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RUNSWICK BAY, HINDERWELL AND PORT MULGRAVE WAR MEMORIAL

Detailed information for World War 1 & 2
Compiled and Copyright © Photographs & information Michael Booker;
Transcription and research Janet Graves 2004

The memorial is incorporated within a stone clock tower, built of York stone. There are two dedicatory stone tablets that have been placed on the tower which list the names of the fallenl the whole is surrounded by a metal railing and planted flower beds. There are 25 names listed for World War 1 and 19 dir World War 2. The site was donated by Mr Robert Gill; the memorial cost £360, the clock £35, and incidentals £9, a total cost of £404 0s 0d. The architects designed the memorial for no fee. The memorial was originally unveiled 11 November 1921. In 2000 the memorial was cleaned and repointed, new wrought iron railings installed and the area landscaped, costing £2987; the memorialm was then rededicated in 2000. In 2010 the clock mechanism was cleaned and refurbished by Smith's of Derby and the railings repainted at a cost of £750. References to the memorial appeared in the Whitby Gazette 18 November 1921 and 9 June 2000.

Photograph Copyright © Michael Booker 2004

PASS NOT THIS STONE IN SORROW BUT IN PRIDE
LIVE YOUR LIVES AS NOBLY AS THEY DIED
1914-1918

ADAMS

Robert Nelson
Private 37886. 10th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action 19th July 1917, aged 23 years. Son of Law and Margaret Ellen Adams of High Street, Hinderwell, Yorks. Born Lythe, Yorks and enlisted Stockton on Tees, DUR. Commemorated La Targette British Cemetery. I.F.6.

BARRETT

John William
Private 18923. 10th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment. Died of wounds 19th May 1917. Born Port Mulgrave and enlisted Whitby, Yorks. Commemorated St Sever Cemetery Extension. P.II.M.12A.

BILLAM

William
Private 18687. 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action 1st July 1916, aged 22 years. Son of Mrs Elizabeth Billam of Hinderwell, husband of Ada Elizabeth Billam of Hinderwell, Yorks. Born Hinderwell, enlisted Whitby and resident Hinderwell, Yorks. Commemorated Dantzig Alley British Cemetery. VIII.U.3.

BOOTH

Henry Leonard
Leading Signalman 231204, Royal Navy. HMS ‘Commonwealth’. Died 16th March 1919, aged 30 years. Son of Mrs Jane Booth. Husband of Elizabeth Booth of ‘Inglenook’, Hinderwell, Yorks. Commemorated Hinderwell Cemetery. B.K.12.

BRAKESPEARE

Alfred
Possibly A Breakspeare (forename not shown) on CWGC and Arthur Breakspear on SDGW. Private 20490. 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Died of wounds 21st July 1916, aged 27 years. Son of Alfred and Marion Breakspear[e] of Northleigh, OXF. Husband of Mildred Cooke (formerly Breakspear[e]) of 26 Bramcote Street, Radford, NTT. Born Hanbury, OXF, enlisted Richmond and resident Hinderwell, Yorks. Commemorated Habarcq Communal Cemetery Extension. VIII.G.2.

CLARK

John G
No further information currently

GILL

Thomas
Private 20844. 1st Battalion, Border Regiment. Killed in action 27th January 1917, aged 39 years. Son of Thomas and Mary Gill of Keswick, CUL. Husband of Isabella Gill of Port Mulgrave, Yorks. Born Keswick, CUL, enlisted London (place unspecified) and resident Port Mulgrave, Yorks. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial. Pier and Face 6A and 7C.

GOODWILL

George William
Private 15455. 6th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action Gallipoli 22nd August 1915. Born Settrington, enlisted Whitby and resident Hinderwell, Yorks. Commemorated Helles Memorial. Panel 55 to 58.

HICKS

Isaac
Private 17084. 6th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action 30th September 1916. Son of James and Kezia Hicks of 20 Long Row, Port Mulgrave, Yorks. Born Hinderwell, enlisted Whitby and resident Hinderwell, Yorks. Commemorated Grandcourt Road Cemetery, Grandcourt. B.21.

HILL

John
Military Medal. Corporal 10872. 8th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action 21st October 1917, aged 26 years. Son of (the late) James and Jane Ann Hill. Born Hinderwell and enlisted Whitby, Yorks. Commemorated Tyne Cot Memorial. Panel 52 to 54 and 162A.

MARSHALL

Ellis George
Private 17177. A Company, 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action 25th September 1915, aged 18 years. Son of Charles and Mary Marshall of 35 Long Row, Port Mulgrave, Yorks. Born Stockton (which unspecified), enlisted Whitby and resident Hinderwell, Yorks. Commemorated Loos Memorial. Panel 44 to 45.

MILLER

Arthur Charles
Private 3291. W Company, 4th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action 12th April 1918, aged 32 years. Son of Mrs Ann Miller of Strawberry Cottage, West End, Hinderwell, Yorks. Born and enlisted Hinderwell, Yorks. Commemorated Ploegsteert Memorial. Panel 4.

MORRIS

Michael
No further information currently

READMAN

Joseph
Lance Corporal 15172. 6th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Died at sea 3rd September 1915, aged 25 years. Son of James Readman of Hinderwell, Yorks. Born Hinderwell, enlisted Whitby and resident Hinderwell, Yorks. Commemorated Helles Memorial. Panel 55 to 58.

STEPHENSON

Herbert Rowe
Second Engineer, Mercantile Marine. SS ‘Treverbyn’ (St Ives). Died 3rd September 1917, aged 34 years. Husband of A Stephenson of Rita Cottage, Beckenham Avenue, East Boldon, Newcastle on Tyne, NBL. Commemorated Tower Hill Memorial.

