WW1 Roll of Honour in Hunningley Wesleyan Reform Church (photo taken 9 April 2014) |
Links:
War Memorials Register listing
War Memorials Online listing
Photographed by Nigel Croft
*Note added 28 June 2022*
This large five panelled memorial was unveiled on 9 March 1918, eight months before the war ended. The newspaper report in the Barnsley Independent noted that ''the Roll was so arranged that additional particulars could be easily added at any time.' However we have found at least one instance where this was not done when a man was later killed, so please read the inscription carefully and check the information.
*End note*
The inscription across the top of the five panels reads, "Men connected with this church who served their Country in the War 1914-1918". The panels are headed, (1) Be Strong in the Lord, (2) Watch and be Sober, (3) Quit you Like Men, (4) Stand Fast in the Faith, (5) Fight the Good Fight.
There are approximately 50 names on each panel, arranged in alphabetical order except for the last seven names. Each entry includes the soldier's name, rank and regiment (or ship or service) and medals if any. Fallen men are indicated by the method of their death, eg Killed in Action and have been fully transcribed below. A .pdf file with details for all the men can be downloaded here (thanks to Pete Schofield).
*Note 26 Feb 2024*
Sam Barker was recorded as Died of Wounds January 13th 1917. His military records record his date of death as 13 June 1917.
*End note*
Barnsley Chronicle 7 July 1917 (thanks to Barnsley Archives) |
Newspaper research by BarnsleyHistorian
In 1917 a stained glass window was unveiled in memory of the soldiers and sailors from the church as part of a matching set of eight windows in memory of the local people including Mr Clough, the recently deceased minister of the church.
A Roll of Honour was unveiled at the same ceremony, but that would probably not have been the one shown in the photograph above as it was still only part way through the war.
Reference is made in this newspaper article to a plan for a "carved oak memorial of a more imposing character bearing the names of fallen brave men who had gone from that Church and Sunday School."
About £95 had been received, and that was estimated to fully cover the cost of the memorials. The money had been given from all classes of people in the township and outside. The first 10s received was from the head of a home which was at one time the most destitute in the township, but where the head of the house was rescued from evil influences by the late Mr Clough.
Names of the Fallen:
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.
Rank
| Name | Regiment or Service |
Type of Casualty Date |
Private
|
George Arthur Atkinson
|
8th KOYLI | Killed in Action 1 July 1916 |
Private
|
William Henry Atkinson
|
1st KOYLI | Killed in Action 8 May 1915 |
Private
|
Harry Ball
|
11th York & Lancs | Died of Wounds 31 July 1916 |
Private
|
Sam Barker
|
13th York & Lancs | Died of Wounds 13 January 1917 |
Private
|
Willie Beighton
|
13th SB York & Lancs | Killed in Action 7 May 1917 |
Sergeant
|
5th York & Lancs | Killed in Action 15 October 1915 | |
Sergeant
|
George William Binns
|
63rd Trench Mortar Battalion |
Died of Wounds 30 Sept 1917 |
Private
|
William Binns
|
2nd Duke of Wellington West Riding Rgt |
Killed in Action 8 Sept 1915 |
Private
|
KOYLI | Killed in Action 6 April 1917 | |
Lance
Corporal |
Sidney Bird
|
Cheshire Regt | Killed in Action 22 October 1917 |
Private
|
Charles B Brown
|
Royal Marine Light Infantry |
Killed in Action 6 June 1915 |
Lance
Corporal |
George Conway
|
14th York & Lancs | Killed in Action 9 May 1917 |
Private
|
Joseph Cox
|
2nd/3rd York & Lancs | Killed in Action 3 May 1917 |
Private
