Roll of Honour - Yorkshire

Ministry of Defence

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The Royal British Legion

MONK BRETTON WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 & 2 - Detailed information
Compiled & Copyright © Linda Hutton 2016

The memorial is to be found in Cross Street, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, South Yorkshire. It takes the form of two identical pillars placed equidistantly apart and mounted upon square plinth; the inscription is in black lettering on the sides of the plinth and the whole is set within a paved are surrounded by flower beds. There are 66 names listed for World War 1. 27 for World War 2 and one for the Korean War. The memorial was first deicated and unveiled 22 May 1921. The site cost £300. At an unkown date the memiorial was moved to the opposite side of the road to cailitate water authority alterations to the underground reservoir.

MONK BRETTON
HOLDS IN GRATEFUL MEMORY
HER BRAVE DEAD
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR KING AND COUNTRY
IN THE GREAT WARS
1914-1918

ATKINSON	Arthur	Able Seaman, Navy (Royal Navy)
ATKINSON	Herbert	Private, Unknown
BAILEY	James M	Private, Army
BAILEY	Tom	Private, Army
BARNETT	William	Private, Army
BECK	George E	Private, Army
BEDFORD	Charles	Corporal, Army
BURKE	Richard	Private, Army
CARR	Jospeh	Private, Army
COOKE	Charles	Corporal, Army
CRITCHLEY	James	Private, Army
DUCKWORTH	Charles L	Corporal, Army
FRANKS	Fredk	Private, Army
GAMMONS	Samuel	Private, Army
GOOD	Charles W	Private, Army
GRATTAN	C	Private, Army
GREEN	Jesse Eyre	Lance Corporal, Army
HARRISON	Lewis	Private, Army
HARSTON	Albert Ed	Private, Army
HARSTON	Ernest	Private, Army
HILL	Thomas	Private, Army
HINCHCLIFFE	W T	Stoker, Navy (Royal Navy)
HORBURY	Thomas H	Gunner, Army
HOROBIN	John	Private, Army
HUNT	Thomas	Private, Army
JESSOP	George H	Private, Army
JOHNSON	Arthur	Corporal, Army
JOHNSON	J T	Lance Corporal, Army
KELK	Rufus	Sergeant, Unknown
KELK	Thomas A	Private (Signaller), Army
KERR	Peter C	Second Lieutenant, Army
KNAPTON	Fred	Private, Army
KNIGHT, DCM	Thomas	Private, Army
KNIGHT	Thomas	Corporal, Army
LANCASTER	Alice Hilda	No further information currently
LEE	Daniel W	Private, Army
LOWE	Charles R	Corporal, Army
MACDONALD	Henry	Private, Army
MACKENZIE	Archibald	Captain, Army
MALKIN	Arthur	Leading Seaman, Navy (Royal Navy)
MARSDEN	Amos	Private, Army
MOXON	Arthur	Private, Army
MUSGRAVE	Herbert	Private, Army
OLDROYD	A E	Private, Army
PARTRIDGE	Thomas	Private, Army
PITCHER	P J	Private, Army
RICHARDS	Thomas	Sergeant, Army
RUSSELL	Arthur	Private, Army
RUSSELL	William	Private, Army
SCORAH	Albert	Lance Corporal, Army
SHAW	Abraham	Private, Army
SHAW	John	Private, Army
SILCOCK	J W H	Army
TRUELOVE	Thomas E	Private, Army
TRUEMAN	Thomas	Private, Army
TURNER	Edwin	Private, Army
TURNER	Richard	Private, Army
TURTON	Austin	Private, Army
VICTORY	Thomas W	Private, Army
WATERS	Samuel	Sapper, Army
WHITE	Bernard	Private, Army
WHITEHEAD	C A	Able Seaman, Navy (Royal Navy)
WILLIAMS	Chas E	Sergeant, Army
WILLIAMSON	Harry	Able Seaman, Navy (Royal Navy)
WOOD	Arthur	Stoker, Navy (Royal Navy)
WOOD	Charles W	Private, Army
1939-1945
BARBER	Eric D	Army
BARHAM	Wilfred	Air Force (RFC/RAF)
BLACK	George	Army
BOND	G E	Army
BONSON	Raymond E	Navy (Royal Navy)
BURLEY	Jack	Army
CARRINGTON	W	Army
COOK	Harry	Army
COOK	Reginald	Army
CROSSLEY	Albert	Army
EVERETT	Albert L	Navy (Royal Navy)
FRANKS	J T	Army
HEPPENSTALL	William	Air Force (RFC/RAF)
HOWE	Amos	Army
JAGGER	Roy A	Army
JONES	Ronald	Army
MELLOR	G H	Army
RAYNOR	Thomas	Army
SHEEHAN	G	Army
SHEPHERD	Edward	Army
TRIMBY	Fred	Air Force (RFC/RAF)
WALTON	John T	Army
WATSON	G W	Army
WETTON	E	Army
WHITHAM	Geoffrey	Army
WILLIAMSON	Harry	Guardsman, Army
WOOD	Sydney	Private, Army
Korean War (1950-1953),
PRICE	Thomas W	Corporal, Army

Last updated 4 July, 2016

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