tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78317618057000499472024-03-19T14:57:42.101-07:00Selby District Churches & WargravesZak The Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693133861689743515noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831761805700049947.post-11555446018103552302018-10-06T05:20:00.003-07:002018-10-06T05:20:51.865-07:00Future blog hosting changeDue to difficulties with Blogger being tied to my ISP email, I will be shortly migrating all blog content to a cloud hosted Wordpress site - <a href="http://home.zakrabbitblogs.tk/">home.zakrabbitblogs.tk</a><br />
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This is still under development, but as the Wargraves survey is all but complete (one location left to add that I was not previously aware of) and therefore static, I will transfer this first.<br />
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This page will remain accessible as an archive, but will no longer be updated.Zak The Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693133861689743515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831761805700049947.post-14141046257975452772016-12-01T09:05:00.002-08:002016-12-01T09:05:30.935-08:00Selby District War Grave Survey CompleteMy survey of war graves within the Selby District is now complete.<br />
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Carrying out this survey has led me to locations throughout the district that I would not normally have visited, where I have seen the range of church architecture from medieval to modern, and located extant war graves from the earliest days of the First World War, through WW2 and post-Imperial and Cold War conflicts, to modern day and current conflicts.<br />
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It has been an interesting, thought provoking and, at times, sobering process.<br />
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I hope that this blog will provide a useful resource to others undertaking similar research, and that some may find it complementary to other, and official, sources.<br />
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If any reader can provide any clarity of detail on any of the graves, especially those of post-WW2/Cold War/post-Imperial conflicts, or those that may be due to non-hostilities accidents, please feel free to post comments.<br />
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With the main survey complete, there will be few new updates from now on. These will occur for sites just outside of the Selby districts, if I happen to be passing them.<br />
<br />Zak The Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693133861689743515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831761805700049947.post-3645151102025071722016-12-01T08:54:00.001-08:002016-12-01T08:57:25.809-08:00All Saints, WistowAll Saints church Wistow is currently undergoing roof renovations. An appeal total board stood in the churchyard shows that this was raised by local fundraising,<br />
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There is one extant war grave,<br />
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Sqn Ldr Gristwood, Ian Anthony,<br />
Royal Air Force,<br />
13th January 1989 Age 40<br />
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From what I can gather researching the above on the internet, this may have been an air accident. Although I cannot tie the name, the date matches that of an aerial collision between and RAF Tornado and a GAF Alphajet during an exercise in Germany. However, another source suggests the involvement of RAF <span class="text"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;">Masirah, Oman.</span></span>Zak The Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693133861689743515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831761805700049947.post-35503241615539138562016-12-01T08:41:00.001-08:002016-12-01T08:41:20.727-08:00All Saints, Cawood and Cawood CemeteryThe church of All Saints, Cawood is small and located on a small plot beside the river. There are no war graves within the churchyard,<br />
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The cemetery is located on the other side of the village, and contains one war grave,<br />
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13075767 Pte Gray, G.,<br />
Pioneer Corps,<br />
31st July 1947 Age 40<br />
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On note is one grave, that of Mary Quenby, died in 2009 age 82, which shows from the inscribed capbadge that she was a member of the Womens Land Army.Zak The Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693133861689743515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831761805700049947.post-39198654751497255202016-12-01T08:32:00.000-08:002016-12-01T08:42:12.265-08:00St Mary, Riccall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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No war graves present, but two ex- forces interments were noted, Major W.H. Jenkins, REME, and Sidney Dudley, RAF, died 2015 age 93.<br />
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<br />Zak The Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693133861689743515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831761805700049947.post-1549906801430203922016-12-01T08:29:00.001-08:002016-12-01T08:29:03.615-08:00St Helens, Stillingfleet and CemeteryOnly one war grave is present within the churchyard,<br />
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22157 Pte Richardson, J.,<br />
Northumberland Fusiliers,<br />
27th March 1918 Age 37<br />
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The church is rather well hidden by large mature evergreen trees.<br />
