War memorials, North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire War Memorials, -
Hutton Buscel,
- St. Matthew's Church
War memorials, North Yorkshire
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The First World War Memorial in St. Matthew's Church, Hutton Buscel. The First World War Memorial in St. Matthew's Church, Hutton Buscel.
Photo : old_newstead_boy

The First World War Memorial in St. Matthew's Church, Hutton Buscel, is a marble plaque commemorating 4 soldiers who lost their lives in that war. Two of those commemorated were soldiers who had served in the Yorkshire Regiment.

Additionally, there is a family memorial to two members of the Barber family in the church, one of whom was an Officer of the Yorkshire Regiment. This memorial is a brass plaque.

We are most grateful to old_newstead_boy for permission to use the photograph of the First World War Memorial. The photograph can be found in the Flickr photostream of this photographer.
We are also most grateful to jmc4 - Church Explorer for permission to use the photograph of the Barber memorial which can be found in the Flickr photostream of this photographer.

Captain Geoffrey Carew Barber.
5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John Walter and Emmeline Barber, of West Ayton, Yorks. Killed on 25 April 1915. Aged 24.
Commemorated Panel 33, YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL.

Lance Corporal John Thomas Barker. 203462. 1st/4th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment, formerly 2429 Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John Thompson Barker and Ann Barker, of 59, Caledonia St., Scarborough. Killed 14 September 1916. Aged 18.
Enlisted Scarborough (Yorks).
Buried CAUDRY OLD COMMUNAL CEMETERY.
(John Thomas Barker was born in Hutton Buscel, and in the 1911 Census was living with his grandmother - a sub-postmistress in the village. It is possible that he was younger than his stated age, - enlisting on 9 October 1914 with a stated age of 17 years 0 months.
His Service Record exists, and from this it is seen that although he was PRESUMED dead on 14 September 1916 his actual date of death was 9 October 1916. His death was reported by the German military, as he had died in Kriegs Laz. 2 on that date.)

Private Frederick Brown Nellis. 240919. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of William and Emma Nellis, of Hutton, West Ayton, Yorks. Killed 23 April 1917. Aged 18.
Enlisted Driffield, Resided Ayton (Yorks).
Commemorated on Bay 5, Arras MEMORIAL.
(Shown on the Hutton Buscel memorial as being a Serjeant.)

The Memorial to the Barbers in St. Matthew's Church, Hutton Buscel.The Memorial to the Barbers in St. Matthew's Church, Hutton Buscel.
Photo : jmc4 - Church Explorer

St. Matthew's Church, Hutton Buscel.St. Matthew's Church, Hutton Buscel.
Photo © Copyright John Slater and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

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