APPLETON

William

Private 7227, 1st/9th Battalion,. Durham Light Infantry. Died whilst a prisoner of war 25th January 1917. Aged 21. Born Melbecks, enlisted Leyburn, resident Aysgarth. Son of George and Margaret Appleton, of Dyke Heads, Gunnerside, Richmond, Yorks. Buried in VALENCIENNES (ST. ROCH) COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot IV. Row C. Grave 9. Also commmeorated on the memorial in the churchyard at Gunnerside.

BANKS

William

Private 41035, 1st Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in actiuon 10th September 1918. Aged 19. Born and resident Askrigg, enlisted Richmond. Son of William and Margaret A. Banks, of Cringley, Askrigg, Yorks. Buried in GOUZEAUCOURT NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot IV. Row D. Grave 2.

CHAPMAN

James

Private - No further information currently

DINSDALE

Frank

Second Lieutenant, 12th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. Killed in action 1st July 1916. Buried in QUEENS CEMETERY, PUISIEUX, Pas de Calais, France. Row C. Grave 20.

HORN

John William

Private 5176, 4th Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment). Killed in action 27th September 1916. Aged 20. Born Burtersett, Hawes, enlisted Askrigg, resident Hawes. Son of Jeremiah H. and Margaret Ann Horn, of Burtersett, Hawes; husband of Jane Ann Horn, of Burtersett, Hawes, Yorks. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D.

KIRKBRIDE

James

Private 44445, 3rd Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died 24th October 1920. Aged 25. Son of Thomas and Margaret Kirkbride, of Town Head Farm, Askrigg. Buried South-West of the Church in St OSWALD CHURCHYARD, ASKRIGG, Yorkshire.

LODGE

Bernard Grime

Second Lieutenant, 4th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Killed in action at Inverness Copse in Flanders while attached to the 10th Battalion 24th August 1917. Aged 23. Son of John James Grime Lodge, of Askrigg, Yorks. Mentioned in Despatches. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 128 to 131 and 162 and 162A.

METCALFE

John James

[Listed as Driver on memorial] - Private 501359, Labour Corps. Died 25th March 1918. Aged 22. Son of M. A. Metcalfe, of Quaker Terrace, Masham, Ripon, Yorks. Buried South-West of the Church in St OSWALD CHURCHYARD, ASKRIGG, Yorkshire.

METCALFE

Robert Pickering

Rifleman R/24155, 8th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action 24th August 1917. Aged 24. Born and resident Thornton Rust, enlisted Leyburn. Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Metcalfe, of Ashfield House, Thornton Rush, Aysgarth, Yorks. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL. Panel 115 to 119 and 162A and 163A.

MITTON

John

Private 30383, 2nd Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment). Killed in action 9th April 1917. Aged 40. Born Hawes, enlisted Leyburn, resident Askrigg. Son of Warren and Helen Mitton; husband of Mary Teresa Mitton, of Hill Top, Leyburn, Yorks. Buried in NEUVILLE-VITASSE ROAD CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Row D. Grave 15.

MUDD

Robert

Company Sergeant Major 35532, 10th Battalion, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). Killed in action 13th April 1917. Aged 37. Born Ripon, enlisted York. Son of Edward and Margaret Mudd, of Masham, Ripon; husband of Mary Jane Heslop (formerly Mudd), of Red Lane, Masham, Ripon, Yorks. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 4.

MILLER

Thomas

Private 30292, 10th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Died of wounds 17th April 1918. Aged 19. Born Askrigg, enlisted Richmond, resident Aysgarth. Son of G. C. and Margaret Miller, of Wood Hall, Aysgarth, Yorks. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XXiX. Row E. Grave 9.

PRESTON

James Graham

Private 22738, 18th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. Died of wounds 2nd November 1917. Aged 20. Born Akrigg, enlisted Leeds. Son of James and Margaret Ann Preston, of Askrigg, Yorks. Formerly 165297, Royal Field Artillery. Buried in WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VI. Row F. Grave 21.

WEBSTER

William Hunter Tomlinson

Gunner 696260, "Z" 57th Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Field Artillery. Died 5th August 1917. in France (SDGW CD states in United Kingdom). Aged 22. Born Ackrigg (sic), Yorks, enlisted Garston, Lancs. Son of John and Jane Webster, of Nappa Scarr, Aysgarth, Yorks. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY. Plot XXII. Row O. Grave 21A

1939 - 1945
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN EVER GRATEFUL
MEMORY OF THE MEN OF
THIS PARISH WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES IN THE
SECOND WORLD WAR

KIRKBRIDE

Sidney Chapman

Sergeant (Pilot) 566117, 37 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 15th July 1940. Aged 24. Son of Thomas and Isobel Kirkbride; husband of Kathleen Mary Kirkbride, of Bradford, Yorkshire. Buried in BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY, Soltau, Niedersachsen, Germany. Plot 12. Row D. Grave 1A.

BROWN

Walter Arnold

Trooper 14508382, 11th Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps. Died 26th December 1944. Aged 27. Son of Edward Robert and Annie Brown, of Bainbridge, Yorkshire. Buried in JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY, Gelderland, Netherlands. Plot 23. Row H. Grave 5.

COCKBONE

George Daykin

Pilot Officer (Pilot) 139493, 175 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 19th June 1943. Son of John and Alice Jane Cockbone; husband of Beatrice Jean Cockbone, of Dent, Yorkshire. Buried in DIEPPE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY, HAUTOT-SUR-MER, Seine-Maritime, France. Row H. Grave 57.

STEVENS

Ernest K

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HINDLE

Jack

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Frank V

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SHORTER

David C B

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