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There are a further two war graves in the nearby cemetery,<br />
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541767 Pte Harrison, A.,<br />
Labour Corps,<br />
14th November 1918 Age 25<br />
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4542598 Gnr Simpson, G.,<br />
Royal Artillery,<br />
29th May 1943 Age 24<br />
<br />Zak The Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693133861689743515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831761805700049947.post-15351047187506727192016-12-01T08:22:00.001-08:002016-12-01T08:22:43.112-08:00St Helens, EscrickOnly one war grave, but two ex- forces interments, A Major Dawson, A., and an Alan Ronald (Ron) Witty DFC,<br />
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The one war grave is, sadly, another of modern conflict,<br />
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25087205 Pte Mason, Shaun Daniel,<br />
The Green Howards,<br />
21st February 2004 Age 22Zak The Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693133861689743515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831761805700049947.post-46568966992060835222016-12-01T08:17:00.001-08:002016-12-01T08:17:15.806-08:00St Helens, ThorganbyA very attractive church with several distinct periods of construction and style evident.<br />
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There are no war graves in the churchyard, however there are a number within the adjacent cemetery,<br />
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754009 Pte Atkinson, C. H., <br />
52nd Bn. Canadian Infantry,<br />
6th February 1919 Age 33<br />
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7014236 Gnr Hall, S. D.,<br />
49th Searchlight Rgt, Royal Artillery, Lately W. Yorks Rgt,<br />
18th August 1944 Age 21<br />
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4619291 Pte McCartney, C.,<br />
The Duke of Wellingtons Rgt,<br />
21st August 1940 Age 23<br />
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2658549 Guardsman Hinchcliffe, J. F.,<br />
Coldstream Guards,<br />
6th June 1940 Age 21<br />
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<br />Zak The Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693133861689743515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831761805700049947.post-46549432074118472292016-12-01T08:06:00.001-08:002016-12-01T08:14:15.249-08:00St. Andrews Mission Church, CliffeThis small redbrick chapel has no graveyard, so no extant war graves.<br />
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In fact this was not even on my list of sites to visit, but I happened to pass it on my way to survey the church at Hemingborough.Zak The Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693133861689743515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831761805700049947.post-68385603068074572412016-10-11T06:00:00.000-07:002016-10-11T06:00:33.436-07:00All Saints, Bolton PercySituated in the remote but picturesque village, beside a medieval gatehouse, this surprisingly large ancient church was open to visitors<br />
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There are no war graves extant within the church grounds, but there was one in the graveyard opposite. This graveyard is a rather unusual shape, and very overgrown. However, it is not neglected - the plants all seem to be herbs or fragrant flowering shrubs and trees.<br />
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615941 Ldg A/C Warriner, J.T.,<br />
Royal Air Force<br />
13th December 1939 Age 24Zak The Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693133861689743515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831761805700049947.post-8567766104972415822016-10-11T05:56:00.001-07:002016-10-11T05:56:24.650-07:00St Pauls, ColtonSt Pauls in Colton is a small redbrick church with a modest graveyard,<br />
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Of other interest in this small remote village, is the old phone box, which has been turned into a library <br />
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<br />Zak The Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693133861689743515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831761805700049947.post-52593891131901972592016-09-21T14:01:00.000-07:002016-09-22T00:59:10.945-07:00All Saints, BarlbyThe daylight was beginning to fade by the time I visited this church, but having visited on other occasions I knew of the presence of a couple of war graves here.<br />
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However, I was not aware of one of them, due to not previously knowing of the existence of dark grey granite headstones on these graves.<br />
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The extant burials are -<br />
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T3/031317 Driver McCarthy, W.<br />
Army Service Corps<br />
30th May 1916<br />
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14120986 Driver Graves, Albert<br />
Royal Corps of Signals<br />
15th May 1947. Age 20<br />
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950321 Cpl Tomlinson, A.E.,<br />
Royal Air Force<br />
7th March 1944. Age 25<br />
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S/93598 Cpl Milner, H.,<br />
Royal Army Service Corps<br />
17-18th April 1942. Age 29<br />
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25146681 Pte Carlton, Jamie<br />
Royal Logistic Corps<br />
20th December 2004. Age 19<br />
