Tuesday 29 June 2021

Darton Churchyard and Cemetery CWGC Burials

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) recognises the burials of men and women who fell in the First and Second World Wars.  Where a men or women has no known grave they are remembered on CWGC memorials around the world, usually close to the place that they fell.

The most common CWGC gravestone is made of Portland Stone. This is bright white when new and very conspicuous in a churchyard or cemetery even when a little darkened by age.  The size and style of the stones was designed to be the similar for everyone, no matter what rank, regiment, class, religion or nationality.  See this section on the CWGC website for background information.

Each stone has a rounded top, some have the crest or badge of a regiment and/or a religious symbol. There is an inscription giving rank, name, regiment and date of death, sometimes age is included.  At the foot of the stone is a space for a family dedication.

When the burial of a serviceman or women is within a family plot, their details are often recorded on a family gravestone.  This can be quite confusing as other family gravestones in the same churchyard bearing similar inscriptions are memorials to men or women NOT buried there. It is only when a burial has taken place that the site is recorded by the CWGC.

There are 24 CWGC burials in Darton Churchyard and Cemetery. Thirteen are First World War, eleven are Second World War.

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There is one First World War civilian burial in Darton:
Mary Ann Johnson, Munitions Worker, died of TNT poisoning, 30 April 1917.

Note: If the photos below are overlapping the table and covering text try turning your phone or tablet landscape. Links on the names are to the CWGC website. The FindAGrave links will take you to a webpage which usually contains a transcription and a photo.

Plot
Find A Grave link
Name / Regiment / Date of Death
Thumbnail Photo
South. 8. 27.
(aka)
A. H. 27.

Find A Grave
Ernest Robert Dore

York and Lancaster Regt

7 or 9 August 1917
Old Ground,
North-West part

D. 10.

Find A Grave
George Victor Field

Notts and Derbys Regt

17 November 1916
South. 9. 29
(aka)
A. I. 29

Find A Grave
Samuel Harrison

Royal Garrison Artillery

14 March 1918
South-East. 5. 13.
(aka)
B. M. 5.

Find A Grave
John William Jackson

York and Lancaster Regt

9 June 1917
South. 10. 27.
(aka)
A. J. 16.

Find A Grave
Joseph William Lister

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

17 December 1918
South. 5. 6.
(aka)
A. E. 6.

Find A Grave
Thomas Overend

Coldstream Guards

28 April 1919
South-East. 2. 7.
(aka)
Old Section
F. 37. 21

Find A Grave
George Popplewell

Royal Field Artillery

7 April 1920
South. 6. 17.
(aka)
A. F. 17.

Find A Grave
Albert Shaw

Army Cyclist Corps

15 May 1916
South. 7. 20.
(aka)
A. G. 20.

Find A Grave
Mark Simpson

West Yorkshire Regt
(Prince of Wales's Own)

6 January 1918
South. 8. 9.
(aka)
A. H. 19.

Find A Grave
Charles Wilfred Truelove

Northamptonshire Regt

14 November 1918
South. 6. 17.
(aka)
A. F. 27.

Find A Grave
Alfred Braithwaite

York and Lancaster Regt

8 July 1916
South. 4. 5.
(aka)
A. D. 5.

Find A Grave
James Henry Clayton

Royal Horse Artillery

7 March 1919
South. 5. 5.
(aka)
A. E. 5.

Find A Grave
John Cocking

Yorkshire Regt

21 February 1920
Old Churchyard 9.
(aka)
Old Section F. 34.

Find A Grave
Harold Bellin

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

8 December 1942
A. B. 1.

Find A Grave
Ernest England

Royal Artillery

7 October 1944
C. E. 10.

Find A Grave
Brian Fletcher

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

4 December 1946
C. B. 21.

Find A Grave
James Fretwell

Pioneer Corps

22 March 1942
*
C. C. 29.

Find A Grave
James Reginald Jackson

Royal Artillery

6 March 1944
*
C. A. 19.

Find A Grave
Albert Jones

Royal Army Service Corps

13 December 1940
*
C. A. 20.

Find A Grave
George Margison

Pioneer Corps

13 February 1941
*
C. A. 20.

Find A Grave
Joseph Margison

Royal Artillery

21 December 1941
*
C. A. 21.

Find A Grave
Edric Clifford Townend
(Sgt in KOYLI in FWW)

