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SAXILBY WAR MEMORIAL

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The Saxilby memorial is to be found inside the church on the south wall of the nave listed on two stone plaques. That for World War 1 is of a mottled white stone with incised black lettering listing 34 names, mounted in a wooden frame. That for World War 2 is of a pale brown stone with incised black lettering listing 10 names.

THIS TABLET AND THE CROSS ON THE SCREEN WERE
ERECTED TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY
OF THE SAXILBY MEN WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 – 1918

FRANK ANCLIFF HARRY INGALL ARTHUR SMITH

ALEC BLADES HERBERT INGALL PRESTON SMITH

WILLIAM BUTLER ISAAC KIRTON PERCY STEPHENSON

JOHN E. CODLING HARRY LAMBERT WILLIAM STOREY

ERNEST CUNNINGTON FRANK MILNER PERCY SWALLOW

WILLIE CUNNINGTON TOM POCKLINGTON JOSEPH TOYNE

LAURENCE DRURY GORDON RAVENSCROFT ARTHUR WELLS

ARTHUR GLEW JOHN RAWSON ARTHUR WHITE

TOM GLEW M.M. HAROLD READ EDGAR WILMOT

EDGAR HALL ARTHUR ROBINSON CHARLES WILTON

SAM HILL ROBERT SIMS WILLIAM WINTERBOTHAM

WILKINSON CREDLAND

REMEMBER IN THE LORD THE MEN OF
SAXILBY WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN
THE WAR OF 1939 – 1945

Denzil Bishop Peter Newton

Ronald Britt Alan Sarjantson

Joseph Carruthers Eric Sergeant

Frank Ford George Tagg

John R. Jones Albert Wallis

REST ETERNAL GRANT TO THEM O LORD
AND LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON THEM.

On the North wall of the nave is a tablet originally from the Methodist Chapel, with 5 names from World War 1, only one (Ira Keyworth) not being on above World War 1 memorial.

Erected
to
the Memory of
those belonging to this
Chapel,
who fell in the Great War,
1914. --- 1919.
Wilkinson Credland,
Ernest Cunnington,
William Cunnington,
Ira Keyworth,
Arthur White.

"FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH."

