| Lest We Forget |
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Photographs
Copyright © Michael Booker 2008 |
In
memory of the men of Gilling East, Grimston
and Cawton who gave their lives in the Great War
1914 - 1919
| BORISSOW |
Ernest |
Acting Corporal 417, 18th Sanitary Section (Territorial Force), Royal Army Medical Corps. Died at gallipoli 8th October 1915. Aged 47. Enlisted Chelsea, London S.W., resident Huntingdon. Son of the late Rev. Louis and Harriet Borissow. Born at Buckingham. Buried in EAST MUDROS MILITARY CEMETERY, Lemnos, Greece. Plot III. Row A. Grave 24. |
| BROUGH |
George Henry |
Private 7505, 4th Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment). Killed in action 27th September 1916. Born Derby, enlisted Malton. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D. |
| CHURCH |
Percy [Henry Hardman] |
Private 2793, 5th Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment). Killed in action 28th April 1915, Aged 20. Enlisted Malton, resident Wooton Bassett, Wiltshire. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Church, of Greenway, Tockenham, Wootton Bassett, Wilts. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 33. |
| CHARTER |
William Robert |
Private 26381, 13th Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment). Died 29th April 1918. Aged 27. Born Stockton-on-Tees, enlisted Malton, resident Gilling East. Son of Mary E. Charter, of West End, Kirkby Moorside, Yorks, and the late John Charter. Buried in RUMAUCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Grave 76. |
| CLARK |
Ernest |
Royal Field Artillery probably Ernest William CLARK, Gunner 34567, "D" Battery, 67th brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds in Salonika 20th May 1917. Aged 23. Born and enlisted Malton. Son of William and Ruth Clark, of Skewsby, Terrington, York. Buried in STRUMA MILITARY CEMETERY, Greece. Plot IX. Row E. Grave 7. |
| ENGLAND |
John |
Private 20215, 2nd Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment). Killed in action 31st July 1917. Born Newton-on-Ouse, enlisted Malton, resident Gilling East. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 33. |
| EWBANK |
Alfred |
[Listed on memorial as West Yorkshire Regiment] Private 41946, 1/5th Battalion (Territorial), Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 27th May 1918. Aged 29. Born newton, Yorkshire, enlisted York. Husband of Margaret E. Ewbank, of 51, Dean St., Middlesbrough. Buried in LA VILLE-AUX-BOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, Aisne, France. Plot I. Row E. Grave 6. |
| HARPER |
Robert |
Private 36421, 9th Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment). Killed in action 20th September 1917. Aged 40. Born and enlisted Malton. Son of William and Elizabeth Harper, of Gilling East, York. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 52 to 54 and 162A. |
| MacGATHAN |
John |
[Spelt McGATHAN on SDGW & CWGC] Private 306451, 1/7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). Killed in action 18th September 1916. Aged 26. Born Wolviston, Durham, enlisted Huddersfield, resident Malton. Son of David and Elizabeth McGathan, of Thorn Tree House, Grimstone, Gilling East, York. Buried in LONSDALE CEMETERY, AUTHUILE, Somme, France. Plot V. Row O. Grave 1. |
| PARKER |
Frank |
Private 14661, 12th Battalion, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment0. Killed in action 27th September 1915. Aged 20. Born Dringhouses, enlisted Easingwold, resident Wiggington. Son of John and Mary Hannah Parker, of Cold Harbour, Coulton, Hovingham, Malton, Yorks. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 39 and 40. |
| PYBUS, MM |
Edwin |
Private 240924, 4th Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment). Killed in action 12th April 1918. Enlisted Malton. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). No known grave. Commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 4. |
| SKILBECK |
George |
[Listed on memorial as Royal Engineers] Lance Corporal 50110, 9th Battalion, Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment). Died of wounds 18th May 1918. Born Gilling East, enlisted York, resident Malton. Formerly 230707, Royal Engineers. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Section Q. Plot III. Row H. Grave 20. |
| WILLIAMSON |
William |
[Listed on memorial as Yorkshire Regiment] Private 34734, 10th Battalion, King's OWn (Yorkshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 25th September 1916. Born Woolworth, Durham, enlisted Malton. Formerly 2961, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment). No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 11 C and 12 A. |
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