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Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - North Ormesby (St. Joseph's) Roman Catholic Cemetery |
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North Ormesby (St. Joseph's) Roman Catholic Cemetery adjoins the Corporation's North Ormesby Cemetery. There are 66 graves from the First and Second World Wars in the cemetery, of which 15 are for men of the Yorkshire Regiment. One of these graves has two members of the same family (Joyce) in it.
The Cross of Sacrifice in North Ormesby (St. Joseph's) RC Cemetery
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Private E Callaghan. 4757. 4th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Peter and Mary Ann Callaghan; husband of Elizabeth
E. Callaghan, of 83, Spencer St., Middlesbrough. Died at home 19 March
1916. Aged 32. (Not listed in SDGW) |
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Lance Corporal John Finnigan. 9505.
Depot Yorkshire Regiment. Died at home 3 November 1918. Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough. |
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Private Phillip Fox. 22924. Depot
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Thomas and Margaret Fox; husband of Elizabeth
Fox, of 4, Hardman St., Middlesbrough. Died 21 July 1917. Aged 33. Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough. |
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Private Henry Handley. 25188. 4th
Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late Edward and Catherine Handley,
of Middlesbrough. Died at home 12 January 1916. Aged 35. Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough. |
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Private E Joyce. 8946. 9th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Died at home 5 March 1919. Aged 38. (Not listed in SDGW) also commemorated on the same headstone is Private M Joyce. 284207. Died at home 17 October 1922. Aged 48. (Not listed in either CWGC register or SDGW) - see note at bottom of page regarding Private M Joyce |
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Private Henry Kelly. 32627. 15th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Died at home 2 August 1916. Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough. |
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Private James Lowery. 26298. 9th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Died 11 October 1917. Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough. |
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Private Thomas Lynch. 22604. 12th
Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 25 October 1917. Born South Bank (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough. |
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Corporal Michael Lawrence McGrath.
8424. Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late Thomas and Catherine McGrath;
husband of Mary E. McGrath, of 4, Ironwharehouse Yard, Middlesborough.
Died at home 6 August 1920. Aged 47. (Not listed in SGW) |
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Private J Nolan. 8441. 1st Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Died at home 14 April 1919. Aged 48. (Not listed in SDGW) |
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Private Thomas Radigan. 12205. 9th
Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Thomas Radigan, of 48, Albert St.,
Middlesbrough. Died 7 June 1916. Aged 25. Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough. |
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Private Michael Roberts. 22941. Depot,
Yorkshire Regiment. Died 1 August 1915. Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough. |
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Private Daniel Trewick. 241255. 5th
Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. Bridget McCann, of 33, Lincoln
St., Middlesbrough. Died 29 April 1918. Aged
18. Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough. |
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Private John Wynn. 318244. 7th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Peter Wynn; husband of Catherine Wynn, of 95,
Duncombe St., Middlesbrough. Died at home 17 September 1919. Aged 42. (Not listed in SDGW) |
The following information was provided by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission re. the inclusion of M Joyce on E Joyce's headstone;-
"Although he is also buried in the same plot, we do not commemorate M Joyce 284707 because the date of his death falls outside of the Commission’s responsibility. It does appear that his name has also been added to Pte. E Joyce’s headstone at the request of the next of kin as a personal inscription.
We are responsible for the commemoration of members of the Commonwealth Forces who died during the two World Wars.
For purposes of commemoration the dates are as follows:
4 August 1914 to 31 August 1921
3 September 1939 to 31 December 1947
The reason why the First World War period extends to 31 August 1921 for Commission purposes is that the 'Termination of the present war (Definition) Act' laid down that the war would officially end when an Order in Council under that Act declared the war ended. This duly occurred on 31 August 1921.
The official cut-off point for the casualties of the Second World War was established by the member governments of the Commonwealth agreeing a date that was approximately the same period after the Armistice was signed with Germany, as had been allowed after the First World War. "
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