War memorials, North Yorkshire
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Hinderwell
War memorials, North Yorkshire

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The War Memorial Clock Tower in Hinderwell
The War Memorial Clock Tower in Hinderwell
(Photo : Edward Nicholl)

The dedication on the War Memorial in Hinderwell village, in the form of a clock tower, is;--

PASS NOT THIS STONE IN SORROW BUT IN PRIDE
AND LIVE YOUR LIVES AS NOBLY AS THEY DIED

The memorial commemorates those from Hinderwell, Port Mulgrave and Runswick who lost their lives in the two World Wars.

25 names are commemorated as having lost their lives in the First World War, and 10 in the Second World War.

The names of those who lost their lives in the First World War are seen on the plaque whose photo is at the bottom of this page.
12 soldiers who served in the Yorkshire Regiment are commemorated on the memorial.


Private William Billam, 18697. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Billam, of Hinderwell; husband of Ada Elizabeth Billam, of Hinderwell, Yorks. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 22.
Buried DANTZIG ALLEY BRITISH CEMETERY, MAMETZ.
Born Hinderwell, Enlisted Whitby, Resided Hinderwell.

Private Alfred Breakspeare. 20490. 6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Alfred and Marion Breakspeare, of Northleigh, Witney, Oxon; husband of Mildred Cooke (formerly Breakspeare), of 26, Bramcote St., Radford, Nottingham. Killed 21 July 1916. Aged 27.
Born Handbury (Oxon), Enlisted Richmond, Resided Hinderwell.
Buried HABARCQ COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
(Shown onthe Hinderwell War Memorial as "Alfred Brakespeare"; In SDGW as Arthur Breakspear; in the Green Howards Gazette database as A Breakspeare; in the CWGC as A Breakspeare.
However, Richard Roberts,<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>, comments that his birth is recorded as Alfred at Hanborough Oxfordshire on 7th May 1886, father Alfred and mother Marion Breakspear.).

Private George William Goodwill, 15455. 6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 22 August 1915.
Commemorated Panel 55 to 58, Helles Memorial.
Born Settrington, Enlisted Whitby, Resided Hinderwell.

Private Isaac Hicks, 17084. 6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of James and Kezia Hicks, of 20, Long Row, Port Mulgrave, Hinderwell, Yorks. Killed 30 September 1916.
Buried GRANDCOURT ROAD CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT.
Born Hinderwell, Enlisted Whitby, Resided Hinderwell.

Corporal John Hill, MM, 10872. 8th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late James and Jane Ann Hill. Killed 21 October 1917. Aged 26
Commemorated Panel 52 to 54 and 162A, Tyne Cot Memorial
Born Hinderwell, Enlisted Whitby.

Private Ellis George Marshall, 17177. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Charles and Mary Marshall, of 35, Long Row, Portmulgrave, Hinderwell, Yorks. Killed 25 September 1915. Aged 18.
Commemorated Panel 44 and 45, Loos Memorial.
Born Stockton, Enlisted Whitby, Resided Hinderwell.

Private Arthur Charles Miller, 3291. 4th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. Ann Maria Miller, of Strawberry Cottage, West End, Hinderwell, Yorks. Killed 12 April 1918. Aged 32.
Commemorated Panel 4, Ploegsteert Memorial.
Born Hinderwell, Enlisted Hinderwell.

Lance Corporal Joseph Readman, 15172. 6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of James Readman, of Hinderwell, Yorks. Died at Sea 3 September 1915. Aged 25.
Commemorated Panel 55 to 58, Helles Memorial.
Born Hinderwell, Enlisted Whitby, Resided Hinderwell.
(L/Cpl Readman would have died of wounds received in Gallipoli).

Private Edward Stephenson, 15456. 6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Ada Evelyn Wallace (formerly Stephenson), of 13, Plover St., Warrenby, Redcar. Killed 22 August 1915. Aged 28.
Commemorated Panel 55 to 58, Helles Memorial.
Born Loftus, Enlisted Whitby, Resided Loftus.

Serjeant George Henry Toase. 6566. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 30 October 1914.
Born Easington (Loftus, Yorks), Enlisted Loftus, Skinningrove.
Commemorated on Panel 33, YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL.
(Serjeant Toase was originally shown in the CWGC Register under "Tease", and his name is on the memorial as "Tease".
But his correct name is "TOASE" and his birth with this surname was registered in Guisborough in Q4 1880.
However, the Hinderwell War Memorial shows hims as "George Henry TOSE".)

Private Thomas William Trattles, 26340. 9th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 5 October 1916.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.
Born Hinderwell, Enlisted New Marske.

L/Cpl George Edward Walker, 10868. 7th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 10 August 1916.
Buried QUARRY CEMETERY, MONTAUBAN.
Born Lingdale (Yorks), Enlisted Whitby, Resided Hinderwell.


The First World War Commemorations on the HInderwell War Memorial
The First World War Commemorations on the HInderwell War Memorial
(Photo : Edward Nicholl)

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