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This one really had a sobering effect on me. Most of the war graves ive documented are from the world wars or small post war conflicts. They in many ways are quite distant. This isnt, his time in service would overlap that of many of the ex-forces people I now work with.Zak The Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693133861689743515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831761805700049947.post-55961381246652572902016-09-21T08:46:00.002-07:002016-09-21T08:46:33.409-07:00Current Survey StatusSo far in this survey, I have visited roughly two thirds of the churches and cemeteries I know of within Selby District,<br />
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In doing so, over one hundred and fifty war graves have been identified and recorded on this survey, plus a number of other graves of interest.<br />
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On the above map, those marked blue have been visited and recorded. Those marked in green remain to be visited. The few in yellow are outside of the boundary.Zak The Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693133861689743515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831761805700049947.post-1203598793467886932016-09-21T08:14:00.000-07:002016-09-21T08:14:10.144-07:00Selby Abbey, SelbyThere are no War Graves in the churchyard of the Abbey.<br />
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Inside there are a number of memorials and monuments. The abbey itself is open to the public and is very much worth a visit. The church ladies run a tea room inside and gift shop. See my other blogs for details of our radio special event station from the Abbey.<br />
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<br />Zak The Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693133861689743515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831761805700049947.post-14472340796914413812016-09-21T08:09:00.002-07:002016-09-21T08:09:29.908-07:00St. James the Apostle, SelbyAnother town center church, with very small grounds.<br />
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<br />Zak The Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693133861689743515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831761805700049947.post-17128870600906902412016-09-21T08:08:00.000-07:002016-09-21T08:08:37.920-07:00St. Marys, SelbyOnly one single ancient headstone is present in the extremely small yard of this church.<br />
No Wargraves Extant<br />
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<br />Zak The Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693133861689743515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831761805700049947.post-78920395852560396252016-09-21T08:06:00.002-07:002016-09-21T08:06:42.505-07:00St. Marys Catholic Church, and village Cemetery, CarltonThere is one war grave in the churchyard of St. Marys Catholic Church<br />
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1213919 Sgt Pierson, R.T.,<br />
Royal Air Force<br />
30th June 1942. Age 21<br />
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Likewise, only one war grave is extant in the village Cemetery<br />
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23866974 WO2 (SQMS) O' Neill, M.,<br />
Royal Army Ordnance Corps<br />
31st May 1981. Age 34<br />
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<br />Zak The Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693133861689743515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831761805700049947.post-66895535951227580932016-09-21T08:01:00.002-07:002016-09-21T08:01:43.157-07:00St. Marys parish Church, CarltonConfusingly, there are two churches in Carlton, both called St. Mary's. I will deal with the other and the cemetery in the next post.<br />
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<br />Zak The Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693133861689743515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831761805700049947.post-2732699365631798262016-09-21T07:59:00.002-07:002016-09-21T07:59:34.550-07:00St. John the Baptist, Chapel HaddleseyNo Extant War Graves<br />
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Graveyard backs onto the home of a pair of rather sad looking donkeys<br />
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<br />Zak The Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693133861689743515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831761805700049947.post-73018225104398980902016-09-21T07:57:00.000-07:002016-09-21T07:57:13.514-07:00St. Edmunds, KellingtonA very large graveyard with many ancient and badly overgrown graves, and clearly popular with the recently deceased, but no extant war graves present<br />
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A very friendly black and white mouser accompanied me around the graveyard here<br />
<br />Zak The Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693133861689743515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831761805700049947.post-55519315330373153442016-09-21T04:02:00.003-07:002016-09-21T04:12:16.335-07:00St. Johns church and village cemetery, Kirkby Wharfe. Part 2.In my previous post I detailed the First and Second World War losses interred in the cemetery at Kirkby Wharfe. In this entry, I will list those from post-WW2.<br />
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The era following World War Two is mostly known for the brinkmanship standoff between NATO and the Warsaw Pact - the Cold war. But, despite the name, often this period was anything but cold! Often known as 'Britains Small Wars', the UK and commonwealth were often engaged in 'proxy' campaigns, counter insurgencies, and 'police' actions, throughout the world. This was also the time of the Imperial Sunset, the final end of the British Empire, and not all of the independence was given freely. Campaigns such as Suez, Oman, Malaya, and our own 'home grown' emergency Northern Ireland.<br />