1914-1918

ANCLIFF	Frank Edward	Private 12807, 6th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. ~Killed in action 9 August 1915. Born 1895, bpt 1.9.1895 Saxilby, son of Edmund & Matilda (née Richardson) Ancliff of Saxilby. Pre-war occupation farm hand. Commemorated at Panel 45 to 47, Helles Memorial, Turkey. #+
BLADES	Alexander (Alec) Edward	Private 10359, 6th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 29 August 1915, age 24. Born 1892/3 bpt 5.3.1893 Saxilby, son of Arnold Langley Blades & Annie (née Dove) Blades of Station Rd, North Hykeham, Lincoln. Enlisted Lincoln. Buried in Grave II.D.3, Hill 10 Cemetery, Turkey. #+
BUTLER	William Ernest Kirton	Private 53508, 235th Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), formerly 2638, Lincs Regt. Killed in action 30 November 1917, age 24. Born 1893 Ingleby, bpt 11.11.1894, Saxilby, son of John and Sarah Ann (née Kirton) Butler of Lincoln Rd, Saxilby. Pre-war occupation steel worker. Commemorated at Panel 12 and 13, Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France. #+
CODLING	John Edward	Able Seaman R/5088, Anson Bn. RN Div, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Killed in action 30 December 1917. Born 29.8.1887, bpt 4.12.1887 Saxilby, son of George & Eliza Codling. Husband of Nellie (née Mawer) Codling, 9 Brookfield Cottages, Acresford, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, father of Nellie & George. Pre-war occupation waggoner on farm. Commemorated at Pier and Face 1A, Thiepval Memorial, France. #+
CREDLAND	Wilkinson	Private 43668, 10th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Formerly 183784, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 4 October 1917, Ypres. Born 1885 Stow, Lincs, son of Jonathan Wilkinson Credland & Martha Ann (née Clarke) Credland, husband of the late Kate Ellen (née Spittlehouse) Credland, father of Charlie Credland. Pre-war occupation bricklayer. Commemorated on Panels 108 to 111, Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. #+
CUNNINGTON	Ernest	Lance Corporal 27134, 1st Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment, formerly 23325, 9th Bn Lincs Regt. Killed in action 9 October 1917, age 26. Born 22.5.1891 Saxilby, son of Thomas & Annie (née Shields) Cunnington of Saxilby. Husband of Lillian McManus (formerly Cunnington), of 12 Castle St, Lincoln, father of Gwenllian & Cora Cunnington. Pre-war occupation steam presser. Enlisted Lincoln Dec 1915. Commemorated at Panel 18 to 19, Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. #+
CUNNINGTON	Willie	Private 11495, 1st Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 29 September 1918, age 24. Born 26.8.1894 Saxilby, son of Thomas & Annie (née Shields) Cunnington of Saxilby. Pre-war occupation waggoner on farm. Enlisted 3.9.1914 Lincoln. Commemorated on Panel 4 Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France. #+
DRURY	Laurence	Private 42453, 2nd Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment, Formerly 17841, Lincs Regt. Killed in action 23 October 1918, age 19. Born 1899 Saxilby, son of Charles Edward and Jane (née Ancliff) Drury of Broadholme, Saxilby. Buried in Grave II. B.15, Highland Cemetery, Le Cateau, France. #+
GLEW	Arthur	Lance Corporal 2086, 2nd Bn. Middlesex Regiment. Died 23 September 1918, age 31, Germany, shortly after being taken prisoner. Born 10.10.1887 Lincoln, bpt 4.12.1887 St Mary-le-Wigford, Lincoln, son of Arthur George and Sarah Jane (née Grayson) Glew of Grange Farm, Saxilby. Enlisted Birmingham 20.10.1915. Pre-war occupation grocer's assistant. Commemorated at Givet German Cem. Mem., Sedan-Torcy French National Cemetery, France..+
GLEW	Tom	Rifleman C/12341, 12th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action 2 April 1918, age 24. Born 1893, Lincoln, son of Arthur George and Sarah Jane (née Grayson) Glew of Grange Farm, Saxilby. Enlisted 16.11.1915 Lincoln. Pre-war occupation farmer. Commemorated at Panel 61 to 64, Pozières Memorial, France. Awarded Military Medal 21.8.1917. +
HALL	Edgar	Private 7695, 2nd Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment, Formerly 38156, R.H. and R.F.A. Killed in action 9 May 1915. Born 4.6.1884 Thorpe-on-the-Hill, Lincs, son of William & the late Rebecca (née Goulding) Hall. In 1911 was already enlisted in 1st Bn. Lincs Regiment, serving in India. Commemorated at Panel 3, Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium. +
HILL	Sam	Possibly Private 50614, 16th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment). Killed in action 3 October 1917. Born 1893 Fulnetby, Lincs, bpt 20 Aug 1893 Rand cum Fulnetby, son of Samuel & Rebecca (née Robinson) Hill of Sudbrook, Lincoln. SDGW says resident of Nettleham, Lincs; he is not commemorated on that WM but connection with Saxilby unknown. Buried at Enclosure No.4 VIII. B. 21, Bedford House Cemetery, Belgium. +
INGALL	Henry (Harry)	Lance Corporal 9250, 2nd Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment..Killed in action 9 May 1915, age 22. Born May 1893 Fiskerton, Lincs, bpt 17 Dec 1893, Ordsall-in-Salford, Lancs, son of Thomas & Rachel (née Entwistle) Ingall of Western Av, Saxilby. Enlisted 8.10.1910 Manchester, as Private 1563, 4th Bn. Manchester Regiment, joined Lincs Regt 21.10.1911. Commemorated on Panel 3, Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium. +
INGALL	Herbert	Serjeant 13797, 2nd Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Died 16 August 1917, age 25. Born 21 Mar 1893, bpt 9 Jul 1893 Timberland, Lincs, son of John Thomas Ingall and Elizabeth (née Cook) Ingall, of Hallam's Lane, Timberland, Lincs. Father of John Herbert Poole. Pre-war occupation waggoner on farm. Commemorated on Panel 35 to 37, Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. +
KEYWORTH	John Ira	Private 158593, 104th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), formerly 21358, Notts & Derby Regt. Killed in action 12 October 1918, age 24. Born 1894, Sturton-by-Stow Lincs, bpt 12 Aug 1894 Stow in Lindsey, son of Tom & Catherine (née Brumpton) Keyworth. Husband of Mrs. Lily (née Moody) Keyworth of Eakring, Notts. Enlisted Mansfield, Notts. Pre-war occupation farm worker. Buried in Grave IV.B 7, Dadizeele New British Cemetery, Belgium. Also commemorated at St Margaret's, Bilsthorpe, Notts.
KIRTON	Isaac	Sapper 43319, 72nd Field Coy. Royal Engineers. Died 25 December 1915, Malta, age 26. Born 1889 Bransby, Lincs, bpt 11.11.1894 Saxilby, son of Isaac and Sarah Jane (née Cobb) Kirton of Lincoln Rd, Metheringham, Lincs. Buried in Grave C.III.4, Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta. +
LAMBERT	Charles Harry	Private 267935, 1st/7th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment). Died 5 October 1917, age 21, in hospital in London having been invalided from France. Born 1896, bpt 5.7.1896 Saxilby, son of Charles Edward and Sabina (née Leggatt) Lambert of Syke Lane, Saxilby. Buried in Saxilby (St. Botolph) Churchyard. #+
MILNER	Frank	Probably Private 12808, D Coy. 6th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 9 August 1915, age 20. Commemorated on at Panel 45 to 47 Helles Memorial, Turkey. Born 1895, Martin, Lincs, son of Tom and Minnie (née Draper) Milner, of 17 Norris St., Lincoln. Only known Saxilby connection is that 1915 attestation of his brother Harold gives his address as Lincoln Rd, Saxilby. +
POCKLINGTON	Thomas William	Private 4432, 2nd/5th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). Killed in action 15 February 1917, France. Born 1890 Hull, son of Arthur and Maria Louisa (née Bates) Pocklington of Saxilby. Pre-war occupation assisting in his father's mill. Commemorated on Pier and Face 2 A 2 C and 2 D, Thiepval Memorial, France. #+
RAVENSCROFT	Gordon	No further information currently available - no Gordon Ravenscroft in CWGC or 1911 Census locally. +
RAWSON	John	Private 38237, 4th Bn North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales's) Regiment. Died of wounds 13 May 1918, age 40, Perth Royal Infirmary, Scotland. Born 4 December 1877, bpt 6 Jan 1878, Laneham, Notts, son of William & the late Harriet (née Ward) Rawson of Saxilby. Enlisted Retford, Notts, pre-war occupation farmer. Buried in St Peter's Churchyard, near South porch, Laneham, Notts. Also commemorated on Laneham War Memoprial.
READ	Harold John	Lance Corporal 4751, 3rd Bn. London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). Killed in action 24 July 1916, age 20. Born 1896, bpt 19.4.1896 Saxilby, son of Henry Read & the late Betsy (née Middleton) of Saxilby. Buried in Grave I.M.19, Foncquevillers Military Cemetery, France. #+
ROBINSON	Arthur	Private 25081 2nd Bn Lincolnshire Regiment. Born 1891, bpt 26.4.1891 Toft by Newton, Lincs, son of the late Isaac and Elizabeth (née Bonnett) Robinson. Killed in action 23 Oct 1916, France. Residence Saxilby, enlisted Lincoln 1915, pre-war occupation baker. Commemorated at Pier and Face 1C, Thiepval Memorial, France. +
SIMS	John Robert	Private 11049, 4th Bn. Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment). Died of transverse myelitis in Lincoln Hospital 8 August 1915, age 29, having been declared unfit on 26.3.1915 due to paralysis following diptheria. Born 25.7.1886, bpt 29.8.1886 Saxilby, son of William and Emily Rebecca (née Kates) Sims. Pre-war occupation farmer. Enlisted September 1914 Valcartier, Quebec. Buried in Cammeringham (St. Michael) Churchyard. Also commemorated on war memorial plaque in Cammeringham Church. #+
SMITH	Preston Edward	Private G/66012, 2nd Bn. Royal Fusiliers, formerly 30516, Norfolk Regt. Killed in action 2 December 1917. Born 1891, bpt 1.2.1891 Saxilby, son of George William and Fannie Elizabeth (née Cavie) Smith, of Gainsborough Rd, Saxilby. Pre-war occupation baker's assistant. Commemorated on Panel 3 and 4, Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France. #+
SMITH	William Arthur	Private 50836, 1st Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action 10 September 1918, age 19. Born 1899 Saxilby, son of George William and Fannie Elizabeth (née Cavie) Smith, of Gainsborough Rd, Saxilby. Enlisted at Lincoln. Commemorated on Panel 4, Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France. #+
STEPHENSON	Percy Henry	Gunner 65230, 53rd Bty. Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 18 May 1917, age 25. Born 1891 Saxilby, son of Walter and Ellen (née Wells) Stephenson, of 47 Scotgate, Stamford. Enlisted May 1911 Lincoln, previously a fitter. Buried in Grave I. P. 26, Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe, France. #+
STOREY	William	Private 128624, 104th Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died 15 January 1918, age 18. Buried in Grave II. C. 2, Bleuet Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Bpt 20 .6.1899, Saxilby, son of William and Rebecca Storey, of Gainsboro' Rd, Saxilby. +
SWALLOW	Richard Percy Stuart	Lance Corporal 2209, 1st/4th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 13 October 1915 at Hohenzollern Redoubt, Loos., age 28. Born 4 Dec 1887, bpt 1 Jan 1888, St.Mary le Wigford, Lincoln, son of Annie Elizabeth (née Stuart) Swallow, of 77 Newland St. West, Lincoln, and the late Richard Swallow. Pre-war occu[pation draughtsman. Enlisted Lincoln. Commemorated at Panel 31 to 34, Loos Memorial, France. +
TOYNE	Joseph Edward	Lance Corporal 14273, 1st Bn. Coldstream Guards. ~Killed in action 31 July 1917, Belgium, age 20. Born 1896, bpt 15.11.1896 Saxilby, son of Joseph & Sarah Ann (née Harrison) Toyne of Gainsboro' Rd, Saxilby. Pre-war worked on father's farm. Commemorated on Panel 7 and 8, Loos Memorial, France. #+
WELLS	Arthur	Private 45840, 3rd Bn Leicestershire Regt. Wounded Oct 1918, died 2 July 1919 Saxilby, age 26. Born 1892 North Scarle, Lincs, son of Stephen & the late Hannah (née Saxby) Wells, of North Scarle; husband of Lydia (née Hardy) Wells, of Odders Farm, Saxilby. Buried in Grave C.B.U.32, North Scarle Cemetery. +
WHITE	Arthur	Private 16249, 7th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action21 March 1918, age 19. Born 1897, bpt 17.10.1897 Saxilby, son of John Henry and Rebecca Ann (née Marshall) White of Sykes Cottages, Saxilby. Commemorated at Bay 3 and 4, Arras Memorial, France. #+
WILMOT(T)	Edgar Popplewell	Rifleman 307677, 1st/8th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). Died of wounds 27 July 1917, age 27. Born Gainsborough, son of William and Anne Maria (née Popplewell ) Wilmot of 12 Lincoln St, Gainsborough, Lincs. Buried in Grave IV C 72, Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France. +
WILTON	Charles Birkett	Private 18327, 8th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 8 September 1918. Born 1888 Balby, Yorks, son of Ellen Wilton. In 1911 he was a servant of a clergyman in Gainsborough, who in 1919 was vicar of Saxilby. Buried in Grave IV. A. 20, Hermies Hill British Cemetery, France. +
