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Scarborough was heavily bombarded in 1914 and was severely attacked by enemy aircraft in 1941, having been one of the Home Port fixed artillery defence posts during the 1939-1945 War. What was formerly known as "Scarborough" Cemetery consisting of two distinct portions divided by a road, has since been recognised as two separate cemeteries, the older part in Dean Road, which contains the Cross of Sacrifice erected after the 1914-1918 War, now being called Dean Road Cemetery. The newer portion to the left of it, bounded by Broadway on the north and Manor Road on the south, is known as Manor Road Cemetery.

There are 93 burials relating to both the First and Second World Wars in Scarborough's Manor Road Cemetery, of which 8 are of soldiers of the Yorkshire Regiment and 1 for a former soldier of the Yorkshire Regiment.

One Officer, as well as a Private soldier, of the Yorkshire Regiment are commemorated on family headstones.

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Private John Edward Archer. 39365.
 
Private John Edward Archer. 39365.
Depot, Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John and Mary Ann Archer, of 91, Victoria Rd., Scarborough. Died at home 27 June 1917. Aged 27.
Born Scarborough, Enlisted Scarborough.
(Shown in SDGW as Edward John Archer)

Private Harry Bilham. 20263.
 
Private Harry Bilham. 20263.
Depot, Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Charles and Elizabeth Bilham; husband of F. E. Murphy (formerly Bilham), of 20, Hoxton Rd., Scarborough. Died at home 8 August 1915. Aged 34.
Born Scarborough, Enlisted Hull, Resided Scarborough.



Photo : Edward Nicholl

Private Frank Boyes. 15603.
 
Private Frank Boyes. 15603.
9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Robinson Boyes and Jessie Boyes, of 4, Ireton St., Scarborough; husband of Betsy Boyes. South Terrace. Died at home 13 February 1918. Aged 27.
(Not shown in SDGW)


"THY WILL BE DONE"

Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>)

Private Alex George Harold Bradley. 2277.
 
Private Alex George Harold Bradley. 2277.
Depot, Yorkshire Regiment. Son of George Howe Bradley, and Lena Bradley, of 90, Westborough, Scarborough. Died at home 18 May 1915. Aged 20.
Born Scarborough, Enlisted Scarborough.

 
Private Arthur Richard Dalby, 235234.
7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Richard and Hannah Dalby, of Scarborough; husband of Phoebe Violet Ellenor Long (formerly Dalby), of 58, Candler St., Scarborough. Died at home 23 July 1917. Aged 41.
Enlisted Scarborough.

"AT REST"



Photo : Edward Nicholl

 
Private Arthur Hornby. 1708.
5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mr. A. and Mrs. L. Hornby, of Scarborough. Died at home 2 September 1917. Aged 21.
(Not shown in SDGW)

"HE FOUGHT THE FIGHT
HE KEPT THE FAITH"



Photo : Edward Nicholl

Private Frank Magson, 1514.
 
Private Frank Magson, 1514.
5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Died at home 27 July 1917. Aged 44.
Born Scarborough, Enlisted Scarborough.
(Not shown in SDGW, but his service and pension records exist. Enlisted in July 1913. Discharged on 21 July 1916 due to advanced cancer of the bowel.)




Photo : Edward Nicholl

Private A Newland, 12251.
 
Private A Newland, 12251.
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Walter James and Mary Hannah Newland. Died at home 7 November 1916. Aged 33.
(Not shown in SDGW)

"GREATER LOVE
HATH NO MAN"


Photo : Edward Nicholl

Rifleman Richard Johnson Purnell. 666.
 
Rifleman Richard Johnson Purnell. 666.
20th Battalion Rifle Brigade, formerly 3640 2nd/4th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late George Purnell; husband of Harriet Purnell, of 7, Back, Mill Hoy, Haworth, Keighley. Died at home 20 October 1916. Aged 45.
Born St. Marys (Scarborough), Enlisted Northallerton (Yorks), Resided Scarborough.
Buried SCARBOROUGH (MANOR ROAD) CEMETERY.

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

Family Memorials

 
Lance Corporal Frank Leslie Royle. 235120.
10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of George Edwin Royle and Nancie Royle, of 16, Queen St., Scarborough. Killed 12 April 1917. Aged 21.
Enlisted Scarborough.
Buried BOYELLES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.

SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / NANCIE
WIFE OF / GEORGE EDWARD ROYLE
DIED APRIL 12TH 1900 / AGED 42
ALSO
FRANK LESLIE ROYLE
YOUNGEST SON OF THE ABOVE
LANCE CORPORAL AND SIGNALLING INSTRUCTOR YORKS REGT.
KILLED IN ACTION NEAR ARRAS 12TH APRIL 1917 AGED 21.
GEORGE EDWARD ROYLE / H.M. BOROUGH CORONER 1917 - 1929
AGED 75
"GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN"

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

2nd Lieutenant William Andrew Turnbull.
 
2nd Lieutenant William Andrew Turnbull.
5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Henry and Fanny Turnbull, of 13, Grosvenor Rd., Scarborough. Killed 17 July 1916. Aged 37.
Buried LA LAITERIE MILITARY CEMETERY.

The commemorative headstone is very badly worn and is virtually illegible.
It sits beside two other Turnbull headstones, see photo below.

Photo : Edward Nicholl

Headstones for Pte Bilham (Extreme Left) and Pte Magson (Extreme Right in Scarborough (Manor Road) CemeteryHeadstones for Pte Bilham (Extreme Left) and Pte Magson (Extreme Right) in Scarborough (Manor Road) Cemetery
Photo : Edward Nicholl

Headstones for Pte Dalby (Foreground) and Pte Hornby (Centre Distance) in Scarborough (Manor Road) CemeteryHeadstones for Pte Dalby (Foreground) and Pte Hornby (Centre Distance) in Scarborough (Manor Road) Cemetery
Photo : Edward Nicholl

Headstones for Pte Newland (Foreground) in Scarborough (Manor Road) CemeteryHeadstones for Pte Newland (Foreground) in Scarborough (Manor Road) Cemetery
Photo : Edward Nicholl

Headstones for Pte Boyes (Centre) in Scarborough (Manor Road) CemeteryHeadstones for Pte Boyes (Centre) in Scarborough (Manor Road) Cemetery
Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>)

The Turnbull Family Headstones in Scarborough (Manor Road) Cemetery.The Turnbull Family Headstones in Scarborough (Manor Road) Cemetery.
(Lieut. Turnbull is commemorated on the right; the central headstone is for Henry and Fanny Turnbull (his parents); On the left is the headstone for Fanny Clarke Turnbull, the daughter of Henry and Fanny, as well as Mabel Elizabeth Turnbull)
Photo : Edward Nicholl

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