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	*