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Part of the Eastern end of Guisborough Cemetery, with the view just showing Private watson's grave.
Part of the Eastern end of Guisborough Cemetery,
with the view just showing Private Watson's grave.(photo : Edward Nicholl)


Guisborough Cemetery includes the graves of 8 men of the Yorkshire Regiment who died at home, and one grave of a member of the Green Howards who died at home in World War 2.

The graves are as below. All photos by Edward Nicholl, except for that of the grave of George Hurn which was provided by Colin Appleby (<colinapp@hotmail.com>). To view a larger photo of each grave, click on the thumbnail image.

(No photo as yet)

   2nd Lieut A J B Richardson. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Col. William Richardson, V.D., and Averil M. Richardson, of Daneholm, Sandsend, Whitby. Born at Guisborough. Died 14 January 1915. Aged 19.
Pte E Balls. Died 9 July 1915
   Pte Ernest Balls. 11489.10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 9 July 1915.
Born Guisborough (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resuded Guisborough.
Private G Flannary. Died 18 February 1918.
   Private George Flannary. 200382. 3rd / 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 18 February 1918.
Born Guisborough (Yorks), Enlisted Northallerton, Resuded Guisborough.
Private George Hurn. 200040. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment

   Private George W Hurn. 200040. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of L. A. Hurn, of 4, Bulmer's Buildings, Guisborough. Died 14 October 1919. Aged 40.

George Hurn's wife, Lucy, is buried beside him. Lucy died on 22 January 1974, aged 88. She will thus have been a widow for 54 years, having been widowed at the age of 34.
Private Thomas Knaggs. Died 10 September 1918
   Private Thomas Knaggs. 37513. 3rd Reserve Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 10 September 1918.
Born Guisborough (Yorks), Enlisted Richmond, Resided Guisborough.
(SDGW has as being in the 4th Battalion)
Private Albert Leather. Died 20 June 1940.
   Private Albert Leather. 4387217 2nd Battalion Green Howards, Son of Suzan Leather, of Guisborough. Died 20 June 1940. Aged 26.
Private W Muir. Died 6 December 1918.
   Private W Muir. 37880. 3rd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 6 December 1918.
Private John Henry Rispin. Died 31 October 1918. Aged 29.
   Private John Henry Rispin. 243533. 3/5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Selina Tindle (formerly Rispin), of 69, New Cottages, Port Clarence, Middlesbrough. Died 31 October 1918. Aged 29.
Enlisted Skelton, Resided Lingdale.
Private R Watson. Died 29 November 1918.
   Private R Watson. 200933. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 29 November 1918.

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