|
John Lewis Dickenson
|
1st Lincolshire | Killed in Action 13 October 1915 |
Private
|
2nd/3rd York & Lancs | Killed in Action 10 July 1915 | |
Private
|
John Grainger
|
8th York & Lancs | Killed in Action 11 October 1917 |
Petty
Officer |
John Willis Haycroft
|
H.M.S. Queen Mary | Killed in Action 30 May 1916 |
Private
|
James Holdsworth
|
13th York & Lancs | Died of Wounds 28 July 1916 |
Private
|
Thomas Holdsworth
|
13th York & Lancs | Killed in Action 8 May 1917 |
Sapper
|
Edward Howard
|
174th Royal Engineers | Killed in Action 24 February 1916 |
Private
|
Walter Hughes
|
14th York & Lancs | Killed in Action 1 July 1916 |
Private
|
William Millard
|
Royal Engineers | Killed in Action 26 August 1917 |
Private
|
Albert Popplewell
|
14th York & Lancs | Killed in Action 3 June 1916 |
Private
|
Thomas W Powell
|
15th York & Lancs | Killed in Action (1st July 1916) |
Driver
|
Robert William Ramshaw
|
146th Royal Field Artillery |
Killed in Action 9 June 1915 |
Private
|
Edmund Sykes
|
13th York & Lancs | Died of Wounds 1 July 1916 |
Private
|
George Henry Walker
|
8th York & Lancs | Gassed & Died 7 August 1916 |
Private
|
Arthur Walton
|
2nd York & Lancs | Killed by Aerial Torpedo 9th Sept 1917 |
Able
Seaman |
Ernest Watson
|
Royal Naval Division | Killed in Action 4 June 1915 |
Private
|
Sam Wilkinson
|
8th East Yorks Machine Gun Section |
Killed in Action 13 November 1916 |
Sergeant
|
Albert Winwood
|
Royal Field Artillery | Died of Wounds 1 July 1916 |
Those Who Returned:
*Note added 28 June 2022*
Private Edwin Wilkinson was named without further details so when we transcribed this list in 2014 we assumed he had survived, but he was actually killed in action on 11 October 1918, after the memorial was unveiled. His name can be seen below. This suggests that the memorial is not be as accurate as we had originally thought.
*End note*
2nd Lieutenant Frank Ambler
Private Henry Addy Farrier Robert Archibald Ambrose Private Archie Ashmore Private Charles B. Atkinson Private Peter Atkinson Corporal Albert Bailey Seaman Ernest Bailey Sergeant Harold Bailey Driver Frank Barker Corporal John Barker Sergeant Tom Barker Private William Barker Private Frank Barraclough Wilfred Barraclough Private William G. Baxter Private Lawrence Baylis Lance Corporal Raymond Baylis Gunner William S. Baylis Private Kenneth Beale Private George Sydney Beavon Private Albert Beecroft Private James Beighton Private Joseph Beighton Private John William Bennett Private James Benson Private John Thomas Bent Lance Corporal Joseph Bentley Private Robert Bentley Lance Corporal Harry Binns Private James Ernest Binns Private John S. Binns Able Seaman Enos Joseph Bird Private Joseph Blades Private William Booker Private Benjamin Briscoe Private Frederick Briscoe Private Walter Bird Private Charles Willie Bird Private Thomas Henry Brook Private Arthur Brook Private Josiah Brooks Private James Brooks Private Joseph Brooks Lance Corporal Leonard Burden Private Arthur Herbert Burgin Lance Corporal George William Burgin MM Private Albert Butcher Private Amos Chapman Private Timothy Clarey Gunner Albert Clarey Bombardier Arthur Clarke Private Harry Clarke Private Charles Spurr Copley Private William Cox Private Matthew Crawley Private Wallace Crawley Private Arthur Dickenson Private William Henry Dickenson Private Arthur Ellis Private Albert Field Lance Corporal Edward Vincent Fisher Private Cyril Fort Private Morris Foster Corporal Stanley Foster Private Thomas Henry Foster Driver Harry Foulstone 2nd Lieutenant Joseph Foweather MM Private Nelson Foweather Private Sydney Foweather 1st Class Stoker Ernest Glossop Sergeant John Charles Goodliffe Private George Goodwin Private Herbert Goodwin Private Thomas Henry Goodwin Private