Yorkshire Regiment War Graves
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Cawood Cemetery
Yorkshire Regiment War Graves

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Cawood CemeteryCawood Cemetery
Photo : Wayne Bywater (<waynetyke123@aol.com>)

Cawood Cemetery, on the North side of the village, was opened in 1882, and now belongs to the Rural District Council.

There are 3 burials from the First World War, and 1 from the Second World War, in the cemetery.
One of the burials is that of a soldier of the Yorkshire Regiment.

We are very grateful to Wayne Bywater (<waynetyke123@aol.com>) for the photos from this cemetery.


The Lupton Family Grave
The Lupton Family Grave
Photo : Wayne Bywater (<waynetyke123@aol.com>)

In Loving memory of PRIVATE ROBERT LUPTON No 24395 8th WEST YORKS
SON OF JOHN & HANNAH LUPTON / OF CAWOOD
WHO DIED FEB 8TH 1918 / AGED 25 YEARS.
ALSO LANCE-CORPORAL CHARLES LUPTON / No 65636 YORKSHIRE REGT.
WHO DIED APRIL 22ND 1919, / AGED 21 YEARS.
ALSO JOHN LUPTON, / SON OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED FEB 3RD 1934
IN HIS 42ND YEAR.


Lance Corporal Charles Lupton. 65636. Depot the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John & Hannah Cawood of Church End Cawood, Selby. Died at home 22 April 1920. Aged 21.
Born Cawood.

(Additional information : Service Record exists. Enlisted 3 December 1917. Demobilised 14 December 1919)


The Lupton Family Grave in Cawood Cemetery
The Lupton Family Grave in Cawood Cemetery
Photo : Wayne Bywater (<waynetyke123@aol.com>)