Note: The S.S. Treverbyn was launched 9 February 1910, built by John Readhead & Sons Ltd at West Yard, South Shields. On 3 September 1917 she was mined and sunk 2 miles E.S.E. of Ushinish Light, South Uist while on a voyage from Narvik to Manchester with a cargo of iron ore; the mine had been laid by U-Boat U75 on 12 August 1917.

STEPHENSON

Edward
Private 25456. 6th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action Gallipoli 22nd August 1915, aged 28 years. Husband of Ada Evelyn Wallace (formerly Stephenson) of 13 Plover Street, Warrenby, Redcar, Yorks. Born Loftus, enlisted Whitby and resident Loftus, Yorks. Commemorated Helles Memorial. Panel 55 to 58.

SEYMOUR

Lancelot Matthew
Rifleman S/36863. Rifle Brigade attached to 2/10th Battalion, London Regiment, formerly 100346 Royal Flying Corps. Killed in action 25th August 1918, aged 21 years. Son of John and Elizabeth Seymour of Cement Cottage, Port Mulgrave, Yorks. Born Port Mulgrave, enlisted Whitby and resident Hinderwell, Yorks. Commemorated Bray Military Cemetery. II.K.38.

SEYMOUR

Albert John

Private 18397, 3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment). Died 13th May 1915. Aged 30. Born 22nd August 1884 in Hinderwell. Eldest son of John and Elizabeth Seymour, of Cement Cottage, Portmulgrave, Hinderwell. Bricklayer by trade. Singleman. Enlisted and passed fit 23rd September 1914 at Valcartier, Canada, aged 30, height 5 feet 8 inches, girth 37 inches, complexion fair, eyes blue, ahir light brown; religion Wesleyan Methodist. Buried in NIEDERZWEHREN CEMETERY, Kassel, Hessen, Germany. Plot VII. Row B. Grave 5. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 8788 - 21

TRATTLES

Thomas William

Private 26340. 9th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Died of wounds 5th October 1916. Born Hinderwell and enlisted New Marske, Yorks. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial. Pier and Face 3A and 3D.

TOSE

George H

Unable to identify George H Tose. Possibly Herbert Tose. Quartermaster Sergeant S2/015487. 69th Field Company, Army Service Corps. Died East Africa 15th August 1917. Born, enlisted and resident Scarborough, Yorks. Commemorated Morogoro Cemetery. IV.B.15.

TAWN

[William] Milton

Private 51900. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 10th April 1918, aged 18 years. Son of George and Hannah Tawn of West End, Hinderwell, Yorks. Born Hinderwell, enlisted Whitby and resident Hinderwell, Yorks. Commemorated Ploegsteert Memorial. Panel 3.

THOMPSON

Frederick W

Master, Bayreaulx, Mercantile Marine. Died 20th October, 1916. Age 31. Son of Captain W. G. Thompson and husband of Zipporah Thompson, of Meadow Fields, Hinderwell, Yorkshire. Commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial, London.

WATSON

Norman

Unable to identify and no further information currently.

WALKER

George Edward

Lance Corporal 10868. 7th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action 10th August 1916. Born Lingdale, enlisted Whitby and resident Hinderwell, Yorks. Commemorated Quarry Cemetery. VI.A.17.

WELFORD

John Joseph

Private 26155. 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Died of wounds 10th October 1917, aged 20 years. Son of Thomas A and Betsy A Welford of Port Mulgrave, Yorks. Born Scaling and enlisted Hinderwell, Yorks. Commemorated Dozinghem Military Cemetery. X.J.19.

Note: In July 1917, at the beginning of the British Offensive, groups of Casualty Clearing Stations were placed in readiness at three positions called by the troops Mendinghem, Dozinghem and Bandaghem.

1939-1945

BELL

George William
Able Seaman C/SSX26733, H.M.S. Sultan, Royal Navy. Died 16th February, 1942, possibly during the evacuation of Singapore. Age 20. Son of Robert and Maria Bell, of Port Mulgrave, Yorkshire. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Panel 83.

Note: H.M.S. Sultan was the main Naval base in Singapore, and was destroyed on the surrender.

BENNISON

Joseph Newton

Private 14741160. Hallamshire Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. Died 26th November 1944, aged 18 years. Son of Thomas William and Sophia Bennison of Runswick, Yorks. Commemorated Nederweet War Cemetery. I.B.1.

CALVERT

William
Unable to identify and no further information.

CLENNAN

Laurence
Gunner 856861. 4th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery. Died 30th June 1944, aged 25 years. Commemorated St Manvieu War Cemetery. VI.A.17.

GILLARD

Frank
Sergeant (Air Gunner) 1107618, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 21st August 1942, aged 20 years. Son of James and Lily Gillard of Hinderwell, Yorks. Commemorated Hinderwell Cemetery. Row B3W. Grave 17.

HESELTINE

George William Edie
Private 4391094. 5th Battalion, Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment). Died 2nd June 1940, aged 21 years. Son of George T and Beatrice Heseltine of Port Mulgrave, Yorks. Commemorated Dunkirk Memorial. Column 49.

JACKSON

Eric
Unable to identify and no further information.

LAWSON

Harold
Unable to identify and no further information.

MAINFORTH

George Robert
Possibly George Robert Mainforth. Private 3132973. 5th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Died 28th October 1942, aged 24 years. Commemorated El Alamein Cemetery. III.G.8.

WELFORD

Page
Sergeant (Flight Engineer) 570472, Royal Air Force. 120 Squadron. Died 18th February 1942, aged 21 years. Son of Page and Gertrude Welford. Nephew of Edith Welford of Stockton on Tees, DUR. Commemorated Hinderwell Cemetery. Plot 2E. Grave 21.

Last updated 19 September, 2019

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