APPLETON
ROEBUCK WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Steve Mattock 2008
Appleton
Roebuck is a village and civil parish in the Selby district of North
Yorkshire. The village is about nine miles south-west from York. The
memorial is situated in the churchyard of All Saints’ Church,
Main Street, Appleton Roebuck. It takes the form of a Portland stone,
Celtic style, cross mounted on a tapering shaft standing on a plinth
with a single step. The memorial was sculpted by John Henry Plows. There
are three names for World War 1 and 3 for World War 2.
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Photographs
Copyright © Steve Mattock 2008 |
In Grateful Memory of
1914-1918
BARNES |
Joseph |
Lance
Serjeant 1796, 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars. Died of wounds 25th
May 1915. Joseph Barnes was born and lived in Bolton Percy, he enlisted
in York. Buried Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery, Belgium, V. E.
10. |
CUNDALL |
Henry
Yates |
Corporal
300885, 16th Mountain Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 31st
October 1918. Aged 28. Son of Joseph and Mary H. Cundall of Tadcaster,
Yorkshire. Buried Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel, EE. 21.
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LORRIMAN |
Harry |
Private
20398, 8th Bn., King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Killed in action
1st July 1916. Harry Lorriman was born in Askham Bryan and enlisted
in York. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France, Pier and
Face 11 C and 12 A. |
And
All Their Comrades Who Fell In The Great War 1914 – 1918
Rest eternal grant unto them O Lord |
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DUNNINGTON |
William
C H |
Gunner
1800378, 49 Battery, 48 Lt. A.A. Regt., Royal Artillery. Died 20th
June 1944. Aged 22. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Henry Dunnington,
of Layerthorpe, York. Commemorated on the Singapore Memorial, Column
17.
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HORNER |
John
Richard |
Private
4543444, 1st Bn., West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
Died 12th June 1944. Son of John and Elizabeth Horner; husband of
Mabel Horner, of Colton, Yorkshire. Commemorated on the Rangoon
Memorial, Burma, Face 8. The inscription on the memorial indicates
service with the 5th Battalion, West Yorks. |
WATKINS |
John
Patrick |
Corporal
1697042, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 1st September 1946.
Aged 33. Son of John Edward and Emily Watkins; husband of Isabella
Catherine Watkins, of Askham Richard, Yorkshire. Buried Munster
Heath War Cemetery, Germany, 4. E. 23. The inscription on the memorial
indicates he served with the RAF Regiment. |
Last updated
6 May, 2018
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