War memorials, North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire War Memorials, -
Helmsley
War memorials, North Yorkshire
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The War memorial outside Helmsley Parish Church
The War memorial outside Helmsley Parish Church
(Photo : Edward Nicholl)

The names of those who appear on the Helmsley War Memorial are;-

Worcester Regiment
  
Lt. Col the Earl of Feversham
Pte Richard Clark April 26 1918   King's Royal Rifles Sept 15 1916
Yorkshire Light Infantry
  
Lt. Alwyne M F Porter
Pte William Richardson Mar 24 1918   Lancs Fusiliers April 25 1915
King's Royal Rifles
  
Rev Noel Hawdon Nov 16 1918
Sgt Frank Hildrick Sept 27 1916  
Royal Navy
Rfln John Collier June 1 1916  
Ldg Seaman
 Frank Scott May 21 1917
York and Lancs Regiment
  
Royal Garrison Artillery
Pte Jospeh Petch Mar 10 1918   Gnr
Joseph Snowdon Oct 31 1918
Rifle Brigade
  
Northumberland Fusiliers
Cpl Mervyn Clark Sept 26 1917   Pte Edgar Holmes Dec 4 1916
Royal Highlanders of Canada
   Pte Charles Beecroft June 15 1917
Pte Walter Tyerman June 3 1916   Pte Edwin Kirby Oct 26 1917
       
Royal Fusiliers
        L Cpl Frederick Dowker July 27 1916
             
Yorkshire Regiment
  
Machine Gun Corps
Sgt Harry Houlston May 27 1918   Dvr Tom Sunley Feb 20 1919
L Cpl Walter Sherwood July 20 1916  
Army Service Corps
L Cpl John Holmes (*) Oct 25 1916   Pte Tom Strickland Apr 27 1917
Pte Harry Wright May 19 1915  
Royal Air Force
Pte William Pennock Dec 10 1916   Pte Henry Todd Nov 6 1918
Pte Arthur Stopp July 17 1916  
West Yorks Regiment
Pte Walter Baldwin Sept 15 1916   Captain Sidney Pearson Aug 15 1916
Pte Harry Scoby Sept 15 1916  
Machine Gun Corps
Pte William Sunley Nov 10 1916   Pte John Sturdy Sept 25 1916
Pte Harry Bradley Nov 19 1916        
Pte Robert Douthwaite June 7 1917        
Pte John Wright (**) June 8 1917        
Pte Wilson Todd Oct 10 1917        
Pte Thomas Richardson Oct 19 1917        
Pte John Richardson Mar 28 1918        

(*) Shown on the Helmsley Memorial as L/Cpl, but as Private in CWGC register and SDGW
(**) Shown on the Helmsley Memorial as Private, but as L/Cpl in CWGC register and SDGW. Also, killed on 7 June 1917.

Private Harry Bradley, 30459. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Mary Jane Bradley, of Pottergate, Helmsley, Yorks. Killed 19 November 1916. Aged 29.
Born Nunnington (Yorks), Enlisted Helmsley.
Buried BAILLEULMONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY.

Private Frederick Walter Baldwin, 337. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Emanuel and Margaret Baldwin, of Carlton-les-Helmsley, Yorks. Killed 15 September 1916. Aged 28.
Enlisted Malton, Resided Carlton (Helmsley).
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.

Private Robert Douthwaite, 36419. 9th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Douthwaite, of Sproxton, Helmsley, Yorks. Killed 7 June 1917. Aged 22.
Enlisted Helmsley.
Commemorated Panel 33, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.

Private John Holmes, 1123. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. Holmes and the late Isaac Holmes; husband of Alice Maud Holmes, of Bond Gate, Helmsley, Yorks. A former Policeman with the Middlesbrough Constabulary. Killed 25 October 1916. Aged 29.
Born Swinton (Malton), Enlisted Pickering, Resided Helmsley.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.
(Shown on the Helmsley Memorial as L/Cpl, but as Private in CWGC register and SDGW)

Serjeant Harry Houlston, 235737. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Formerly 2372 Royal Gloucester Hussars. Son of Mrs. S. A. Houlston, of Castlegate, Helmsley, Yorks. His father was the late Job Houlston. He was formerly a footman at Duncombe Park, and later in service with the Baron de Forest. Killed 27 May 1918. Aged 38.
Enlisted Gloucester, Resided Helmsley (Yorks).
Commemorated, the Soissons Memorial.

Private James William Pennock, 3234. 2/5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mr. H. S. Pennock, of 6, Edward St., Stockton-on-Tees. Died at home 11 December 1916. Aged 18.
Enlisted Darlington, Resided Helmsley.
Buried THORNABY-ON-TEES CEMETERY.

Private John William Richardson, 240036. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Robert and Faith Richardson, of Rievaulx, Helmsley, York. Killed 28 March 1918. Aged 26.
Born Thirsk, Enlisted Pickering, Resided Helmsley.
Commemorated Panel 31 and 32, Pozieres Memorial.

Private Thomas Edward Richardson. 241134. 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Faith Richardson, of Rievaulx, Helmsley, York, and the late Robert Richardson. Killed 19 October 1917. Aged 23.
Enlisted Helmsley.
Commemorated Panel 52 to 54 and 162A, Tyne Cot Memorial.

Private Harry Scoby, 241146. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 16 September 1916.
Enlisted Helmsley, Resided Rye Gate.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.

Lance Corporal Walter George Sherwood, 3/9136. 10th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. Metcalfe, of High S., Helmsley, Yorkshire. Died 20 July 1916. Aged 32.
Born Helmsley, Enlisted Stockton-on-Tees, Resided Eaglescliffe.
Buried ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY.

Private Arthur Thomas Stopp, 19532. 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Mary Jane Stopp, of High St., Helmsley, York. Killed 17 July 1916. Aged 34.
Born Islip (Oxford), Enlisted Malton.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.

Private William Sunley, 3622. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 10 November 1916.
Enlisted Malton, Resided Helmsley (Yorks).
Buried WARLENCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.

Private Wilson Todd. 45762. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 10 October 1917.
Born Helmsley, Enlisted Helmsley (Yorks).
Commemorated Panel 52 to 54 and 162A, Tyne Cot Memorial.

Private Harry Wright. 10363. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 19 May 1915.
Born Helmsley (Yorks), Enlisted Pickering, Resided Helmsley.
Commemorated Panel 12, Le Touret Memorial.

Lance Corporal John Thomas Wright. 19534. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of William and Elizabeth Wright, of Helmsley, Yorks.; husband of Harriet Wright, of South View, East End, Ampleforth, York. Killed 7 June 1917. Aged 34.
Born Helmsley (Yorks), Enlisted Malton, Resided Ampleforth (Malton).
Commemorated Panel 33, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
(Shown on the Helmsley Memorial as Private, but as L/Cpl in CWGC register and SDGW)

The men of the Yorkshire Regiment listed on the Helmsley War Memorial
The men of the Yorkshire Regiment listed on the Helmsley War Memorial
(Photo : Edward Nicholl)

Names including the Earl of Feversham listed on the Helmsley War Memorial
Names including the Earl of Feversham listed on the Helmsley War Memorial
(Photo : Edward Nicholl)

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