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War Memorials, - Scarborough (Dean Road) Cemetery - Family Memorials |
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The Entrance to Scarborough's Dean Road Cemetery, with the Cross of sacrifice
and the Dove Family Memorial
Photo : Wayne Bywater (<waynetyke123@aol.com>)
In Dean Road Cemetery, Scarborough, there are a number of family headstones
on which soldiers of the Yorkshire Regiment, who lost their lives in the Firs
World War, are commemorated.
These headstones are shown below.
All photos by Wayne Bywater (<waynetyke123@aol.com>).
Select the thumbnail view of a headstone for a larger sized image which opens in a new window.
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Private James Ernest Barkley, 17197.
2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of George and Annie Mary Barkley, of Scarborough. Vernon Street Cem. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 32. Born Sheffield, Enlisted Scarborough. Buried DANTZIG ALLEY BRITISH CEMETERY, MAMETZ. "IN MEMORY OF / GEORGE BARKLEY M.D.
DIED MAY 15TH 1912 / AGED 69 YEARS ALSO THEIR ELDEST SON / CHARLES ERNEST KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE JULY 1ST 1916 AGED 32 YEARS IN MEMORY OF / ANNIE MARY WIFE OF G BARKLEY M.D. / WHO DIED FEB 20 1909" |
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Lance Corporal Alan Barraclough. 28388.
12th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Seth Barraclough, of Scarborough; husband of Emily Mary Barraclough, of 8, Friar's Entry, Scarborough. Killed 5 January 1918. Aged 30. Born Huddersfield, Enlisted Scarborough. Buried ST. LEGER BRITISH CEMETERY. "IN / LOVING MEMORY OF / SETH BARRACLOUGH
WHO DIED NOV 9 1917 / AGED 57 YEARS ALSO OF CECILIA / WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED JANUARY 9 1948 / AGED 82 YEARS ALSO OF ANNIE LAKE / DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED OCT 4 1920 AGED 19 YEARS A FLOWER TRANSLPLANTED ALSO OF ALAN / REARLY OVED SON OF THE ABOVE L/CPL 12TH WEST YORKS KILLED IN FRANCE / JAN 5 1918 AGED 31 YEARS R.I.P ALSO JOSEPH GREGORY / DEARLY LOVED SON OF THE ABOVE DIED DECEMBER 1 1927 / AGED 35 YEARS / R.I.P. " |
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Corporal Thomas Crawford Bielby. 241075. 13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John William and Maria Bielby, of Scarborough; husband of Elsie Cordiner Bielby, of 17, New St., Pateley Bridge, Harrogate. Killed 18 January 1918. Aged 26. Enlisted Scarborough. Buried MORY ABBEY MILITARY CEMETERY, MORY. "IN
LOVING MEMORY OF / THOMAS CRAWFORD BIELBY
BELOVED SON OF / J W & M BIELBY KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE JAN 18TH 1918 / AGED 26 YEARS ALSO OF CISSIE A BELOVED DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE / J W & M BIELBY WHO DIED SEPT 20TH 1924 / AGED 29 YEARS ALSO OF MARIA / BELOVED WIFE OF J W BIELBY DIED JUNE 5TH 1942 / AGED 71 YEARS ALSO OF JOHN WILLIAM BIELBY / THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE DIED SEPT 30TH 1949 / AGED 81 YEARS" |
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Private Ringrose Boreman. 78953. 7th Battalion Durham Light Infantry, formerly 6987 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late Ringrose and Jane Boreman. Born at Scarborough. Died 17 July 1918. Aged 40 Born Scarborough, Enlisted Richmond, Resided Scarborough. Buried VAILLY BRITISH CEMETERY.. "IN LOVING MEMORY OF / JANE WIFE OF RINGROSE
BOREMAN
BORN FEB 26TH 1840 / DIED SEPT 26TH 1905 ALSO OF THE ABOVE / RINGROSE BORMAN BORN OCT 25TH 1832 /DIED JUNE 24TH 1911 IN LOVING MEMORY OF / JANE ANN ELDER DAUGHTER OF / RINGROSE & JANE BOREMAN ORN AUG 28TH 1874 / DIED SEPT 15TH 1960 IN LOVING MMEMORY OF MARY ELIZABETH / (MAY) YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF / RINGROSE & JANE BOREMAN BORN MAY 23RD 1876 / DIED JUNE 9TH 1937 ALSO OF / RINGROSE BOREMAN DURHAM LI ONLY SON OF THE ABOVE / RINGROSE & JANE BOREMAN BORN JUNE 29TH 1878 / DIED JULY 17TH 1918 WHILE A PRISONER OF WAR AND WAS BURIED IN THE CEMETERY BY THE CHURCH AT BUCY-LE-LONG NEAR SOISSONS / FRANCE" |
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Lance Corporal Arthur Clarke, 2359. 5th Battalion. Killed 3 March 1916. Born Scarborough, Enlisted Scarborough. Buried MAPLE COPSE CEMETERY. "IN LOVING MEMORY OF
PTE WALTER CLARKE C OF L. A. S. C. M.T.IV, AGED 27 ALSO L/CPL ARTHUR CLARKE / 5TH YORKS KILLED IN ACTION AT YPRES MARCH 2ND 1916 / AGED 21 SECOND AND YOUNGEST SONS OF DANIEL & MARGARET CLARKE "CUT DOWN LIKE A FLOWER IN THE BLOOM OF THEIR MANHOODS" |
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Serjeant Robert Brailsford Craven.
