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Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - Whitby Cemetery |
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The cemetery contains graves of both World Wars. The Hospital Ship "Rohilla"
was wrecked on the 30th Oct., 1914, and the "Rohilla Plot" contains
the graves of 33 of the victims (including 19 unidentified men) and one Coast
Guard killed in the German raid. Some of the other First World War casualties
were caused by the bombardment of Whitby by the German Navy in December 1914.
The majority of the 28, 1939-1945 burials were naval casualties, many of whom
were sailors belonging to the Royal Naval Patrol Service. 1 is an unidentified
seaman of the Merchant Navy. Six Belgian Merchant Navy seamen are also buried
here, members of the crew of the Belgian steamship "Charles" which
was wrecked off Saltwick Nab on the night of 3rd February 1940, their bodies
having been washed ashore in or near Whitby. The Cross of Sacrifice, erected
after the 1914-1918 War, serves as a central memorial to the servicemen of
both wars who lie buried in the cemetery.
There are 82 burials relating to both the First and Second World Wars
in Whitby Cemetery, of which 4 are of soldiers ofthe Yorkshire Regiment.
Private John Atkinson. 319648. 15th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of M. A. Cummings (formerly Atkinson), of 6, Newway Ghaut, Church St., Whitby. Died at home 11 December 1919. Aged 63.
Private David Clark. 4671. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died
at home 17 August 1915.
Enlsied Middlesbrough.
Private Frank Robinson. 19417. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Elizabeth A. P. Robinson, of 4, St. Hilda's Cottages, Church St., Whitby. Died at home 6 December 1916. Aged 30.
Private A Trueman. 3/6994. 3rd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Samuel and Lizzie Trueman, of Whitby; husband of Sarah Ann Trueman, of Craven's Yard, Church St., Whitby. Died at home 12 December 1916. Aged 28.