Home Guard

4 August 1942 (50 yrs old)
*
C. T. 10.

Find A Grave
Irvin Hodgson Wild

Army Catering Corps

7 February 1946
*
C. F. 22.

Find A Grave
Kenneth Howard

Duke of Wellington's Regt /
Royal Artillery

1 May 1944
*

Monday 28 June 2021

Monk Bretton Cemetery CWGC burials

 The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) recognises the burials of men and women who fell in the First and Second World Wars.  Where men or women have no known grave they are remembered on CWGC memorials around the world, usually close to the place that they fell. The most common CWGC gravestone is made of Portland Stone. This is bright white when new and very conspicuous in a churchyard or cemetery even when a little darkened by age.  The size and style of the stones was designed to be the similar for everyone, no matter what rank, regiment, class, religion or nationality.  See this section on the CWGC website for background information.

Each stone has a rounded top, some have the crest or badge of a regiment and/or a religious symbol. There is an inscription giving rank, name, regiment and date of death, sometimes age is included.  At the foot of the stone is a space for a family dedication.

When the burial of a serviceman or women is within a family plot, their details are often recorded on a family gravestone.  This can be quite confusing as other family gravestones in the same churchyard bearing similar inscriptions are memorials to men or women NOT buried there. It is only when a burial has taken place that the site is recorded by the CWGC.

There are 21 CWGC burials in Monk Bretton Cemetery. Thirteen are First World War, with one of those a family gravestone, eight are Second World War, one of those is a family gravestone. The others all have the standard CWGC stones.

These photos were taken in June 2014 by BarnsleyHistorian unless otherwise stated.

Note: If the photos below are overlapping the table and covering text try turning your phone or tablet landscape. Links on the names are to the CWGC website. The FindAGrave links will take you to a webpage which usually contains a transcription and a photo.

  Gravestone Location
Section Row No.
FindAGrave
Soldier's Name & Regiment
Date of Death
Gravestone
Photograph
  E 131

FindAGrave

York and Lancaster Regt

11 September 1915
Henry MacDonald

York and Lancaster Rgt

4 November 1916
James Critchley

York and Lancaster Rgt

5 September 1917
Albert Scorah

York and Lancaster Rgt

5 September 1917
Albert Edward Oldroyd

Army Service Corps

28 May 1918

(photo by Steve Farnell)
Abraham Shaw

Black Watch
(Royal Highlanders)

25 July 1918
Frank Horbury

Durham Light Infantry

16 November 1918

(this stone is also a war memorial
gravestone for Thomas H Horbury)

  E 65

FindAGrave
Tom Caves

Royal Artillery

11 February 1919
  E 88

FindAGrave
Arthur Wood

Royal Navy

12 February 1919
James Trueman

York and Lancaster Regt

19 May 1919
  A 211

FindAGrave
James William Stacey

York and Lancaster Regt

19 May 1919
  I 68

FindAGrave
Ernest Watson

York and Lancaster Regt

21 February 1920
  D 176

FindAGrave
William Rodgers

King's Own Yorkshire
Light Infantry

11 June 1920
  A 114

FindAGrave
Sydney Wood

York and Lancaster Rgt

12 November 1939
Hugh Alan Roberts

Royal Air Force

25 February 1941
  G 139

FindAGrave
Thomas Howley

Royal Artillery

24 April 1941
  G 11

FindAGrave
Luther Crawshaw

Royal Air Force

18 May 1941
Edward Wetton

West Yorkshire Regt
(Prince of Wales's Own)

