royal Navy H.M.S. Cossack
23 October 1941 | |
C067
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Thomas Myers
14 June 1942 |
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E029
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Fred Trimby Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
6/7 September 1943 | |
E105
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Alfred Goodman Royal Scots Fusiliers
12 September 1944 | |
O007
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Amos Howe 51 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
1 March 1943 | |
O010
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Edward Bessant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) | |
P057
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John Harrison 6th HAA Royal Artillery
11 May 1945 | |
Q011
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Harry Williamson 1st Irish Guards
30 January 1944 |
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