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	Matthew Limbert Chilvers York and Lancaster Regt 11 September 1915
C 119 FindAGrave	Henry MacDonald York and Lancaster Rgt 4 November 1916
D 26 FindAGrave	James Critchley York and Lancaster Rgt 5 September 1917
B 25 FindAGrave	Albert Scorah York and Lancaster Rgt 5 September 1917
A 163 FindAGrave	Albert Edward Oldroyd Army Service Corps 28 May 1918 (photo by Steve Farnell)
C 68 FindAGrave	Abraham Shaw Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 25 July 1918
G 88 FindAGrave	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
D 78 FindAGrave	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
F 122 FindAGrave	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
G 120 FindAGrave	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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