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.
Wombwell Cemetery contains 31 Commonwealth War Graves.
Friends of Wombwell Cemetery - Initially the group started as, and still is, a bona fide branch of the Neighbourhood Watch organisation, with the aim of making the cemetery a safer, cleaner place for all those having lawful business there. They now tend the graves, give talks, encourage school visits and have won awards for their work.
Soldiers on the Wombwell War Memorial are being researched by Fay Polson and her blogs Wombell Soldiers Remembered and Wombwell 1914-1918 have photographs and all kinds of information about the men from the area. She has included a section which contains photographs and transcriptions of the gravestones in Wombwell Cemetery, both War Memorials and burials and this can be found here.
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. BWMP Code |
Soldier's Name & Regiment
Date of Death | Thumbnail Photograph |
Con 11 1254 BWMP #WMB12/02 |
Ernest Crooks | * |
N/C 15 1559 BWMP #WMB12/03 |
George Boldy York and Lancaster Rgt 23 July 1916 |
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Con 11 1606 BWMP #WMB12/04 |
James Hirst London Regiment 14 September 1918 |
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Con 8 2704 BWMP #WMB12/05 |
Fred Lax Yorkshire Regiment 11 November 1916 |
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U/C 4 1221 BWMP #WMB12/06 |
Frederick Ronald Sokell | * |
Con 11 1696 BWMP #WMB12/07 |
Harry Morley 8th Btn York & Lancs Regt 1 July 1916 |
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Con 11 1609 BWMP #WMB12/08 |
John Tom Tabor 2nd Vol Btn York & Lancs Rgt 5 March 1902 George William Tabor 1/5th Btn York & Lancs Rgt 7 July 1916 |
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Con 11 1568 BWMP #WMB12/9 |
Frank Ashton King's Royal Rifle Corps 29 May 1917 |
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Con 11 1554 BWMP #WMB12/10 |
Reginald Outram Royal Engineers 10 October 1916 |
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Con 11 1549 BWMP #WMB12/11 |
Joseph Henry Hill King's Royal Rifles 15 July 1916 |
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Con 11 1221 BWMP #WMB12/12 |
Stanley Sokell East Yorkshire Regt 3 May 1917 |
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Con 11 1111 BWMP #WMB12/13 |
Allen Hilton York and Lancaster Regt 17 August 1918 |
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N/C16 159 BWMP #WMB12/14 |
William Clark | * |
N/C 16 204 BWMP #WMB12/15 |
George William Parkin | * |
N/C 16 242 BWMP #WMB12/16 |
George V Moore | * |
N/C 16 258 BWMP #WMB12/137 |
John R Beardshall | * |
N/C 16 299 BWMP #WMB12/18 |
Joe Utley Arthur Utley |
* |
N/C 16 325 BWMP #WMB12/19 |
Albert Robinson | * |
N/C 16 381 BWMP #WMB12/20 |
Robert William Burrows | * |
N/C 16 404 BWMP #WMB12/21 |
Walter Reginald Booker Royal Garrison Artillery 15 June 1918 |
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N/C 16 396 BWMP #WMB12/22 |
Bernard Washington Kilner | * |
N/C 16 412 BWMP #WMB12/23 |
Alan Lockwood East Yorkshire Regt 24 October 1918 |
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N/C 16 419 BWMP #WMB12/24 |
Sidney Tomlinson | * |
Con 9 3614 BWMP #WMB12/25 |
Raymond Bellamy Northumberland Fusiliers 27 September 1918 |
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U/C 5 1542 BWMP #WMB12/26 |
Arthur Barker Kings Royal Rifle Corps 4 April 1918 |
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U/C 2 3030 BWMP #WMB12/27 |
Charles Henry Costello | * |
Con 8 1952 BWMP #WMB12/28 |
Jack Count | * |
U/C 6 1599B BWMP #WMB12/29 |
Harry Dennis | * |
U/C 6 697C BWMP #WMB12/30 |
Charles Exley | * |
U/C 4 130 BWMP #WMB12/31 |
William Henry Harper | * |
U/C 6 389A BWMP #WMB12/33 |
Ezra Major Hitchen | * |
Con 8 1994 BWMP #WMB12/34 |
Charles Leslie Minett | * |
U/C 2 3001 BWMP #WMB12/35 |
William Taylor | * |
Con 8 2219 BWMP #WMB12/32 |
George Ledger | * |
N/C 16 177 BWMP #WMB12/36 |
William Hinchliffe York and Lancaster Rgt 15 February 1916 |
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* BWMP #WMB12/37 |
Harry Parkin | * |
Con 8 2767 BWMP #WMB12/38 |
George H Barrett Northumberland Fusiliers 20 October 1916 |
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* BWMP #WMB12/39 |
Tom Hall William Hall |
* |
* BWMP #WMB12/40 |
George Major Hitchen | * |
* BWMP #WMB12/41 |
Raymond Hudson | * |
Con 8 2776 BWMP #WMB12/42 |
Fred Lees 13th Battalion York & Lancaster Regt 31 January 1918 |
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* BWMP #WMB12/43 |
Alfred Riley Saville | * |
* BWMP #WMB12/44 |
Harold Skinner | * |
Con 9 4582 BWMP #WMB12/45 |
Fred Ward King's Own Scottish Borderers 1 July 1916 |
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* BWMP #WMB12/46 |
Herbert Gelder | * |
* BWMP #WMB12/47 |
Harry Rowe | * |
* BWMP #WMB12/48 |
Enoch Knowles | * |
* BWMP #WMB12/49 |
Samuel Turton | * |
* BWMP #WMB12/50 |
Sydney Haller | * |
* BWMP #WMB12/51 |
Edward Crosland | * |
Con 11 1204 BWMP #WMB12/52 |
Alfred Edward Flaxman South Staffordshire Regt 1 July 1916 |
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* BWMP #WMB12/53 |
Stanley Thomas Sands | * |
* BWMP #WMB12/54 |
Albert Edward Carr | * |
* BWMP #WMB12/55 |
Herbert Kilner Ernest Lockwood |
* |
* BWMP #WMB12/56 |
Frank Taylor Utley | * |
* BWMP #WMB12/57 |
Reuben Vaughan | * |
* BWMP #WMB12/58 |
Alred Watkin | * |
* BWMP #WMB12/59 |
James Edward Russell | * |
* BWMP #WMB12/60 |
Ronald Murfin | * |
* BWMP #WMB12/61 |
Luke Barker | * |
* BWMP #WMB12/62 |
George Brough | * |
* BWMP #WMB12/63 |
Eric Bakewell | * |
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BWMP #WMB12
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