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
are by definition War Memorials. The wording is a "clear statement"
that the purpose of recording that person's name on the gravestone is as
a memorial.
A definition of a war memorial is reproduced on the 'About'
page of this site.
Many families added the name of their lost son(s) or daughter(s) to their
family gravestones in their local churchyard or cemetery. Over 500 of these
inscriptions have been found and recorded in Barnsley. Remember, these
are commemorations, the person named is NOT buried at this site.
Graves which are situated on the site of the burial of a casualty which are recorded by the Commonwealth War Graves Commision, are not War Memorials.
There is a searchable online Roll of Honour here for members of the Armed Forces who died in military service on or after 1 January 1948 (and Palestine 1945-1947).
Felkirk Churchyard contains three War Memorial Gravestones.
There are four Commonwealth War Graves Commission burials.
Note: If the photos below are overlapping the table and covering text try turning your phone or tablet landscape.
Gravestone Location
Section Row No. |
Soldier's Name & Regiment
Date of Death | Gravestone Photograph |
*
|
Benjamin Govier
York & Lancaster Regt 2 July 1917 |  |
*
|
Willoughby Rymer Hayton
Royal Engineers 1 April 1918 |  |
*
|
Frederick Pickets
Cameron Highlanders 23-28 April 1917 | |
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