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It was also a time of the rise of fast jet aircraft, a move away from large, highly crewed bombers to small, fast, one or two man attack aircraft.<br />
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But, this was also a time of limited deployment, and some of these deaths are likely to have been due to training accidents or other non combat roles. <br />
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The following entries have dates from the 1950's to as late as 1991 - an RAF loss during Operation Desert Storm.<br />
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4004410 A/C 1st Class Marshall, R.,<br />
Royal Air Force<br />
10th January 1952. Age 23<br />
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Pilot Officer Mann, D.J.<br />
Royal Air Force<br />
18th March 1953. Age 20<br />
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Flight Lieutenant Davies, M.P.,<br />
Royal Air Force<br />
22nd July 1953. Age 33<br />
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Flying Officer Yelding, G.M.J.,<br />
Royal Air Force<br />
18th August 1953. Age 20<br />
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Flying Officer Kenrick, P.C.,<br />
Royal Air Force<br />
27th August 1955. Age 28<br />
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Pilot Officer Wrench, J.B.,<br />
Royal Air Force<br />
17th May 1963. Age 22<br />
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Flying Officer Burkey, D.T.,<br />
Royal Air Force<br />
27th July 1964. Age 22<br />
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Pilot Officer Dennis, A.D.,<br />
Royal Air Force<br />
17th September 1964. Age 22<br />
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Flight Lieutenant Blows, C.L.,<br />
Royal Air Force<br />
28th March 1965. Age 42<br />
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K2218359 Cpl Storey, J.W.K.,<br />
Royal Air Force<br />
30th December 1965. Age 41<br />
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W1797052 Sgt Redmond, J.A.,<br />
Royal Air Force<br />
21st December 1971. Age 47<br />
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X0619467 Flt Sgt Dunbar, A.,<br />
Royal Air Force<br />
7th April 1974. Age 53<br />
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Flight Lieutenant Bayliff, T.D.,<br />
Royal Air Force<br />
3rd July 1979. Age 25<br />
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H8106602 Snr A/C Wright, S.,<br />
Royal Air Force<br />
15th January 1986. Age 29<br />
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B1922291 Sgt Freak, W.A.,<br />
Royal Air Force<br />
13th September 1986. Age 53<br />
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Flight Lieutenant Blewitt, P.J.,<br />
Royal Air Force<br />
5th October 1986. Age 47<br />
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Sqn Ldr Lennox, G.K.S., BSc,<br />
Royal Air Force<br />
22nd January 1991. Age 34<br />
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This last entry brings us much closer to the present, the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi occupational forces, during Op. Desert Storm, the 1st Gulf War. The MoD's own entry on the loss is below<br />
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<i>On 22 January 1991 Sqn Ldrs G K S Lennox and K P Weeks led the first of
two formations delivering 1,000lb bombs in a night attack on an Air
Defence site in western Iraq. The weather was good with excellent
visibility, and they carried out a successful attack despite heavy AAA
fire. Approximately five seconds later the leader of the following
formation saw a fireball erupt in the distance. Closer investigation
revealed a series of fires on a hillside to the right of track where the
fireball had been. As Sqn Ldrs Lennox and Weeks failed to check in
after the attack, the leader realised that this fire trail was probably
caused by their aircraft crashing. Both aircrew were killed in the
crash.</i><br />
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Ref : <a href="http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/RAFTornadoAircraftLosses.cfm">http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/RAFTornadoAircraftLosses.cfm</a><br />
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There are also a number of retirees, and a few other headstones bearing military inscription and insignia -<br />
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515842 Sgt Mason, J.,<br />
Royal Air Force (Ret'd)<br />
7th April 1976. Age 62<br />
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Sqn Ldr Ratcliffe-Springall, T.J.,<br />
Royal Air Force<br />
17th April 1968. Age 61<br />
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Brigadier Knox, G.S.,<br />
Royal Signals (Ret'd)<br />
1908 - 1989<br />
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Captain Ratcliffe-Springall, B.M.,<br />
16/12/41 - 21/4/91<br />
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Lodge, Anthony<br />
Ex. Royal Corps of Transport,<br />
11/10/56 - 1/5/2015<br />
<br />Zak The Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693133861689743515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831761805700049947.post-37618377357268171202016-09-20T13:25:00.001-07:002016-12-01T12:21:03.645-08:00St. Johns church and village cemetery, Kirkby Wharfe. Part 1.The church of St. John is located in the out of the way, quiet hamlet of Kirkby Wharfe, and by the recurrence of surnames and headstone styles reveals itself to be very much the church of the local hall.<br />
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There are two war graves withing the church yard -<br />
