Worsbrough St Mary's Church Burial Ground - Fred Swift

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Transcribed by: The Barnsley War Memorials Project

Inscription:
In/ Loving/ Memory of/ GEORGE/ The beloved husband of/ CHRISTIANA SWIFT/ Of Worsbro Dale/ Who died July 5th 1900/ Aged 65 years/ Also CHRISTIANA, beloved wife of/ JOSEPH HOWARD & relict of above/ Who died April 22nd 1922/ Aged 67 years// We spend our years as a tale that is told/ Also TOM, the beloved son of the above/ GEORGE and CHRISTIANA SWIFT/ Who died Oct. 11th 1924/ Aged 32 years// Also Lce. Cpl./ FRANK SWIFT/ Y & L Regt./ Son of the aforesaid/ Who fell in action on/ Or since April 11th 1918/ Aged 30 years/ Also Pte. FRED SWIFT/ Lincoln Regt./ Son of the aforesaid?? Who fell in action on or/ Shortly after Aug. 21st 1918/ Aged 21 years.

Headstone Location:
St. Mary's Churchyard, Worsbrough.

Service Details:
Private Fred Swift, 41303 1st Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
Died 21st August 1918, Aged 20

Burial Location:
Queens Cemetery, Bucquoy, France Plot II. L. 14.

Memorials:

Worsbrough St Mary's Church Burial Ground - Frank Swift

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Inscription:
In/ Loving/ Memory of/ GEORGE/ The beloved husband of/ CHRISTIANA SWIFT/ Of Worsbro Dale/ Who died July 5th 1900/ Aged 65 years/ Also CHRISTIANA, beloved wife of/ JOSEPH HOWARD & relict of above/ Who died April 22nd 1922/ Aged 67 years// We spend our years as a tale that is told/ Also TOM, the beloved son of the above/ GEORGE and CHRISTIANA SWIFT/ Who died Oct. 11th 1924/ Aged 32 years// Also Lce. Cpl./ FRANK SWIFT/ Y & L Regt./ Son of the aforesaid/ Who fell in action on/ Or since April 11th 1918/ Aged 30 years/ Also Pte. FRED SWIFT/ Lincoln Regt./ Son of the aforesaid?? Who fell in action on or/ Shortly after Aug. 21st 1918/ Aged 21 years.

Headstone Location:
St. Mary's Churchyard, Worsbrough.

Service Details:
L/Cpl Fred Swift, 242091, 1/5th Btn. York and Lancaster Regt.
Presumed died 11th April 1918 aged 30.


Burial Location:
Le Grand Beaumart British Cemetery, Steenwerck. Plot: Sp. Mem. II.A.14

Memorials:

Worsbrough St Mary's Church Burial Ground - Frank Greenwood

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Inscription:
In/ Loving Memory Of/ MARK GREENWOOD/ Who died Oct. 27th 1913/ Aged 60 years/ Also of SARAH/ Who died June 25th 1919/ Aged 64 years/ Also Pte. FRANK/GREENWOOD, 1/5 Y&L/ Regt. son of the above/ Killed in action June/ 19th 1915, aged 19 years/I nterred at Boulogne Cemetery// Also HARRY, the beloved / Son of the above/ Who died March 1st 1921/ Aged 26 years.

Headstone Location:
St. Mary's Churchyard, Worsbrough.

Service Details:
Private Frank Greenwood, 1959, 1st/5th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment.
Died 19th June 1915, aged 18.

Burial Location:
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France. Plot: VIII.A.85

Memorials:

Worsborough St. Thomas Churchyard William Baker

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Inscription:
In loving memory/ of/ Nancy/ Broughton Baker/ The beloved wife of George Baker/ Who died Decr 20th 1930, aged 55 years,/ Also Herbert, their beloved son/ Who died Feby 19th 1911, aged 4 years,/ Also George husband of the above/ Who died Decr 23rd 1938, aged 65 years,/ R.I.P./ Also William, their beloved son/ Who died from wounds received in France/ Octr 1918, Aged 18 years.//

Headstone Location:
St Thomas Churchyard, Worsbrough, Plot:

Service Details:
Private William Baker, 45622, 2nd Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment
Died of wounds 24th October 1918, Aged 19.

Burial Location:
St. Sever Cemetery Extension. Plot: S. II. DD. 3.

Memorials:

Barnsley Cemetery - Private Frederick Parry

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Inscription:
In Loving Memory Of/ELIZABETH/The beloved daughter of/THOMAS HENRY and/MARGARET ANN PARRY/Who died December 29th 1903/Aged 18 years/Gone but not forgotten/Also their son FREDERICK/Who was drowned in the/Mediterranean Sea/During the Great War/Jan. 8th 1916 aged 20 years/Also the above named/THOMAS HENRY PARRY/Who died August 31st 1936/Aged 70 years/Also JOHN ALBERT/Son of the above/Who died Dec. 6th 1948/Aged 55 years/Also MARGARET ANN/Beloved wife of/THOMAS HENRY PARRY//Who died Jan. 10th 1955 aged 93 years/Re-united.

Headstone Location:
Barnsley cemetery, Plot Y.109

Service Details:
Private Frederick Parry M2/099575 65th MT Coy. Royal Army Service Corps.

Burial Location:
Unknown

Memorials:
Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton

Barnsley Cemetery - Private William Crawford

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Inscription:
In/Loving Memory Of/My dear mother/NANCY HENSHAW/Who died March 10th 1907 aged 44 years/Also JOHN the beloved husband of/MARY A CRAWFORD/Who died Sept. 1st 1936 aged 59 years/Rest after long suffering/Also WILLIAM their son/Who died in France/May 29th 1918 aged 18 years/Also the above named/MARY ANN CRAWFORD/Who died Aug. 19th 1948 aged 69 years/"Re-united".

Headstone Location:
Barnsley cemetery, Plot (a).401

Service Details:
Pte. William Crawford, 66810 12/13th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers

Burial Location:
Interred Berry-au-Bac French National Cemetery, France. Plot 20

Memorials:

Barnsley Cemetery - Lance Corporal Harry Atkinson

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Inscription:
In ------- Remembrance Of/ANNE the devoted wife of/THOS. ATKINSON/Fell asleep February 3rd 1905/In Sorrowful Memory of dear HARRY/The beloved son of the above/Who died of pneumonia Dec. 2nd 1918 aged 29 years/Lying at rest at Dedea-Catch, Bulgaria/"Father in Thy gracious keeping"//In affectionate and loving memory of our dear friend/ELIZA QUICKFALL who passed away at Western Lodge/Huddersfield Rd. Barnsley Dec 26th 1919 aged 58 years/Her brightness cheered our lives//Also sacred to the memory of the above named/THOMAS ATKINSON/The beloved husband of ANN ATKINSON/Who died Jan. 29th 1929 aged 63 years/"At the going down of the sun, and in the morning/We will remember them".

Headstone Location:
Barnsley cemetery, Plot C.27

Service Details:
L/Cpl Harry Atkinson, DM2/189706 766th MT Coy. Royal Army Service Corps

Burial Location:
Dedeagatch British Cemetery, Greece. Plot 11.

Memorials: