ARKSEY |
Sydney |
Private
26018. 13th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action
4th May 1917. Son of George Carr and Emma Arksey, brother of Thomas
Edward Arksey. Born Hull, enlisted Beverley and resident Bridlington,
Yorks. Commemorated Arras Memorial. Bay 4 and 5. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
ARKSEY |
Thomas
Edward |
Private
44172. 2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Killed in action 14th
July 1918, aged 23 years. Son of George Carr and Emma Arksey of
21 Waxholme Road, Withernsea, Yorks. Brother of Sydney Arksey. Born
Hull and enlisted Beverley, Yorks. Commemorated Klein-Vierstraat
British Cemetery. IV.C.15. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
ASHWELL |
William |
Private
39574. 12/13th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Died of wounds
18th June 1918, aged 38 years. Son of Robert and Martha Ashwell.
Husband of Annie Ashwell of 61 Arthur Street, Withernsea, Yorks.
Born Hull and enlisted Beverley, Yorks. Commemorated Sisanne British
Cemetery. O.17. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
BATTY |
John
Charles |
Able
Seaman 183911, Royal Navy. HMS ‘Vanguard’. Died 9th July 1917, aged
37 years. Son of (the late) John and Annie Batty of Withernsea,
Yorks. Husband of Emma Hannah Batty of 11 Victoria Road, Aston,
Birmingham, WAR. Commemorated Chatham Naval Memorial. 21. See also
Withernsea
St Nicholas |
BEASEY |
John |
John
Beasy on birth and military records. Private 12/604. 12th Battalion,
East Yorkshire Regiment. Died home 1st February 1915. Son of Charles
and Ann Beasy. Husband of Harriet Augusta Beasy (nee Kennedy) of
53 Walliker Street, Hull, Yorks. Born 1868 Cromer, Norfolk, enlisted
Hull and resident Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated Withernsea Cemetery.
92. See also Withernsea St Nicholas
and also Liverpool Street
Station, London. |
BLAIN |
John |
Private
63105. 13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment). Born
23rd June 1874 and died 4th November 1917. Son of John and (the
late) Jane Ann Blain of Brompton, CUL. Husband of Martha Elizabeth
Blain of 8 Hull Road, Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated Ypres (Menin
Gate) Memorial. Panel 24-26-28-30. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
BLAKENEY |
George |
Possibly
George Blakney. Sergeant G/2810. 8th Battalion, Queens (Royal West
Surrey Regiment), formerly 2816 Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed
in action 21st August 1916. Born Hull, Yorks, enlisted and resident
Margate, KEN. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial. Pier and Face 5D and
6D. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
BOHN |
Howard
[Gabriel] |
[Howard
Gabriel Bohn served as Howard Gabriel Bond] Private 18500, 2nd Battalion,
Wiltshire Regiment. Died 10 April 1917. Aged 23. Born 1893 Warminster,
WIL, the son of Deborah Bohn, of 6, Young St., Withernsea, Yorks.,
and the late Thomas William Bohn. Present in Hull, Yorks 1911. Employed
as a a shoemaker in Warminster. Buried at WARLINCOURT HALTE BRITISH
CEMETERY, SAULTY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VIII. Row B. Grave
3. See also Withernsea St Nicholas |
BOWRON |
H
T |
Possibly
Harry Jackson Bowron. Lance Corporal 33470. 12th Battalion, East
Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action 3rd May 1917, aged 25 years.
Son of Joseph Charles and Frances Chapman Bowron of Carter Villa,
Queen Street, Withernsea, Yorks. Born Hull, enlisted Beverley and
resident Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated Arras Memorial. Bay 4 and
5. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
BROWN |
Frederick
Jesse |
Lance
Corporal 203300. 4th Battalion, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
Died of wounds 28th July 1917, aged 21 years. Son of Alfred Thomas
and Annie Kezia Brown of ‘Aysgarth’, Withernsea, Yorks. Born and
enlisted Hull, Yorks. Commemorated Coxyde Military Cemetery. II.L.16.
See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
BROWN |
James |
|
BROWN |
Robert
Henry |
Second
Lieutenant. 5th Battalion, West Riding Regiment. Died 16th January
1917, aged 24 years. Son of Alfred Thomas and Annie Kezia Brown
of ‘Aysgarth’. Withernsea, Yorks. Brother of Frederick Jesse Brown.
Commemorated Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery. III.J.11. See also
Withernsea
St Nicholas |
BUTCHER |
Walter |
Private
11508. 8th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Died of wounds 19th
December 1916, aged 29years. Son of James B Butcher of 16 Princes
Street, Withernsea, Yorks. Born and enlisted Hull, resident Withernsea,
Yorks. Commemorated Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension. III.F.15.
See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
COOK |
Harry |
|
COOK |
John
Alderson |
John
Alderson Cooke on birth, marriage and military records. Private
202743. 12/13th Battalion, Northumberland Fusilers, formerly 6113
Artillery Training School. Killed in action 4th October 1917, aged
37 years. Son of Mr and Mrs H Cooke of Charden, Bicester, Oxfordshire.
Husband of Annie Cooke (nee Caley) of 36 Cheverton Avenue, Withernsea,
Yorks. Born and enlisted Hull, Yorks. Commemorated Tyne Cot Memorial.
Panel 19 to 23 and 162. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
COOKES |
Cyril
[Chester] |
Private
6/1268. Canterbury Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Killed
in action Gallipoli 7th August 1915, aged 34 years. Son of Thomas
S Cookes of 12 Roskly (?) Villa, North Cliff, Withernsea, Yorks.
Commemorated Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial.12. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
DAVIDSON |
Harry |
Harry
Davison on records. Private 235386. 1st Battalion, Leicestershire
Regiment, formerly 2189 East riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry. Died
of wounds 20th April 1918, aged 20 years. Son of John and Annie
Davison of 26 Alma Street, Withernsea, Yorks. Enlisted Hull and
resident Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated Wimereux Communal Cemetery.
XI.C.7A. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
DEAKIN |
J
A |
No
further information currently available. |
DOUGLAS |
James
Arthur |
James
Arthur Douglass on birth and CWGC. Private 43253. 20th Battalion,
Durham Light Infantry. Died of wounds 1st April 1918, aged 33 years.
Son of Joseph and Mary Douglass of Hollym, Yorks. Born Hollym, enlisted
Beverley and resident Ottringham, Yorks. Commemorated Gezaincourt
Communal Cemetery Extension. II.H.4. |
FRANKISH |
Cyril
Bertrand |
Private
22513. 11th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action
12th September 1916. Son of Harry and Sarah Ann Frankish, brother
of Clement Rowland Frankish. Born and enlisted Hull, Yorks. Commemorated
Loos Memorial. Panel 40 to 41. |
FRANKISH |
Clement
Rowland |
Driver
44601. B Battery, 116th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died Salonika
11th October 1917, aged 24 years. Son of Harry and Sarah Ann Frankish
of York House, Queen Street, Withernsea, Yorks. Brother of Cyril
Bertrand Frankish. Born and enlisted Hull, Yorks. Commemorated Salonika
(Lembet Road) Military Cemetery. 1222. |
FRASER |
Archibald
[McLaren] |
Private
4425. A Company, 4th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Killed
in action 17th June 1916, aged 25 years. Son of William and Elizabeth
Fraser of 7 Melrose Crescent, Withernsea, Yorks. Born Withernsea
(as SDGW) or London (as CWGC), enlisted Hull and resident Withernsea,
Yorks. Commemorated Loker Churchyard. I.D.4. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
GALLAGHER |
Edwin |
Private
5187. 4th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action 7th
November 1916. Born and enlisted Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated
Thiepval Memorial. Pier and Face 2C. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
GRASSAM |
Thomas
[Alfred] |
Private
25058. 11th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action
12th April 1918. Born and enlisted Hull, Yorks. Commemorated Ploegsteert
Memorial. Panel 4. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
HALL |
Ernest
Creasey |
Private
38845. 2nd Battalion, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Killed
in action 13th March 1918, aged 19 years. Son of Charles and Laura
Jane Hall of 15 Princes Street, Withernsea, Yorks. Born Hull and
enlisted Beverley, Yorks. Commemorated Canada Farm Cemetery. III.H.34.
See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
HARRISON |
George
Harold |
Bombardier
32701. 172nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 1st
July 1916, aged 19 years. Son of (the late) George and Alice Mary
Harrison of Yola House, High Brighton Street, Withernsea, Yorks.
Enlisted Poplar, MDX and resident Withernsea, Yorks. An Apprentice
in Merchant Service. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial. Pier and Face
1A and 8A. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
HOGG |
Harold |
Able
Seaman Tyneside Z/8525, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Howe Battalion,
Royal Naval Division. Died 13th September 1917, aged 20 years. Born
12 October 1897 in Withernsea, baptised 30 January 1901 in Withernsea.
Son of Charles and Susannah Hogg of 8 Alma Street, Withernsea, Yorks.
Prior to enlistment he was a farm labourer. Church of England. Height
5 feet 2¾ inches, chest 33½ inches, brown complexion,
dark brown hair, blue eyes. Commemorated Arras Memorial. Bay 1.
See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
JAMESON |
Harold
W |
Skipper,
Royal Naval Reserve. HM Trawler ‘Ruby’. Died 17th October 1917,
aged 28 years. Son of Carrie Jameson of ‘Detroite Villas’, Withernsea,
Yorks. Husband of A N Bainbridge (formerly Jameson) of 53 Phoenix
Street, Goole, Yorks. Commemorated Chatham Naval Memorial. 25. See
also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
JOHNSON |
Frank |
|
KELLER |
Arthur
Jackson |
Rifleman
45116. King’s Royal Rifle Corps, posted to 16th Battalion, London
Regiment, formerly 38124 East Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action
27th September 1918. Born and, enlisted Hull, resident Withernsea,
Yorks. Commemorated Sauchy-Cauchy Communal Cemetery Extension. A.23.
See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
KELLER |
Harold |
Private
1668. East Yorkshire Yeomanry. Died home 28th November 1915, aged
23 years. Born and enlisted Hull, resident Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated
Withernsea Cemetery. 90. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
KING |
Douglas
Roy |
Apprentice,
Mercantile Marine. SS ‘Montebello’ (Hull). Died 21st June 1918,
aged 17 years. Son of (the late) Walter and Louisa Hossack King
(nee Manson) of 9 South Parade, Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated
Tower Hill Memorial. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
LANGHORNE |
Fred |
Private
267389. 6th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in action
27th May 1918, aged 21 years. Son of Frederick and Alice Langhorne
of 15 Waxholme Road, Withernsea, Yorks. Brother of Sydney Langhorne.
Born Hull and enlisted Beverley, Yorks. Commemorated Soissons Memorial.
See also Withernsea
St Nicholas
|
LANGHORNE |
Sydney |
Trooper
2470. Household Battalion. Killed in action 10th October 1917, aged
19 years. Son of Frederick and Alice Langhorne of 15 Waxholme Road,
Withernsea, Yorks. Brother of Fred Langhorne. Born Hull, enlisted
and resident Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated Tyne Cot Memorial.
Panel 3. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
LAZENBY |
W |
No
further information currently available. |
LUNN |
Arthur
[Edward] |
Private
310904. 14th Battalion, Tank Corps, formerly 19213 Machine Gun Corps.
Died of wounds 16th August 1918, aged 20 years. Son of Arthur Edward
and Adelaide D Lunn of 7 Queen Street, Withernsea, Yorks. Born Hornsea
and enlisted Beverley, Yorks. Commemorated Villers-Bretonneux Military
Cemetery. C.20. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
MASON |
Harry
[Andrew] |
Private
G/7290. 1st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Died home 6th February
1916, aged 23 years. Son of Tom and (the late) Mrs T Mason of Grimsby,
Lincs. Born Withernsea, Yorks and enlisted Tottenham, MDX. Commemorated
Grimsby (Scartho Road) Cemetery. 42.C.2. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
McDONALD |
Robert |
Possibly
Robert McDonald. Private 11095. 6th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed in action Dardanelles 9th August 1915. Born and enlisted
Hull, Yorks. Commemorated Helles Memorial. Panel 51 to 54. See also
Withernsea
St Nicholas |
McKEE |
George |
Lance
Corporal 12/991. B Company, 12th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed in action 12th April 1916, aged 25 years. Son of George William
and Clara McKee. Husband of Nellie McKee of 12 Arthur Street, Withernsea,
Yorks. Born and enlisted Hull, Yorks. Commemorated Sucrerie Military
Cemetery. II.H.3. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
MILES |
[Thomas]
Alfred |
Private
16975. X Corps Cyclist Battalion, Army Cyclist Corps, formerly 1126
East Yorkshire Regiment. Died of wounds 12th June 1917, aged 24
years. Son of William and Amy Miles of Ebor Cottage, Paddock, Anlaby
Road, Hull, Yorks. Born Withernsea, enlisted Hull and resident Withernsea,
Yorks. Commemorated Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery. XV.G.7. See
also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
MOULDS |
Frederick
aka Fred |
Frederick
Moulds on 1901 census, but Mould on marriage record. SDGW has Frederick
Moulds. Private 200818. 4th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed in action15th September 1916. Born and enlisted Hull, Yorks.
CWGC has Frederick Mould. Private 2902. 4th Battalion, East Yorkshire
Regiment. Died 15th September 1916, aged 24 years. Son of (the late)
Joseph and Annie Mould of 15 Haworth Street, Hull, Yorks. Husband
of Martha Mould (nee Boydon) of 78 Wharcliffe Street, Hull, Yorks.
Commemorated Thiepval Memorial. Pier and Face 2C. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
OFFICER |
Arnold
[Vincent] |
Second
Lieutenant. 12th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Died 10th May
1917, aged 28 years. Son of Harry Smith and Mary Officer of Hull,
Yorks. Commemorated Etaples Military Cemetery. XVII.C.16. See also
Withernsea
St Nicholas |
OPET |
Isidor
[Harold] |
Second
Lieutenant. London Regiment, attached 7th Battalion, London Regiment.
Died 22nd March 1918, aged 30 years. Son of Siegfried and Rachel
Opet. Brother of Esther Opet of 12 St Marys Avenue, Harrogate, Yorks.
Commemorated Chauny Communal Cemetery British Extension. I.G.6.
See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
RHODES |
Archibald |
Private
75013. 29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment).
Born Goole, Yorks 10th September 1876 and died 6th April 1916. Son
of (the late) Caleb and Hannah Mary Rhodes of Withernsea, Yorks.
Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Panel 18-28-30. See also
Withernsea
St Nicholas |
ROBINSON |
T
G |
Possibly
Tom George Robinson. Private 183618. General Depot, 31st Battalion,
Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment). Born Sandholme, Yorks 12th
March 1874 and died 25th April 1919. Son of George and Elizabeth
Ann Robinson of Hull, husband of A M Robinson of 19 Zetland Street,
Hull, Yorks. Commemorated Hull Western Cemetery. 509. 49109. |
RUSSELL |
Percy |
Private
10/67. 10th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Died of wounds 20th
May 1917, aged 22 years. Son of William Percy and Laura Russell
of 74 Queen Street, Withernsea, Yorks. Born and enlisted Hull and
resident Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated Hamburg Cemetery. III.E.8.
See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
SIMPSON |
John
Robert |
Able
Seaman Tyneside Z/8676, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Hood Battalion,
Royal Naval Division. Killed in action 23rd April 1917. Son of John
and Fanny Simpson. Commemorated Arras Memorial. Bay 1. See also
Withernsea
St Nicholas |
STABLER |
Charles
Richard |
Private
32/243. C Company, 13th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Died
of wounds 9th July 1917, aged 20 years. Son of Richard and Mary
Stabler of Gas Works, Withernsea, Yorks. Enlisted York, Yorks. Commemorated
Achiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension. I.N.23. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
STATTERS |
George
[Henry] |
Private
32493. 2/6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Killed in
action 24th September 1917, aged 19 years. Son of (the late) George
and Mary Statters of Day Street, Hull, Yorks. Born and enlisted
Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated Tyne Cot Memorial. Panel 90 to 92
and 162 to 162A. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
TETHER |
Douglas
Milne |
Second
Mate, Mercantile Marine. SS ‘Toro’ (Hull). Died 12th April 1917,
aged 25 years. Son of Charles Edwin and Ada Tether of 12 Marine
Parade, Withernsea, Yorks. Born Hull, Yorks. Commemorated Tower
Hill Memorial. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
THORNTON |
Harold |
Possibly
Harold Thornton. Private 54301. 2/5th Battalion, Manchester Regiment,
formerly 205401 Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Died of wounds
27th April 1918, aged 30 years. Son of George Edgar and Ellen Thornton,
husband of Ethel Thornton. Born Dewsbury, enlisted Pontefract and
resident Scarborough, Yorks. Commemorated Valenciennes (St Roch)
Communal Cemetery. IV.G.10. |
TINDALL |
E |
No
further information currently available. |
TRAINER |
Robert |
Possibly
Robert James Trainer. Sergeant 8956. 7th Battalion, East Yorkshire
Regiment, formerly 6679 Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action31st
March 1918. Born Tipperary, IRL, enlisted Richmond and resident
Headingley, Yorks. Commemorated Arras Memorial. Bay 4 and 5. See
also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
TURNER |
Arthur
S |
Possibly
Arthur Sargeant Turner. Corporal 10/950. 10th Battalion, East Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed in action 15th August 1918, aged 24 years. Son
of Robert and (the late) Emily Turner of 11 Lambert Street, Hull,
Yorks. Born and enlisted Hull, Yorks. Commemorated Ploegsteert Memorial.
Panel 4. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
USHER |
James
W |
|
VAUGHAN |
David |
Private
55695. Durham Light Infantry, transferred to 183409 355th Company,
Labour Corps. Died 1st April 1919, aged 23 years. Son of Seth and
Rosa Vaughan. Husband of Janet Vaughan of 8 Alma Street, Withernsea,
Yorks. Born Walsall, STS. Commemorated Withernsea Cemetery. 140. |
VENUS |
Kenneth
J |
Kenneth
Venus on birth and military records. Private 28550. 4th Battalion,
East Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action 31st October 1917, aged
21 years. Son of (the late) James Edward and Frances Barron Venus
(nee Tweddell). Born 1896 Hull, enlisted August 1914 Hull and resident
Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated Tyne Cot Memorial. Panel 47 to 48
and 163A. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
WALKER |
Joseph
[Thomas Proctor] |
Private
51688. 20th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Killed in action 7th
October 1917, aged 31 years. Son of George Walker of Hull, Yorks.
Husband of Annie Madge Walker of 32 Queen Street, Withernsea, Yorks.
Enlisted Hull, Yorks. Commemorated Hooge Crater Cemetery. I.C.19.
See also Withernsea
St Nicholas
|
WHITE |
Eric |
Possibly
Eric White. Private 11439. 6th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Killed
in action Gallipoli 22nd August 1915. Brother of James White of
150 Marlborough Avenue, Hull, Yorks. Born Sculcoates and enlisted
Hull, Yorks. Commemorated Helles Memorial. Panel 55 to 58. See also
Withernsea
St Nicholas |
WILCOCKSON |
G |
Geoffrey
Wilcockson. Private 10/773. 1st Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed in action 25th April 1918. Born and enlisted Hull, Yorks.
Commemorated Tyne Cot Memorial. Panel 47 to 48 and 163A. |
WILKINS |
John |
Private
30580. 1st Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action
25th April 1918. Born Grimsby, Lincolnshire, enlisted Beverleyl
and resident Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated Tyne Cot Memorial.
Panel 47 to 48 and 163A. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
WOOD |
Joseph |
Possibly
Joseph Wood. Private 36267. 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment, formerly
595 East Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action 2nd April 1917. Son
of Mr J Wood of 4 Rowland Terrace, Hull, Yorks. Born and enlisted
Hull, Yorks. Commemorated Henin Communal Cemetery Extension. II.D.10.
See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
WRAY |
Stanley |
Sergeant
1250. 4th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action 17th
June 1916, aged 21 years. Son of Henry and Emily Wray of 12 Railway
Crescent, Withernsea, Yorks. Born Malton, enlisted Hull and resident
Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery.
I.K.11. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
YOUNG |
[James
William] |
Master,
Mercantile Marine. SS ‘Umba’. Died 30th April 1918 (as CWGC), aged
57 years. Son of (the late) William and Mary Young. Husband of Zillah
Young of Greythorn, Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated Tower Hill Memorial.
See also Withernsea St Nicholas
and Withernsea St Matthew |
1939 -1945 |
BAINBRIDGE |
William
Henry |
Sapper
14289433. 246 Bomb Disposal Company, Royal Engineers. Died 13th
September 1944, aged 31 years. Son of Charles Frederick and Sarah
Elizabeth Bainbridge of Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated Withernsea
Cemetery. Grave 324. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
BALLS |
Edward |
Ordinary
Seaman C/JX152671, Royal Navy. HMS ‘Ivanhoe’. Died 1st June 1940,
aged 18 years. Son of Edward and Constance Mabel Balls of Withernsea,
Yorks. Commemorated Gillingham (Woodlands) Cemetery. Naval Reservation.
Grave 645. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
BANKS |
Kenneth |
Possibly
Kenneth Banks. Corporal 4344778. 5th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment.
Died 25th October 1942, aged 21 years. Commemorated El Alamein War
Cemetery. X.D.22. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas and Withernsea
St Matthew |
BARNES |
Brian |
Possibly
Brian Lewis Barnes. Telegraphist P/JX199347, Royal Navy. HMS ‘Coventry’.
Died 14th September 1942, aged 25 years. Son of Lewis Charles and
Lillian Emily Barnes. Commemorated Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Panel
66. Column 3. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
BARNFATHER |
Raymond
Arthur |
Boy
1st Class P/JX158573, Royal Navy. HMS ‘Royal Oak’. Died 14th October
1939, aged 16 years. Son of William and Doris M Barnfather of Withernsea,
Yorks. Commemorated Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Panel 34. Column
1. See also Withernsea St Nicholas |
BARRICK |
William
Harold |
Private
4453032. 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Died 10th September
1944, aged 24 years. Son of John William and Violet Evelyn Barrick
of Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated Geel War Cemetery. III.A.1. See
also Withernsea St Nicholas |
BILTON |
Robert
William |
Trooper
7889763. 5th Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps. Died 3rd
November 1944, aged 23 years. Son of Herbert and Marion Bilton of
Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom Cemetery. 9.C.7.
See also Withernsea St Nicholas |
BIRD |
John
Albert O |
Private
4693441. 156th Battalion, Parachute Regiment, Army Air Corps. Died
18th September 1944, aged 33 years. Son of John Albert Oxley and
Ethel Maud Bird (nee Teall). Commemorated Arnhem Oosterbeek Cemetery.
26.A.12. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
BOYCE |
Herbert |
|
BRAZIER |
Harold |
Aircraftman
1st Class 578066, 490 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Country of service United Kingdom. Killed flying out of Jui, Sierra
Leone, in a Consolidated Catalina IB, serial number FP112. when
the aircraft he was in flew into the flat calm water near Pepel
in Freetown Harbour while low flying during an air test, one of
the crew survived, 18 November 1943. Aged 19. Born 14 July 1923.
Native of Withernsea, Yorkshire. Son of Albert and Marion Brazier,
of Withernsea, Yorkshire. In 1939 he was at school, unmarried, son
of Albert and Marion Brazier, resident 56 Waxholme Road, Withernsea,
Withernsea U.D., Yorkshire (East Riding). No known grave. Commemorated
Malta Memorial. Panel 9. Column 2. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas and Withernsea
St Matthew and also Malta
Memorial |
BRICKLEBANK |
James
H |
Able
Seaman C/HD/X84, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. HMS ‘Carlisle’.
Died 22nd May 1941, aged 24 years. Son of James W and Sarah Maria
Bricklebank of Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated Chatham Naval Memorial.
50.1. |
BURKITT |
Charles |
Possibly
Charles Burkitt. Signalman 2356663. Royal Corps of Signals. Died
5th March 1943, aged 39 years. Husband of Gwendenolen Burkitt of
Beverley, Yorks. Commemorated Kanchanaburi War Cemetery. Coll Grave
6.G.1-67. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
CHALLIS |
Charles
Stanley |
Able
Seaman P/JX201511, Royal Navy. HMS ‘Fidelity’. Died 1st January
1943, aged 26 years. Son of Charles Aquila and Jane Mary Gertrude
Challis of Withernsea, Yorks. Brother of Harold Challis. Commemorated
Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Panel 74. Column 1. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
CHALLIS |
Harold |
Trooper
14261994. 13/18th Royal Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps. Died 6th
August 1944, aged 32 years. Son of Charles Aquila and Jane Mary
Gertrude Challis of Withernsea, Yorks. Husband of Rose Challis of
Glenfarne, Co Leitrim, IRL. Brother of Charles Stanley Challis.
Commemorated Manvieu War Cemetery. VIII.G.8. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
COOKES |
Alexander
Thomas |
Second
Officer, Merchant Navy. MV ‘Underwood’ (London). Died 6th January
1944, aged 33 years. Son of Captain Gordon Thomas Cookes, Merchant
Navy, and Elizabeth Alice Cookes of Withernsea, Yorks. Husband of
Mary Cookes of Clifton, Bristol, GLS. Commemorated Withernsea Cemetery.
Grave 180. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas and Withernsea
St Matthew |
CROSS |
Hedley |
Ordinary
Seaman D/JX707881, Royal Navy. HMS ‘Hussar’. Died 27th August 1944,
aged 18 years. Son of Edward and Olive A E Cross of Withernsea,
Yorks. Commemorated Plymouth Naval Memorial. Panel 88. Column 1.
See also Withernsea St Nicholas |
DADDY |
Robert
Edward |
|
DAVIS |
Thomas
Rhodes |
Flight
Sergeant (Navigator) 1456334, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
9 Squadron. Died 23rd November 1943. Son of Captain Richard Neville
Davis and Violet Murray Davis of Streatham, LND. Commemorated Withernsea
Cemetery. Grave 352. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
DIXON |
James
Humphrey Ferris |
Major
92241. 5th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Died 11th June 1944,
aged 29 years. Son of Norman and Mary Dixon. Husband of Muriel Galletly
Dixon of Tynemouth, NBL. LL B (Hons. London). Commemorated Hottot-Les-Bagues
War Cemetery. II.F.12. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
DRAPER |
Peter |
Sub-Lieutenant
(A), Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. HMS ‘Nightjar’. Died 22nd October
1943, aged 19 years. Son of Ada Draper of Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated
Withernsea Cemetery. Grave 314. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
DREWERY |
Edward |
Lance
Sergeant 6293918. 1st Battalion, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment).
Died 23rd March 1944, aged 27 years. Son of John William and Maria
Drewery of Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated Beach Head War Cemetery.
IV.H.11. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
DUNN |
John |
Lance
Corporal 7895709. 1st East Riding Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps.
Died 9th June 1944, aged 24 years. Son of John William and Hannah
Maria Dunn of Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated La Delivrande War
Cemetery. IV.F.11. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
ELLIOTT |
Eric
Sydney |
Private
4342558. 2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Died 28th June
1944, aged 38 years. Son of Ann, stepson of James Stokell of Withernsea,
Yorks. Commemorated Hermanville War Cemetery. 5.C.12. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
ESCREET |
Raymond
Frankish |
Distinguished
Flying Medal. Flight Lieutenant (Wireless Operator) 143469, Royal
Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 161 Squadron. Died 21st March 1945,
aged 22 years. Son of Frankish Henry and Janet Escreet of Withernsea,
Yorks. Commemorated Maulusmuhle Isolated Graves. Coll Grave. See
also Withernsea St Nicholas |
FEA |
Thomas
Ernest |
[Listed
as T F Fea on memorial] Order of the British Empire. Master, Merchant
Navy. SS ‘Stockport’ (Grimsby). Died 25th February 1943, aged 40
years. Son of Mr and Mrs James E Fea. Husband of Phyllis Fea of
Shenfield, ESS. Commemorated Tower Hill Memorial. Panel 101. See
also Withernsea St Nicholas |
FIELDS |
Harold
Walter |
Sergeant
(Bomb Aimer) 574056, Royal Air Force. 166 Squadron. Died 24th May
1943. Commemorated Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery. Plot JJb.
Grave 62. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
FRASER |
Afflick
Alexander Pooley |
Lance
Corporal 7587249. Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Died 27th April 1944,
aged 33 years. Son of Company Sergeant Major Alexander John Cornish
Fraser (East Yorkshire Regiment) and Emily Fraser of Withernsea,
Yorks. Husband of Harriet Fraser of Leeds, Yorks. Commemorated Withernsea
(St Nicholas) Churchyard. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
FREEMAN |
Sydney
[William] |
Not
on ‘Old Memorial’. Private 4699630. 2/4th Battalion, King’s Own
Yorkshire Light Infantry. Died 23rd September 1943, aged 20 years.
Son of William and Martha Freeman of Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated
Salerno War Cemetery. VI.A.31. |
GODDARD |
Ernest |
Civilian.
Died at Queen Street, Withernsea on 24th July 1942, aged 50 years.
Son of Lily Goddard of 36 South Cliff Road, Withernsea, Yorks. Reporting
Authority: Withernsea Urban District. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
GOULD |
Richard |
|
GREENSIDES |
Albert
Bryan |
Sergeant
(Pilot) 700477, Royal Air Force. Died 27th September 1939, aged
23 years. Son of William Henry Jefferson and Adele Margaret Louise
Greensides of Withernsea, Yorks. Husband of Meg Greensides. Commemorated
Withernsea (St Nicholas) Churchyard. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
HARMAN |
Alan |
|
HEALEY |
Dennis |
[Spelt
Healy elsewhere]. Petty Officer D/JX135656, Royal Navy. HM Motor
Torpedo Boat 220. Died 13th May 1942, aged 27 years. Son of Phoebe
Healey of Withernsea, Yorks. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
HOOD |
John
Rowland |
Bombardier
1086246. 287 (Northumberland Hussars) Anti Tank Battery, 107 (South
Nottinghamshire Hussars) Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery. Died 6th
June 1942, aged 26 years. Son of John Thomas and Eva Hood of Withernsea,
Yorks. Commemorated Alamein Memorial. Column 11. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
JEFFERSON |
William
H |
|
KING |
Walter
Earl |
Civilian
(Fireman, Auxiliary Fire Service). Injured 8th May 1941 at Chapel
Lane (place unspecified) and died 9th May 1941 at Beverley Road
Hospital (place unspecified), aged 40 years. Son of Walter and Lavinia
King of 28 South Cliff Road, Withernsea, Yorks. Reporting Authority:
Kingston Upon Hull County Borough. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas and Withernsea
St Matthew |
LAVERACK |
George
Richard |
Able
Seaman P/JX38140, Royal Navy. HMS ‘Mahratta’. Died 25th February
1944, aged 18 years. Son of William and Maud Laverack of Withernsea,
Yorks. Brother of James W Lavarack. Commemorated Portsmouth Naval
Memorial. Panel 82. Column 3. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
LAVERACK |
James
W |
Seaman
LT/X20905A, Royal Naval Reserve (Patrol Service). HM Trawler ‘Northern
Princess’ (on loan to United States Navy). Died 7th March 1942,
aged 24 years. Son of William and Maud Laverack of Withernsea, Yorks.
Brother of George Richard Laverack. Commemorated Lowestoft Naval
Memorial. Panel 9. Column 1. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
MacKAY |
John
Henry |
Mate,
Merchant Navy. SS ‘Malrix’ (Hull). Died 17th December 1940, aged
56 years. Son of Thomas and Mary Ann MacKay. Husband of Mary Jane
MacKay of Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated Tower Hill Memorial. Panel
67. See also Withernsea St Nicholas |
MOORE |
Ann |
Civilian.
Resident and died at 108 Queen Street, Withernsea, Yorks on 24th
July 1942, aged 74 years. Reporting Authority: Withernsea Urban
District. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
OLSEN |
Carl
Edgar |
Leading
Seaman LT/JX228160, Royal Naval Patrol Service. HMS ‘Shera’. Died
9th March 1942. Commemorated Lowestoft Naval Memorial. Panel 8.
Column 2. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
OSBORNE |
Charles
E |
Possibly
Charles Ernest Osborne. Spare Hand, Fishing Fleet. Fishing Vessel
‘Alonso’ (Hull). Died 13th January 1944, aged 44 years. Son of George
William and Sarah Osborne. Husband of Madge Osborne of Gipsyville,
Hull, Yorks. Commemorated Tower Hill Memorial. Panel 123. See also
Withernsea St Nicholas |
PEACOCK |
Alfred |
Possibly
Alfred Peacock. Leading Stoker D/KX97254, Royal Navy. HMS ‘Inglefield’.
Died 25th February 1944, aged 27 years. Son of Frank Herbert and
Esther Elizabeth Peacock of Hull, Yorks. Commemorated Plymouth Naval
Memorial. Panel 89. Column 2. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
PEAKER |
Stanley
Surfleet |
Private
3133231. 9th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. Died 28th July
1944, aged 27 Years. Son of Hugh Surfleet and Edith Annie Peaker
of Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated Taukkyan War Cemetery. 4.G.11.
See also Withernsea St Nicholas |
PERRY |
Kenneth |
Lieutenant
248668. Royal Engineers. Died 5th January 1944, aged 35 years. Commemorated
Withernsea (St Nicholas) Churchyard. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
POLLARD |
Vynor |
Sergeant
745972, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 211 Squadron. Died 6th
January 1941. Commemorated Alamein Memorial. Column 243. See also
Withernsea St Nicholas |
POTTAGE |
Herbert
William |
Able
Seaman D/JX356481, Royal Navy. HMS ‘Inglefield’. Died 25th February
1944, aged 21 years. Son of Herbert and Bertha Rebecca Pottage of
Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated Plymouth Naval Memorial. Panel 87.
Column 3. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
ROBINSON |
George |
Member
of the British Empire. Second Engineering Officer, Merchant Navy.
SS ‘Harpagon’ (London). Died 19th April 1942, aged 50 years. Son
of Arthur and Sarah Ann Shepherd of Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated
Chatham Naval Memorial. 36.1. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
SCAIFE
|
E |
No
further information currently available. |
SHEPHERD |
Kenneth |
Able
Seaman C/J113478, Royal Navy. HMS ‘Penzance’. Died 24th August 1940,
aged 22 years. Son of George and Sarah Ann Robinson. Husband of
Sarah Eleanor Robinson of Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated Tower
Hill Memorial. Panel 55. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas and Withernsea
St Matthew |
SHEPHERD |
Leslie |
Driver
1869363. 7 Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died 27th May 1940, aged
30 years. Son of Arthur and Sarah Ann Shepherd of Withernsea, husband
of Nancy Shepherd of Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated Dozinghem Military
Cemetery. XVII.A.27. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas and Withernsea
St Matthew |
SIMPSON |
Eric
Read |
Warrant
Officer Class II 1749029. Royal Artillery, attached 15th Heavy Anti
Aircraft Regiment, East African Artillery. Died 27th September 1945,
aged 37 years. Son of Sidney Wilkinson and Hilda Simpson of Hull,
husband of Ann Simpson of Hull, Yorks. Commemorated Maynamati War
Cemetery. 3.E.13. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
SMAIL |
Heather
Mowbray |
Leading
Wren R/43136, Women’s Royal Naval Service. HMS ‘Assegai’. Died 12th
February 1944, aged 20 years. Daughter of Walter and Ida Smail of
Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated Chatham Naval Memorial. 79.3. See
also Withernsea St Nicholas |
SMELLIE |
Alexander |
Trooper
7378865. Nottinghamshire Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps. Died 8th
April 1943, aged 27 years. Son of William Ernest and Kathlenn Mabel
Smellie of Hull, Yorks. Commemorated Medjez-El-Bab Memorial. Face
5. See also Withernsea St Nicholas |
SMITH |
Fred
Gordon |
Sergeant
(Flight Engineer) 1593160, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
16th November 1944, aged 19 years. Son of Fred and Edith Smith of
Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated Withernsea (St Nicholas) Churchyard.
See also Withernsea St Nicholas |
SOLOMON |
George |
Driver
1899969. 209 Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died between 3rd and
4th September 1942, aged 36 years. Son of John Edwin and Harriet
Ann Solomon. Husband of Annie Solomon (Nan) of Withernsea, Yorks.
Commemorated El Alamein War Cemetery. XXI.B.19. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
STEPHENSON |
Robert |
Possibly
Robert Alfred Stephenson. Signalman 1686394. 44th Division Signals,
Royal Corps of Signals. Died 1st September 1942, aged 22 years.
Son of Harold and Irene Stephenson of Hull, Yorks. Commemorated
El Alamein War Cemetery. XIX.F.22. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
THORNTON |
Robert
R |
Possibly
Robert Thornton. Fireman, Merchant Navy. SS ‘Corea’ (Goole). Died
8th December 1939, aged 29 years. Son of Mr and Mrs Robert Thornton.
Husband of Florence Harriet Thornton of Scarborough, Yorks. Commemorated
Tower Hill Memorial. Panel 31. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
THORNTON |
William |
Able
Seaman P/JX138757, Royal Navy. HMS ‘Duchess’. Died 12th December
1939, aged 22 years. Son of Robert George and Mary Ellen Thornton
of Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Panel
33. Column 3. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas and Withernsea
St Matthew |
WENN |
James
[Ernest] |
Ordinary
Seaman D/JX453539, Royal Navy. HMS ‘Mahratta’. Died 25th February
1944, aged 19 years. Son of Ernest and Eliza Ann Wenn of Withernsea,
Yorks. Commemorated Plymouth Naval Memorial. Panel 88. Column 2.
See also Withernsea St Nicholas |
WHITE |
George
W [William] |
[Listed
on memorial as G M WHITE] Able Seaman C/JX213275, Royal Navy. HMS
‘Boadicea’. Died 13th June 1944, aged 32 years. Son of James and
Ada White of Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated Chatham Naval Memorial.
76.2. See also Withernsea St
Nicholas |
WILKINSON |
Frederick
Gilbert |
Flying
Officer (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 119524, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Died 14th February 1944, aged 23 years. Son of William
Greaves and Florence Wilkinson of Withernsea, husband of Nancy Wilkinson
of Withernsea. Commemorated Withernsea Cemetery. Grave 317. See
also Withernsea St Nicholas |
WILLIS |
Frederick |
Distinguished
Conduct Medal, Territorial Decoration. Lieutenant Colonel 34078.
4th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Died 26th August 1944, aged
49 years. Son of Joseph and Teresa Willis. Husband of Mary Constance
Willis of Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated Brookwood Memorial. Panel
10. Column 1. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
WILSON |
R |
No
further information currently available. |
WISE |
Norman |
Apprentice,
Merchant Navy. SS ‘Dalblair’ (Newcastle on Tyne). Died 28th August
1940, aged 18 years. Son of Mr and Mrs T E Wise of Withernsea, Yorks.
Commemorated Tower Hill Memorial. Panel 34. See also Withernsea
St Nicholas |
WOODHOUSE |
William |
Not
on ‘Old Memorial’. Engineman LT/KX131259, Royal Naval Patrol Service.
HM Trawler ‘Rosemonde’. Died 22nd January 1942, aged 37 years. Son
of Robert William and Mary Frances Jane Woodhouse. Husband of Elsie
May Woodhouse of Withernsea, Yorks. Commemorated Lowestoft Naval
Memorial. Panel 10. Column 1. |