William Goulding Private George Grainger Private Joseph Grainger Private William H. Grainger Private Tom Gregory Sergeant James Griffiths Private Simeon Griffiths Private William Griffiths Private John Hambleton Private Edgar Hanson Private Ernest Hanson Private Fred Haycroft Private Elias Frederick Hayes Private Willie Haynes Gunner Richard Haywood Private Frank Heppenstall Private George Heppenstall Trumpeter George Herbert 2nd Air Mechanic Joseph Alfred Hill Reggie Hinchliffe Private Walter Hindley Private Frank Hirst Sapper Harry Hirst Private Albert Hodgson 1st Air Mechanic Samuel Hodgson Private Joseph Holdsworth Able Seaman William Holdsworth Private Clement Steven Howard Lieutenant & Quartermaster William Huddleston MC & Silver Medal from The King of Montenegro Sapper Albert Hughes Private Ernest Hughes Private Horace Hughes Gunner Fred Hodson |
Private Arthur Jacques
Private Alfred Henry Kay Private Herbert Kay Sergeant Stuart Kilby Kay Private Frank Kenyon Sergeant Albert Lamb Private James Lamb Private Joseph Lamb Private George Langley Private John Langley Private Robert Langley Private Willie Langley Gunner Richard Laurence MM Telegraphist William Lawson Private George Laycock Private Reginald Leach Sergeant Horace Arnold Long Sapper James Henry Lythell Sergeant James Walter McKenny Private Albert Mitchell Private Garry Mitchell Gunner Stanley Mosley Lance Corporal George Moxon Private Sidney Newsome Private Charles William Nuttall Private Harry Oldham Private Joseph Parkin Private Clarence Pleasant Private George Popplewell Gunner James Hugh Ramshaw Private Thomas Morris Richards Private Ernest Arthur Richardson Private Robert Percy Richardson Private Leonard Ridge Pioneer John Thomas Robins Private Herbert Rymer Private Alfred Scarfe Corporal George Scarfe Private Harry Scarfe Private Walter Scarfe Driver Harold Sawyer Gunner William Sawyer Seaman Edward Ronald Scott Private Arthur Sharland 2nd Lieutenant Henry Wigglesworth Sheard 2nd Lieutenant Melvin Sheriff DCM Private Rowland Sheriff Lance Corporal Joseph Henry Sherratt 1st Air Mechanic Lawson Shillito Private Sidney Wesley Smith Private Arthur Simms Fitter Allan Hampshire Skelton Gunner Samuel Skelton Bombardier Burnett Slater MM 1st Class Stoker George William Speight Sergeant Major George Satinsby Private Walter Starkey Bandsman Albert Stubbs Lance Corporal Edward Thomas Summers Driver Sidney James Summers Corporal Joe Willie Sykes Sapper Lewis Sykes Private Fred Tasker Private Thomas Tasker Lance Corporal Arnold Teal Lance Corporal Clifford Thornsby 2nd Lieutenant Harold Stansfield Thornsby Private Thomas Sydney Thornsby Private Fred Timlin Private George Tingey Driver James Tingey Private Allen Tolson Corporal Bernard Tooley Sapper William Tooley Private Isaac Toone Private Arthur Turton Lance Corporal Spence Walton Gunner Alfred Ward Private Albert Watson Private Ferdinand Watson Private George Henry Watson Lance Corporal Thomas Arthur Watson Captain and Adjutant William Watson MC Private Ernest Whitehead Gunner Joseph Whitehouse Gunner Wilfred Whitehouse Private Edwin Wilkinson* Sapper Edward Williams Pioneer Corporal John Richards Williams Private Arthur Winwood Private Joseph William Winwood Private William Winwood Driver Arthur Wollerton Driver Joseph Fretsom Wollerton Private John Charles Wood Driver Harry Woodhouse Private Arthur Ernest Wordsworth Private William Wray Sapper John Leonard Wright Private William Archibald Wright Private Tom Wright Private Hubert Yates MM Private Edward Foweather Private Edward Conway Sergeant William Conway Sapper Charles Walter Harper Private Thomas Hudson Gunner William Leach Company Sergeant Major Harry Taylor |
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