18 December 1942
  F 120

FindAGrave
Charles Woodward

Royal Artillery

30 March 1943
  I 213

FindAGrave
John Douglas Cook

Royal Engineers

16 -20 May 1943
  E 161

FindAGrave
John Vernon Eyre

Pioneer Corps

25 February 1945

 

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Friday 25 June 2021

Ardsley Churchyard and Cemetery CWGC Burials

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) recognises the burials of men and women who fell in the First and Second World Wars.  Where a men or women has no known grave they are remembered on CWGC memorials around the world, usually close to the place that they fell.

The most common CWGC gravestone is made of Portland Stone. This is bright white when new and very conspicuous in a churchyard or cemetery even when a little darkened by age.  The size and style of the stones was designed to be the similar for everyone, no matter what rank, regiment, class, religion or nationality.  See this section on the CWGC website for background information.

Each stone has a rounded top, some have the crest or badge of a regiment and/or a religious symbol. There is an inscription giving rank, name, regiment and date of death, sometimes age is included.  At the foot of the stone is a space for a family dedication.

When the burial of a serviceman or women is within a family plot, their details are often recorded on a family gravestone.  This can be quite confusing as other family gravestones in the same churchyard bearing similar inscriptions are memorials to men or women NOT buried there.  It is only when the burial of the serviceman or woman has occurred in that place that it is recorded by the CWGC.

There are two First World War CWGC burials in Ardsley Churchyard, both have family gravestones. There are fifteen CWGC burials in Ardsley Cemetery, nine are First World War including one with a family gravestone, and six are Second World War.

Note: If the photos below are overlapping the table and covering text try turning your phone or tablet landscape.  Links on the names are to the CWGC website. The FindAGrave links will take you to a webpage which usually contains a transcription and a photo.

  Gravestone Location
Section Row No.
FindAGrave
Soldier's Name & Regiment
Date of Death
Gravestone
Photograph
  Churchyard
West of Church

FindAGrave
Alfred Dalton Bond

York and Lancaster Rgt

22 May 1916
  Churchyard
North-West of Church

FindAGrave
Harry Gelder

York and Lancaster Rgt

22 March 1917
  Cemetery
G 321

FindAGrave
Labour Corps

11 November 1918
  Cemetery
O 40

FindAGrave
Sam Buckley

York and Lancaster Rgt

20 November 1915
  Cemetery
F 298

FindAGrave
Edgar Robinson Cooper

York and Lancaster Rgt

22 November 1918
  Cemetery
T 786

FindAGrave

Royal Field Artillery

4 May 1918
  Cemetery
K 92

FindAGrave

York and Lancaster Rgt

1 September 1916
  Cemetery
K 1140

FindAGrave
John Richard Heptinstall

Royal Engineers

25 June 1916
  Cemetery
T 789

FindAGrave

Border Regiment

15 April 1918
  Cemetery
E 246

FindAGrave
Joseph Pearce

York and Lancaster Rgt

3 May 1919
  Cemetery
S 690

FindAGrave
Fred Proctor

West Yorkshire Rgt
(Prince of Wale's Own)

1 December 1918

(see CWGC site for full inscription on stone which is obscured by pot)
  Cemetery
G 413

FindAGrave
Frederick Dyson

Royal Navy, H.M.S. Victory

27 September 1946
  Cemetery
U 863A

FindAGrave
Leslie Fletcher

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

16 December 1943
  Cemetery
G 21

FindAGrave
Charles Ernest Lyon

Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force)

30 December 1940
  Cemetery
U 868A

FindAGrave
Jack Turner

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

31 July 1942
  Cemetery
U 870A

FindAGrave
Roy Winder

Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force)

2 December 1940
  Cemetery
D 162

FindAGrave
Frederick Arthur Wright

Pioneer Corps

7 January 1941

 

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