Friday 12 December 2014

Darfield Churchyard William Henry Watson

William Henry Watson is remembered on his family's gravestone in Darfield Churchyard
Links:

War Memorials Archives listing

War Memorials Online listing

Photograph by BarnsleyHistorian

Grave Location and Inscription
(This gravestone in at the bottom of the Churchyard, the first one after the path  as you walk away from the church - Letter F on the Friends of Darfield Churchyard's map

In loving memory of / Edward / the beloved husband of / Ruth Watson / of Darfield / who was accidentally killed /  at Houghton Main Colliery / June 16th 1906 / aged 36 years /  William Henry / the beloved son of the above /  who was killed in action Sept 26th / 1918 aged 22  years / interred in the cemetery Le Grande / Beaumart west of Steenwerk / May his reward be as great as his / sacrifice / Also of Ruth Watson / who died Aug 26th 1921 / aged 42 years.

William Henry Watson is buried in Le Grand Beaumart British Cemetery, Steenwerckt in France and commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.

William Henry Watson is remembered on Darfield Cenotaph Welfare Park Church Street

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Darfield Churchyard Francis Michael Mullin

Francis Michael Mullin is remembered on his family gravestone in Darfield Churchyard
Francis Michael Mullin inscription 
   his second name is spelled Micheal on this stone

Links:

War Memorials Archive listing

War Memorials Online Listing

Photograph by BarnsleyHistorian

Grave Location and Inscription
This gravestone is in the centre of the bottom part of Darfield
Churchyard, as you walk away from the church, it isn't close to a path - letter P on the Friends of Darfield Churchyard's map which can be downloaded as a .pdf file here

In Loving Charity / Pray for the Soul of / Mary Ann Mullin / who departed this / life Feby 7th 1918 / aged 53 years / Francis Micheal [as inscribed] Mullin / son of the above / who was killed in France May 11th 1918 / aged 21 years.


Francis M Mullin is remembered on the Arras Memorial in France and commemorated on the  Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.



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Darfield Churchyard Harry Siddall

Harry Siddall is remembered on his family's gravestone in Darfield Churchyard
Links:

War Memorials Archive listing

War Memorials Online listing

Photograph by Barnsley Historian

Grave Location and Inscription:
(This gravestone is near the left hand side of the path as you walk from the church, just before you get to the path which stretches across the churchyard - letter J on the Friends of Darfield Churchyard's map which can be downloaded as a .pdf file here.)

In loving memory of William Henry /  the beloved husband of Ann Siddal (of Billingley)  / who died Aug 23 1928 aged 76 years  / Also their only son Harry missing (Passchendaele) Oct 26th 1917 aged 19 years /  Also Emily their daughter who died Dec 7th 1894 aged 7 years /  Also Eliza Taylor who died July 5th 1894 aged 62 years  / Till the day dawns /  Also the above Ann Siddall who died Feb 18th 1932 aged 71 years /  Reunited.

Harry Siddall is remembered on the All Saints Church WW1 Memorial Tablet Darfield and on the Billingley War Memorial, High Street, Billingley and on the Billingley, Methodist Chapel Memorial, High Street, Billingley

He is remembered on Tyne Cot Memorial in Belgium and commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.



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Tuesday 9 December 2014

Darfield Churchyard John William Marrow-Abel Marsh-Arthur Marsh

The Family Gravestone in Darfield Churchyard
of John William Marrow, Abel Marsh and Arthur Marsh
Links:

War Memorials Archive listing

War Memorials Online listing

Photograph by BarnsleyHistorian

Lives of The First World War  Arthur Marsh

Lives of The First World War  Abel Marsh

Lives of the First World War John William Marrow

Grave Location and Inscription:
(This memorial gravestone is in the lower section of the churchyard, over to the right at the bottom of the path, on the far side of some trees - see letter E on the Friends of Darfield Churchyard's map  which can be downloaded as a .pdf file here)

In loving memory of Pte. Abel Marsh 13th Y&L Regt. / who died from wounds received in action in France / October 19th 1918 aged 22 years /. In the midst of life we are in death. / Also Pte. Arthur Marsh 13th Y&L Regt. /Brother of the above who fell in action in France / March 23rd 1918 aged 20 years  / Gone but not forgotten  / Also Pte John William Marrow 13th Y&L / the beloved husband of Harriet Ann Marrow /  who fell in action in France May 22nd 1918 aged 34 years / In life respected in death lamented.

John William Marrow is buried in the Nine Eims British Cemetery in France and remembered on the  Commonwealth War Graves Commission  website.

John William Marrow is remembered on the Middlewood Shrine Doncaster Rd Barnsley
and on the Darfield, All Saints Church WW1 Memorial Tablet, and on the Darfield Cenotaph Welfare Park Church Street and on the  Darfield Main Colliery Roll of Honour  (in the Maurice Dobson Museum and Heritage Centre Darfield)

Arthur Marsh is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France and is commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. 

A Marsh is remembered on the.Darfield Cenotaph Welfare Park  and on the Middlewood Shrine Doncaster Rd Barnsley and on the Darfield, All Saints Church WW1 Memorial Tablet,

Abel Marsh is buried in this grave site therefore the stone is NOT a war memorial to him (but it is to his brother and brother in law) and is NOT remembered on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website, probably because it was disputed whether his wounds had led to his death or not.  The family thought they did. 

It is difficult to say which A Marsh is remembered on the various Darfield Memorials, but as only one is mentioned it might be expected to be Arthur rather than Abel.