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3411 Pte Lacy, A.B.,<br />
Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry,<br />
29th September 1918. Age 41<br />
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24024 1st Air Mechanic Copperwheat, J.,<br />
Royal Flying Corps,<br />
31st January 1918. Age 36 <br />
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However, located some way from the church and almost out of sight beside the narrow road, the cemetery contains a real surprise <br />
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A very large number of RAF graves. Mostly pilots, lost from nearby RAF Church Fenton. Many of the dates are surprising, and interesting. There are also some commonwealth headstones but of retired senior officers.<br />
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First and Second World War -<br />
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2nd Lt Waterhouse, R.B.M.,<br />
West Yorkshire Regiment<br />
26th March 1919. Age 30<br />
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Pilot Officer, Niccolls, H.L.<br />
(Canadian) Pilot, Royal Air Force<br />
3rd March 1940. Age 20<br />
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Flying Officer, Coe, R.,<br />
Pilot, Royal Air Force<br />
10th January 1940. Age 28<br />
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Pilot Officer, Carter, D.C.R.,<br />
(New Zealand) Pilot, Royal Air Force<br />
8th November 1939. Age 27<br />
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Pilot Officer, Thomas, J.E.<br />
(Southern Rhodesia) Pilot, Royal Air Force<br />
30th January 1939. Age 22<br />
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Pilot Officer, Robinson, S.J.D.,<br />
(South Africa) Pilot, Royal Air Force<br />
30th January 1939. Age 22<br />
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Pilot Officer, MC Coll, J.D.L.,<br />
Observer, Royal Air Force<br />
13th March 1942. Age 20<br />
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Flying Officer, Ievers, E.O.,<br />
Royal Air Force<br />
29th April 1942. Age 38<br />
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334167 Cpl Hall, J.E.<br />
Royal Air Force<br />
9th May 1940<br />
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Pilot Officer, Cameron, A.S.,<br />
Pilot, Royal Air Force<br />
22nd February 1941<br />
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Pilot Officer, Buley, G.R.M.,<br />
Pilot, Royal Air Force<br />
28th february 1941<br />
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623219 Cpl Proudlove, H.R.,<br />
Royal Air Force<br />
28th February 1941<br />
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1181630 Sgt Hanson, W.F.M,<br />
Air Gunner, Royal Air Force<br />
28th February 1941. Age 19<br />
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Pilot Officer, McDonnell, A.J.,<br />
Pilot, Royal Air Force<br />
13th February 1942. Age 19<br />
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1021123 Sgt Woolgar, C.W.,<br />
Pilot, Royal Air Force<br />
8th September 1941<br />
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Pilot Officer, Okell, J.L.,<br />
Pilot, Royal Air Force<br />
24th August 1941. Age 22<br />
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402238 Sgt Neighbour, C.J.,<br />
Pilot, Royal New Zealand Air Force<br />
18th July 1941. Age 24<br />
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402908, Pilot Officer, Mc Murtrie, A.D.,<br />
Pilot, Royal New Zealand Air Force<br />
18th July 1941. Age 21<br />
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Flight Lieutenant, Jenkins, P.R.E.,<br />
Pilot, Royal Air Force<br />
6th August 1942<br />
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741920 Flight Sergeant Pearce, L.H.B.,<br />
Pilot, Royal Air Force<br />
9th April 1941. Age 27<br />
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1160948 Sgt Smeaton, B.W.,<br />
Pilot, Royal Air Force<br />
10th May 1941. Age 22<br />
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1053585 Sgt Heggie, D.A.,<br />
Pilot, Royal Air Force<br />
29th May 1941. Age 26<br />
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Pilot Officer, Oxley, M.R.P.,<br />
Pilot, Royal Air Force<br />
3rd July 1941. Age 24<br />
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1057420 Sgt Woodward, C.C.,<br />
Pilot, Royal Air Force<br />
30th July 1941. Age 21<br />
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P82503 Flt Sgt Meers, F.E.,<br />
Observer, Royal Canadian Air Force<br />
4th September 1942. Age 24<br />
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778629 Sgt Green, D.A.,<br />
(South Africa) Pilot, Royal Air Force<br />
4th September 1942. Age 22<br />
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<br />Zak The Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693133861689743515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831761805700049947.post-45169886778606606402016-09-20T11:51:00.002-07:002016-09-20T11:51:53.387-07:00Church of the Immaculate Conception & St. John of Beverley, ScarthingwellLocated behind the grounds of Highfield Care Home on Scarthingwell Park. Despite its impressive size and history, there are no graves here at all, and no cemetery.<br />
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<br />Zak The Rabbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693133861689743515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831761805700049947.post-11168195822385874702016-09-20T11:48:00.002-07:002016-09-20T11:48:35.894-07:00Ulleskelf Methodist Church<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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No Extant War Graves<br />
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