18554. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Craven, of Scarborough; husband of Margaret Ellen Craven, of 59, Falsgrave Rd., Scarborough. Killed 15 September 1916. Aged 30. Born Scarborough, Enlisted Scarborough. Buried LONSDALE CEMETERY, AUTHUILE. "IN LOVING MEMORY OF / MY DEAR HUSBAND SERGT. R B CRAVEN / YORKS REGT. KILLED IN ACTION SEPT 16TH 1916 "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS" ALSO MARGARET E CRAVEN / DEARLY LOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED NO 4TH 1941 ALSO OUR DEAR LITTLE "JACK / DIED MARCH 17TH 1918 AGED 2 1/2 YEARS "UNITED IN HEAVEN"" |
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Corporal Frederick William
Dove, 235682. 2nd/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), formerly 1402 1st/5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Frederick and E. E. Dove, of Scarborough. Killed 6 September 1918. Aged 27. Born Scarborough, Enlisted Scarborough. Buried MONT HUON MILITARY CEMETERY, LE TREPORT. (Corporal Dove is not shown in SDGW as having previously been in the Yorkshire Regiment. From the Green Howards Gazette, Corporal Dove is listed as having been wounded several times whilst in the service of the Yorkshire Regiment.) The Dove Memorial commemorates William Dove, Died June 22 1882 Aged 49 Jane Ann Dove, Died Nov 22 1922 Aged 90 and Ethel Mary Daughter of William and Jane Ann Dove, Died Sept 23rd 1869 in her 5th Year, |
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2nd Lieutenant Hugh Colborne
Graham. 2nd Battalion, attached 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Christopher Colborne Graham and Mary Johnstone Graham, of Oriel House, Scarborough. Died 1 October 1917. Aged 29. Commemorated Panel 52 to 54 and 162A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL. "MARY JOHNSTONE / BELOVED WIFE OF / CHRISTOPHER
C GRAHAM
DIED 22ND OCT. 1910 AGED 48 “GOD SHALL WIPE AWAY ALL TEARS” ALSO / CHRISTOPHER COLBORNE GRAHAM DIED 22ND NOV. 1943 / AGED 86 YEARS ALSO OF HUGH COLBORNE GRAHAM / AGED 25 2ND LIEUT 9TH YORKSHIRE REGT BELOVED SON OF / G C AND M J COLBORNE WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION OCTOBER 1ST 1917 AT VELDHOCK NEAR YPRES AND WAS BURIED THERE." |
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Major Valentine Fowler.
10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Evelyn Fowler, of 5, Esplanade Gardens, Scarborough. Killed 2 June 1917. Aged 40. Buried CROISILLES BRITISH CEMETERY. IN LOVING MEMORY OF / VALENTINE FOWLER
BORN JULY 1ST 1832 / DIED CTOBER 3RD 1889 ALSO MARY WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED SEPT 29 1901 / AGED 84 YEARS R.I.P. ALSO MAJOR V FOWLER SON KILLED IN FRANCE 1917 ALSO OF CONSTANCE MARY / WIFE OF R SURTEES HORNBY AND DAUGHTER OF VALENTINE FOWLER DIED SEPT 19323 AGED 57 YEARS R.I.P ALSO OF THE ABOVE / ROBERT SUTEES HORNBY DIED NO 17 1934 AGED 59 YEARS R.I.P. |
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Lance Corporal Charles
James Fox, 15237. 13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late Charles James and Emma Fox. Served at Gallipoli, and in Egypt. Three times wounded. Killed 22 March 1918. Aged 32. Born Sheffield, Enlisted Scarborough, Resided Bristol. Commemorrated on Bay 5, ARRAS MEMORIAL. The inscription of the Fox memorial is very difficult to read. However, some of the relevant secions are below. IN MEMORY OF / CHARLES JAMES FOX |
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Private John William
Inchbald. 15164. 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of David and Annie Inchbald, of Scarborough; husband of Gertrude Eleanor Inchbald, of 8, Austin Friars, Filey Rd., Scarborough. Served in the South African Campaign. Killed 22 April 1917. Aged 37. Born Scarborough, Enlisted Scarborough. Buried MONT HUON MILITARY CEMETERY, LE TREPORT. IN LOVING MEMORY OF
JOHN WILLIAM INCHBALD /PTE YORKSHIRE REGT. DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION / AT VIMY RIDGE, FRANCE APRIL 22 1917 AGED 37 YEARS May His Reward be as Great as His Sacrifice also of GERTRUDE EALEANOR / ELDEST DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED AUG 28 1910 / AGED 4 YEARS & 5 MONTHS ALSO OF DORIS / YOUNGEST DAUGHTER DIED IN INFANCY |
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Private William Earl
Jarvis. 2001. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John Henry and Emma Jarvis, of 20, St. Sepulchre St., Scarborough. Killed 23 June 1916. Aged 21. Born Scarborough, Enlisted Scarborough. Buried LA LAITERIE MILITARY CEMETERY. ""PEACE PERFECT PEACE"
IN LOVING MEMORY OF / EMMA THE BELOVED WIFE OF / JOHN HENRY JARVIS WHO DIED MAY 19 1913 / AGED 42 YEARS ALSO, OF WILLIAM EARL JARVIS DEARLY BELOVED SON OF THE ABOVE KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE JUNE 23 1916, AGED 21 YEARS" |
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Private George Albert Laybourne. 1943.
