North Yorkshire War Memorials, - Loftus, - Methodist Church War Memorial

The Methodist Church War Memorial, Loftus
(Photo : Edward Nicholl)

Originally this memorial was located in the Newton (Wesleyan Methodist) Memorial Church in Loftus. This church was damaged by a bomb during the Second World War, and was declared unsafe for use and was subsequently demolished. The church's congregation joined that of the Arlington Street (Primitive Methodist) Church, and the Memorial was transferred for safe keeping storage under the pulpit of the Arlington Street church.
Subsequently the Memorial was taken into safe keeping by residents of Loftus, Robin and Mary Bielby. There are now hopes that the Memorial will be transferred to a museum dedicated to the local history of Loftus.

The Memorial carries the words;-

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF

ALFRED DUNN ALBERT HANDLEY ARTHUR HICKS CHARLES HICKS WILLIAM E JACKSON ABRAHAM JACKSON THOMAS JAMES JOSEPH PEARSON MILTON NEWTON CHARLES H ROBINSON HAROLD W REX

YORKS REGT. YORKS & LANCS REGT. WEST YORKS REGT. MANCHESTER REGT. YORKS REGT. KING'S ROYAL RIFLES ROYAL WEST SURREY REGT.

WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR JUSTICE AND RIGHT IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918.

Details of the Yorkshire Regiment soldiers are shown below.

Private Alfred Dunn, 241328. 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 4 October 1917.
Buried HOOGE CRATER CEMETERY.
Enlisted Whitby, Resided Loftus (Yorks).

Private Albert Handley, 36073. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 5 January 1918.
Buried RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND.
Born Farndale, Enlisted Loftus.

Private Charles Edwin Hicks, 28420. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Elizabeth Ann and the late William Hicks of Loftus. Husband of Mary Elizabeth. Killed 13 December 1916. Aged 33.
Born Loftus, Enlisted Stockton.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
(Elder brother of William Arthir Hicks)

Private William Arthur Hicks, 2884. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Elizabeth Ann Hicks, of 29, Tees St., Loftus, Yorks., and the late William Hicks. Killed 29 April 1915. Aged 29.
Enlisted Loftus, Resided East Loftus.
Commemorated Panel 33, YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL.
(Younger brother of Charles Edwin Hicks)
(Shown on the memorial as "Arthur Hicks")

Private William Ernest Jackson, 3280. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Sarah Jackson, of 54, High St., Loftus, Yorks. Killed 16 September 1916. Aged 23.
Buried DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
Enlisted Loftus.

Private Milton Newton. 1586. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Martha Newton, of 8, Hyde Place, Aylesham, Adisham, Canterbury, and of the late Harry Newton. Died 30 January 1916. Aged 22.
Buried LOFTUS CEMETERY.
Born Loftus, Enlisted Skelton, Resided Loftus.

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