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The War Memorial in Glaisdale The War Memorial in Glaisdale.
Photo : Edward Nicholl

The War Memorial in Glaisdale stands at the East end of the village's main street, on the road to the parish church.

The names of the men carved on the Memorial are;

JOHN BOAS
WILLIAM J M CHILD
JAMES JEFFERSON
JOHN PEARSON
RALPH SCARTH
CHARLES E SCANLON
JOHN H SCARTH
FREDERICK SCARTH
FRANCIS R SCARTH
WILLIAM WARD
ERNEST WILSON
PENNOCK WINSPEAR
HARRY WINSPEAR

Private William James Morrison Child. 36052. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 18 October 1916. Aged 19.
Born West Hartlepool, Enlisted West Hartlepool, Resided 27 Grosvenor Street West Hartlepool.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.

Private James Jefferson, 10067. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 10 March 1915.
Born Glaisdale (Whitby), Enlisted Scarborough, Resided Loftus.
Commemorated Panel 12, Le Touret Memorial.

Gunner Ralph Scarth. 148558. 214th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery, formerly (36261) Yorkshire Regiment. The son of George and Mary Scarth. Killed 17 August 1917. Aged 21.
Born Glaisdale (Yorks), Enlisted Whitby (Yorks), Resided Glaisdale.
Buried AEROPLANE CEMETERY.

Private Charles Edward Scanlon, 28222. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Jane Scanlon, of 20, Garnet Terrace, Leeman Rd., York. Killed 10 December 1917. Aged 30.
Born Hartlepool, Enlisted Lealholme, Resided Glaisdale (Yorks).
Buried BRANDHOEK NEW MILITARY CEMETERY No.3.

One of the Commemorative Faces on the Glaisdale War Memorial
Photo : Edward Nicholl

The War Memorial in Glaisdale
The Dedication on the War Memorial in Glaisdale.
Photo : Edward Nicholl

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