Saturday 29 August 2015

Monk Bretton Cemetery Bernard White

Bernard is remembered on the White family gravestone
Links:

War Memorials Archive listing

War Memorials Online listing

Lives of the First World War


Photograph by Nigel Croft

Monumental Inscription by Barnsley Family History Society

Grave Location and Inscription: 

A188    
In / loving memory of / JOHN, / the beloved husband of / SARAH ANN WHITE, / of Monk Bretton, / who died June 6th 1908, / aged 49 years. / We cannot Lord, Thy purpose see, / but all is well that’s done by Thee. / Also of BERNARD / son of the above / who died of wounds in France / November 21st 1917 / aged 19 years. / Also the above named / SARAH ANN WHITE, / who fell asleep Jany 25th 1932, / aged 69 years. / Also ANNIE ELIZABETH WHITE, / daughter of the above / who fell asleep Feby 1st 1932 / aged 48 years. / May they rest in peace. //

Bernard is also remembered on the Monk Bretton St Paul's Church, Bernard White Memorial Crucifix on the Monk Bretton War Memorial, Cross Street and on the Monk Bretton St Paul's Church, WW1 Memorial Tablet and on the Monk Bretton St Paul's Church, WW1 Memorial Book

He is buried in the Grevillers British Cemetery in France and commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website




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Monk Bretton Cemetery Joseph Carr

Joseph Carr is remembered on his parents' gravestone
Links:

War Memorials Archive listing

War Memorials Online listing

Lives of the First World War

Photograph by Nigel Croft

Monumental Inscription by Barnsley Family History Society

Grave Location and Inscription:
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In loving memory of / MARY ANN / the beloved wife of / Councillor WILLIAM CARR / who died January 19th 1914 / aged 59 years. / Also JOSEPH CARR / son of the above / who was killed in the battle / of the Somme September 16th 1916 / aged 33 years. / Also the above named / WILLIAM CARR / who died August 17th 1928 / aged 73 years. / “Not my will, O Lord, but / Thine, be done.” //

Joseph is also remembered on the Monk Bretton War Memorial, Cross Street and on the Monk Bretton, St Paul's Church, WW1 Memorial Tablet and on the Monk Bretton Working Men's Club WW1 Roll of Honour and on the Monk Bretton, St Paul's Church, WW1 Memorial Book.
 

He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial in France and commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. 




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Monk Bretton Cemetery Charles Pickles



Charles Pickles is remembered on his parents' gravestone
Links:

War Memorials Archive listing

War Memorials Online listing

Lives of the First World War

Photograph by Nigel Croft

Monumental Inscription by Barnsley Family History Society

Grave Location and Inscription:
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 IHS //  In // loving memory of / LILY / the dearly loved wife of / CHARLES PICKLES // who fell asleep Augt 24th 1930 / aged 56 years. / Also the above named / CHARLES PICKLES / who died Dec. 20th 1952 // aged 78 years. / Also CHARLES, their son / Killed In Action in France March 14th 1917 / aged 21 years. / “Peace, perfect peace.” // 

Charles is also remembered on the Grimethorpe War Memorial.

He is buried in the Foncquevillers Military Cemetery in France and commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. 




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Wednesday 26 August 2015

Monk Bretton Cemetery Henry Silcox

Kerbstone on which Henry is remembered
Links:

War Memorials Archive listing

War Memorials Online listing

Lives of the First World War

Photograph by Nigel Croft

Monumental Inscription by Barnsley Family History Society

Grave Location and Inscription: 

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In / loving memory of // WILLIAM, the beloved husband of / SARAH JONES, / who died Octr 5th 1931, aged 71 years. // Also the aforesaid / SARAH JONES, / who died Dec. 1st 1948, aged 84 years. // Also HENRY SILCOX, son of the aforesaid / who died on active service in France / Oct 11th 1916, aged 27 years. // 

This man's surname is otherwise recorded as Silcock and his full name appears to be John William Henry Silcock.

He is also remembered on the Monk Bretton War Memorial, Cross Street, Monk Bretton and on the Monk Bretton, St Paul's Church, WW1 Memorial Tablet and in the Monk Bretton, St Paul's Church, WW1 Memorial Book and on the Monk Bretton Working Men's Club Roll of Honour.

Henry is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery in France and commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.




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Tuesday 18 August 2015

War Memorial Gravestones in Penistone Stottercliffe 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.  

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.

Penistone Stottercliffe Cemetery contains 11 CWGC burials. 

Dorothy Booth (WW2)
Norman Booth (WW2)
Joseph Arnold Buckley
Frederick Rollin Crossland (WW2)
Joseph William Helliwell (WW2)
Thomas Hill
Arnold Beever Hustler (WW2)
William Henry McBurney (WW2)
Ronald Senior (WW2)
Ernest Clifford Vaughton

On the initiative of a local man, Joe Pinguey, the 11 CWGC and the memorial gravestones in Stottercliffe Cemetery have been restored and a WW1 Centenary Service organised which was held on August 3rd 2014 in Stottercliffe. It was well attended with around over 100 people in attendance.  In attendance were 40 relatives of the Vaughton brothers who had travelled from all over the UK  to meet and pay their respects, some of them had never met each other until that day.

Also, at the end of 2014 Joe approached Penistone Town Council who granted him the amount of £375.00 to have the Hill brothers' headstone erected back on its plinth and on the 15th January 2015 a Commemorative service was held in the cemetery to mark this work.

In the list below, where the names 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
1/-/96
Jack Birkinshaw

Royal Tank Regiment

18 September 1944
Sec 2 Grave 118
Charles Richard Calcutt

York and Lancaster Rgt

 16 April 1918
7/-/4
Charles Godfrey Hinchliffe

Coldstream Guards

19 June 1917
3 AC 223
John Henry Hill

Royal Engineers

30 December 1917
2 AC 167
Albert Vaughton

K O Y L I

25 September 1916

Sec 7 Unc
Albert Webster

York and Lancaster Rgt

1 July 1916
2/-/92
Thomas Ford

North Staffs Regt

28 September 1918
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