WINTERBOTHAM	William	No CWGC casualties of this name have a known local link.~Probably Moses William WINTERBOTTOM, Air Mechanic 1st Class 200689, Royal Air Force. Died of pneumonia 23 October 1918, Fulham Military Hospital, age 26. Born 14 Jul 1892, bpt 21 Aug 1892, Sheffield, St Mary, son of Irvine & Edith (née Knight) Winterbottom, who were living in Saxilby with their family in 1911. Husband of Mary Eliza (née Underwood) Winterbottom of York Buildings, Bishop's Sutton, Hants, father of Edith. Pre-war occupation fitter/turner. Attested 17 Jun 1913, Lincoln, to RFC, transferred to RNAS 30 Jun 1914. Buried in Bishop's Sutton (St. Nicholas) Churchyard. #+
		# also commemorated on Saxilby School memorial panel~+ also commemorated on Saxilby Recreation Ground gates~
1939-1945
BISHOP	Denzil Yorke	Flight Sergeant 947234, 625 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Killed 21 April 1944, age 24, when pilot in a Lancaster bomber that crashed in sea off Dutch coast during night raid on Cologne. Born 30.10.1919, Kirton-in-Holland, Lincs, son of Fred and Edith Emma (née Flatters) Bishop of Kirton, Lincs. Pre-war occupation accountant's clerk. Commemorated at Panel 215, Runnymede Memorial. +
BRITT	Ronald Arthur	Private 4802804, 2nd Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds 15 April 1945, age 25. Born 1919, Sturton-by-Stow, Lincs, son of Harry and Eleanor (née Makings) Britt; husband of Catherine (née Kinne) Britt, of Galashiels, Selkirkshire. Buried in Grave 62.G.18, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany. +
CARRUTHERS	Joseph	Leading Telegraphist D/JX 164984, Royal Navy, Dutch Submarine O.22. Died 19 November 1940, age 33, when ship was lost with all hands, 40 miles SW of Norwegian coast. Born 23.8.1907 Manchester, son of Robert & Ada Louisa (née Ranson) Carruthers. Commemorated at Panel 39, Column 3, Plymouth Naval Memorial. +
FORD	Francis (Frank) Royston	Serjeant 7044307, 6th Bn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Killed in action 7 April 1943, age 23. Born 21.11.1919 Saxilby, son of William and Laura (née Riggall) Ford, of Saxilby. Commemorated at Face 19, Medjez-el-Bab Memorial, Tunisia. +
JONES	John Rhagfyr	Second Lieutenant 230116, Royal Engineers. Died at sea 30 September 1942, age 35. Born 25.12.1906, Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, son of David & Anna (née Davies) Jones. Husband of Anne Lang (née Cowan) Jones, father of Anne Jones, Saxilby. Commemorated at Panel 4, Column 3, Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, and on Carmarthen Guildhall Royal Engineers WW2 Memorial. +
NEWTON	Peter	Probably Flying Officer 191473 Peter John Newton, 114 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Killed 9 February 1946, age22 when Boston he was piloting crashed in sea off Ras Imran, Aden. Born 1923, son of the late Joseph John Newton and Hilda May (née Grundy) Newton of Lincoln. Presumed connection with Saxilby is that his mother's mother was born there. Commemorated on Column 285 Alamein Memorial, Egypt. +
SARJANTSON	Alan	Flight Sergeant 1438714, 51 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Killed in action 18 April 1944, age 20, when pilot of a Halifax bomber shot down during raid on Tergnier. Adopted son of Benjamin Granville and Annie (née King) Sarjantson, of Saxilby. Buried at Row 2, Grave 6, Davenescourt Communal Cemetery, France. +
SERGEANT	Eric	Sub-Lieutenant (A) Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Killed in action 6 January 1943, when Albacore aircraft he was piloting failed to return from mine-laying mission to Tunis from Malta. Born 6 Jun 1921, Saxilby, son of Walter & Eveline (née Jackson) Sergeant. Commemorated at Bay 4, Panel 7, Lee-on-Solent Memorial. Awarded Distinguished Service Cross and Bar. +
TAGG	George Reginald	Lieutenant 255472, Royal Artillery. Killed in action 5 December 1944, age 28. Secondary Unit, Regiment attd. 2/4th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Born 13.2.1916, Aston, Yorks, son of George & Gladys Wilson (née Hutchinson) Tagg, of Saxilby. Pre-war occupation gamekeeper. Buried in Grave III.A.3, Faenza War Cemetery, Italy. +
WALLIS	Albert Edwin	Sergeant 1578208, 10 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Killed 24 May 1943 when Halifax bomber in which he was a gunner was lost during raid on Dortmund. Born 13 Jan 1921, Saxilby, son of Edwin & Christiana (née Warriner) Wallis of Sykes Lane, Saxilby. Pre-war occupation apprentice plumber and painter. Buried in Grave 5.D.6, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany. +
		+ also commemorated on Saxilby Recreation Ground gates

Last updated 15 May, 2025

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