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Darfield Churchyard Rowland Patterson (served as Phillips)

Rowland Patterson is remembered on his family's gravestone in Darfield Churchyard.
Links:

War Memorials Archive listing

War Memorials Online listing

Photograph by BarnsleyHistorian



Note: Rowland Patterson served as Rowland Phillips
 
Grave Location and Inscription:

(This gravestone is on the right hand sign of the path as you walk away from the church - letter D  on the Friends of Darfield Churchyard's map which can be downloaded as a .pdf file  here)

In Affectionate Remembrance of / George / the beloved husband of / Mary Patterson / of Billingley / born September 10th 1863 / died April 22nd 1893 /  also Georgina Immison / Patterson, /  the beloved daughter of the above / who died November 5th 1918 / aged 25 years / also Sergt Rowland Patterson / 2nd Batt Y&L / who was killed in France March 21st 1918 aged 22 years,


He is remembered on the Arras Memorial and commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.


Rowland is remembered on the Middlewood Shrine Doncaster Rd Darfieldand on the Billingley War Memorial, High Street, Billingley and on the Billingley, Methodist Chapel Memorial, High Street, Billingley



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Darfield Churchyard Harold Horbury (World War II)

The gravestone of Harold Horbury's parents in Darfield Churchyard
Memorial to Harold Horbury on the kerbstone of his parents' grave
Links:
 
War Memorials Archive listing  

War Memorials Online listing

Photograph by BarnsleyHistorian

Grave Location and Inscription:
(this gravestone is at the bottom of the graveyard as you walk away from the church's main entrance - letter N on the Friends of Darfield Churchyard's map which can be downloaded as a .pdf file here.)

In loving memory of / Sarah Jane beloved wife of / Albert Horbury / who died May 18th 1933 / aged 54 years / may she rest in peace / and also the above named / Albert Horbury / who died **

Kerbstone: also Guardsman Harold Horbury / Coldstream Guards beloved son of the above / died of wounds in Egypt 1941 / aged 31 years. 


Harold Horbury is remembered on the Alamein Memorial and commemorated on the  Commonwealth War Graves Commission website



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Saturday 6 December 2014

Darfield Churchyard Walter Jobling

Walter Jobling is remembered on his family's gravestone in Darfield Churchyard
Links:

War Archive Memorials listing

War Memorials Online listing

Photograph by BarnsleyHistorian

Grave Location and Inscription:
(This gravestone/ memorial is near the right hand path as you walk away from the church - letter C on the Friends of Darfield Churchyard's map which can be downloaded as a .pdf file here)

In loving memory of / Pte. Walter Jobling / the dearly beloved son  /  of William Charles and / Elizabeth Jobling  / who was killed in action and / buried at Dickiebusch Germany / May 8th 1918 / aged 22 years  /  He answered his country's call  / also Thomas their beloved son / who died August 10th 1926 / aged 49 years /  His End was Peace /  Also the above named / Elizabeth Jobling / who died Feby 11th 1927 / aged 74 years /  At Rest /  also the above named / William Charles Jobling /who died October 4th 1955 / aged 85 years / Grant them O Lord eternal rest.

Walter Jobling was buried at Dickiebusch but is now remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial and is commemorated on the Commonwealth War Grave Commission website.

Walter Jobling is remembered on the Processional Cross All Saints Darfield and on the All Saints WW1 Memorial Tablet Darfield and on the Darfield and District Conservative Roll of Honour and on the Darfield, Middlewood Shrine, A635 Doncaster Road, Darfield and on the  Darfield Cenotaph, Welfare Park, Church Street

Walter Jobling's story was included in this newsletter from the Friends of Darfield Churchyard. 

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Tuesday 2 December 2014

Darfield Churchyard George Hukin Woodyatt

George Hukin Woodyatt is remembered on his family's gravestone in Darfield Churchyard.
George Hukin Woodyatt's inscripton which is on his family's gravestone.
Links: 

War Memorials Archive listing

War Memorials Online listing

Photograph by Barnsley Historian




Grave Location and Inscription:
(This gravestone is the one before the  Houghton Main Memorial to the far right of the path as you walk from the main entrance of Darfield Church  - letter B on the Friends of Darfield Churchyard's map which can be downloaded as a .pdf  file here.)

In loving memory of / Annie / the beloved wife of / Thomas Woodyatt / who died 22nd January 1917 / aged 22 years / she is not dead but sleeping / also Mary Ann Polly / the devoted wife of the above / who died January 5th 1947 / aged 45 years / At Rest /  Also of George Hukin the beloved son / of Thomas & Mary Woodyatt / who was killed in action nr. the Dardanelles / May 6th 1915 aged 23 years / He nobly answered duty's call / His life he gave for one and all.

George Hukin Woodyatt is remembered on the Helles Memorial in Turkey and commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.


George is also remembered on the following  Darfield Village Club Roll of Honour  and on the Darfield Middlewood Shrine Doncaster Rd and on the  Darfield Cenotaph Welfare Park Church St.

Read more about George Hukin Woodyatt on Barnsley Soldiers Remembered


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Monday 1 December 2014

Darfield Churchyard Frank Shaw

Frank Shaw is remembered on his family's gravestone in Darfield Churchyard
Links:

War Memorials Archive listing

War Memorials Online listing

Photograph by BarnsleyHistorian

Lives of the First World War

Grave Location and Inscription:
(this gravestone is at the bottom of the graveyard as you walk away from the church's main entrance - letter M on the Friends of Darfield Churchyard's map which can be downloaded as a .pdf file here)

Sacred to the Memory of / Abraham /  Husband of Ann Shaw of Gt. Houghton /  who died July 16th 1934 aged 73 years / Also Frank their son Sergt. 10th L&Y Reg /  fell at Arras July 27th 1917 aged 24 years /  also Ann wife of the above Abraham Shaw /  who died Oct 25th 1938 aged 75 years. / Treasured Memories. 

Frank Shaw is remembered on the Arras War Memorial and commemorated on the  Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.
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