5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Rachel E. Laybourne, of 9, Auboro' St., Scarborough, and the late Henry Laybourne. Killed 28 May 1915. Aged 20. Enlisted Scarborough. Commemorated Panel 33, YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL. "IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR MOTHER AND FATHER HENRY LAYBOURNE / DIED JAN 18TH 1915 / AGED 60 YEARS RACHEL ELLEN LAYBOURNE / DIED OCT 30 1928 / AGED 71 YEARS ALSO GEORGE ALBERT SON OF THE ABOVE KILLED NEAR YPRES / MAY 28TH 1915 AGED 20 YEARS" |
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Private Thomas Johnson Mainprize.
3965. 5 th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 13 September 1916. Enlisted Scarborough. Buried FLATIRON COPSE CEMETERY, MAMETZ. "IN |
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Private Joseph Harrison Marsay, 33576.
2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Formerly 48656 T R Battalion. Killed 26 July 1917. Born Scarborough, Enlisted Scarborough. Commemorated Panel 33, YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL. "IN LOVING MEMORY OF FRANCES ELLEN MARSAY / DIED JAN 23RD 1917 AGED 30 YEARS ALSO OF JOSEPH H MARSAY BELOVED HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE KILLED IN ACTION JULY 26TH 1917 AGED 32 YEARS" |
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Serjeant George Matson, 22932. 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late Harriet Pexton. Killed 7 June 1917. Aged 22. Born Scarborough, Enlisted Scarborough. Commemorated on Panel 33, YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL "IN
/ LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR MOTHER / HARRIET PEXTON / WIFE OF THOMAS PEXTON WHO DIED JAN 25 1917 / AGED 57 YEARS "THY WILL BE DONE" ALSO OF SERGT. GEORGE MATSON YORKS REGT. SON OF THE ABOVE KILLED IN ACTION AT HILL 60, JUNE 7 1917 / AGED 24 YEARS MAY HIS REWARD BE AS GREAT AS HIS SACRIFICE ALSO RICHARD WATSON WRIGHT / DIED JAN 25 19** / AGED 69 YEARS" |
 
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Private Arthur Oldridge.
28386. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Ethel Oldridge, of 8, Eastsandgate, Scarborough. Killed 20 August 1917. Aged 33. Born Scarborough, Enlisted Scarborough. Buried MENDINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY.
"TREASURED MEMORIES OF / ANNIE/
The lower photograph is also of the Oldridge family, and aslo commemorates
Private Arthur Oldidge.BELOVED WIFE OF GEORGE DILL / DIED 2ND NOV 1956 AGED 47 YEARS. ALSO OF HER DEAR MOTHER / ETHEL OLDRIDGE DIED 16TH APRIL 1956, AGED 70 YEARS AND HER DEAR FATHER PTE ARTHUR OLDRIDGE / YORKSHIRE REGIMENT, DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION AT YPRES, FRANCE 20TH AUG. 1917, AGED 33 YEARS. "AT REST" " WILLIAM / THE DEARLY BELOVED HUSBAND OF
ELIZABETH OLDRIDGE WHO DIED NOV 14 1910 AGED 30 YEARS "IN THE MIDST OF LIFE WE ARE IN DEATH" IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF/ MY DEAR HUSBAND PTE ARTHUR OLDRIDGE / YORKSHIRE REGT BROTHER OF THE ABOVE DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION IN YPRES, FRANCE.AUG 20 1917 AGED 33 YEARS "AT REST" |
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Private Harry Pickersgill.
240464.
5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 8 October 1918. Born Ossett, Enlisted Scarborough. Commemorated on the MALBORK MEMORIAL. IN LOVING MEMORY OF / FRED PICKERSGILL
DEARLY BELOVED HUSBAND OF / ALICE PICKERSGILL WHO DIED MARCH 14 1924 AGED 58 YEARS ALSO OF ALICE / WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED DECEMBER 2 1939 / AGED 73 YEARS RE-UNITED ALSO OF HARRY, SON OF ……… WHO DIED IN GERMANY OCT 18TH 1918 |
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Private Ephraim Henry
Pickup. 3662.
5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 24 April 1916. Enlisted Scarborough. Buried LINDENHOEK CHALET MILITARY CEMETERY. In Loving Memory of
JOSEPH FRANCIS PICKUP BORN NOV 7TH 1839 / DIED MARCH 19TH 1918 ALSO ANN / WIFE OF THE ABOVE BORN AUG 17TH 1839 / DIED FEB 11TH 1900 ALSO EPHRAIM HENRY PICKUP / SON OF THE ABOVE BORN JULY 22ND 1883 KILLED IN ACTION APRIL 24 1916 BURIED AT LINDENHOCK CHALET / MILITARY CEMETERY, FRANCE ALSO JOSEPH F J PICKUP / ELDEST SON OF THE ABOVE BORN SEP 29TH 1864 / DIED AUG 22ND 1920 |
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Private Joseph Henry
Sails. 23967.
12th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 20 January 1917. Aged 35. Born Scarborough, Enlisted Middlesbrough. Buried RANCOURT MILITARY CEMETERY. IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND
PTE J H SAILS, YORKS REGT NO 23967 KILLED IN ACTION JAN 20 1917 AGED 35 BURIED IN RANCOURT MILITARY CEMETERY ALSO FRANES R RUMFORD, / BELOVED DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE DIED MAR 29 1929 AGED 23 "AT REST" |
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Lance Corporal Thomas
Stanley Scott. 24406.
4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 27 March 1918 (CWG), 23 July 1917 (SDGW). Born Scarborough, Enlisted Scarborough. Buried ROSIERES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION. IN LOVING MEMORY OF
TOM ROBERT SCOTT DIED 7TH FEB 1927 AGED 64 YEARS ALSO SARAH ELIZABETH WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED 5TH FEB 1933 AGED 77 YEARS ALSO L/CPL STANLEY SCOTT SON OF THE ABOVE KILLED IN FRANCE 27TH MARCH 1918 AGED 22 YEARS |
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Lieutenant Edward Reginald
Spofforth.
5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mary D. and the late Edward Spofforth, of York. Killed 2 March 1916. Aged 24. Buried POPERINGHE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY. "IN MEMORY OFG / WILLIAM FLIGG / OF SCARBOROUGH
WHO DIED AT SEA / 13TH JANUARY 1834/ AGED 45 YEARS AND OF HIS WIDOW / ANN FLIGG WHO DIED 3RD SPTEMBER 1865 / AGED 76 YEARS. IN AFFECTIONATE / REMEMBRANCE OF / WILLIAM FLIGG / OF SCARBOROUGH WHO DIED 28TH JUNE 1861 / AGED 50 YEARS ALSO OF / SUSANNAH / WIDOW OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED FEB 11 1902 / AGED 90 YEARS ALSO MARY DARLEY SPOFFORTH / DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED JUNE 14TH 1923 / AGED 70 YEARS ALSO OF EDWARD REGINALD SPOFFORTH 5TH YORKSHIRE REGIMENT SON OF THE ABOVE / BORN 15TH JUNE 1891 KILLED IN ACTION NR. YPRES 2ND MARCH 1916 AND BURIED IN / POPERINGHE MILITARY CEMETERY" |
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Private Sydney Tucker,
MM. 18036.
7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John R. and Mary Jane Tucker, of 44, Tennyson Avenue, Scarborough. Killed 24 April 1917. Aged 22. Born Scarborough, Enlisted Scarborough. Buried DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN. MARY ANN TTUCKER, / WHO DIED OCTOBER 24, 1908
AGED 21 YEARS “GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN”. ALSO OF JOHN RICHARD TUCKER WHO DIED NOVEMBER 19 1890, AGED 11 MONTHS PRIVATE SYDNEY TUCKER / 7TH EAST YORKS REGT FALLEN IN FRANCE / 24TH APRIL 1917 AGED 22. |
Dean Road Cemetery, -The Craven Family Headstone
Photo : Wayne Bywater (<waynetyke123@aol.com>)
Dean Road Cemetery, - a General View
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