Worsbrough St Mary's Church Burial Ground - Fred Swift

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Photographed by: Wayne Bywater
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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Photographed by: Wayne Bywater
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:
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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Photographed by: Wayne Bywater
Transcribed by: The Barnsley War Memorials Project

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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Photographed by: Wayne Bywater
Transcribed by: The Barnsley War Memorials Project

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:

Darton All Saints Churchyard James General Dyson

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Photograph: Wayne Bywater

Inscription:
In Loving Memory of / Mary Elizabeth,/ the beloved wife of / John Thomas Dyson / of Staincross / Who died September 26th 1910 / Aged 53 years./ Also the above named / John Thomas Dyson, / Who died Octr. 15th 1926 / Aged 70 years./ Also Arthur, son of the above/ Who died May 11th 1898 / Aged 1 year and 8 months./ Also Gladney their son / Who died in infancy / Also James General Dyson / Their son / Who was killed in France during  /the Great War, April 25th 1918 / Aged 32 years//

Headstone Location:
All Saint's Churchyard, Darton, Plot B.F.12

Service Details:
Private James General Dyson, 240116, 1st/5th Bn York and Lancaster.
Died 25th April 1918, Aged 32

Burial Location:
Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Plot V.K.9. Belgium

Memorials:
Mapplewell and Staincross War Memorial, Blacker Road, Mapplewell

Tankersley, St Peter's Churchyard - Private Alfred A. Ellis

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Photograph: Wayne Bywater

Inscription:
In Loving memory of // Charles the Beloved husband of / Hannah Robinson, / Died Oct 4th 1905, Aged 54 years / Jesus lover of my soul // Also of the afore named, / Hannah Robinson, / who died May 6th 1934 aged 78 years / re-united // Also Pte. A A Ellis / Killed in action / In France 1915//

Headstone Location:
St Peter's Churchyard, Tankersley

Service Details:
Private Alfred A Ellis, 20682, 1st Btn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry .
Died 2nd May 1915, Aged 40.

Burial Location:
Sanctuary Wood cemetery, Belgium Plot V.L.12

Memorials:
Hoyland War Memorial, West Street and Kirk Balk, Hoyland

Thurgoland, Holy Trinity Churchyard, Harold Parkin

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Photograph by Pete Schofield

Inscription:
In loving memory of / George the beloved husband of / Elizabeth Teresa Parkin / Who died Oct 29th 1922 aged 67 years /  Also the above named / Elizabeth Teresa Parkin / Who died Oct 17th 1944 aged 88 years / Also Phyllis Evelyn / Who died Nov 20th 1892 aged 3 years / Also Harold Parkin ASC / Who died on active service in Italy / Oct 8th 1918, Aged 20 years / Also Frances Gladys Hayes, / Who died May 10th 1952 ages 60 years / Children of the above//

Grave Location:
Thurgoland, Holy Trinity Churchyard.

Service Details:
Private Harold Parkin, R/258036, 10th Remounts, Army Service Corps
Died 08/10/1918, Aged 20.

Burial Location:
Harold Parkin is interred at Cremona Town Cemetery, Plot B.11., Italy.

Memorials:
Harold Parkin is remembered on Thurgoland War Memorial, Smithy Hill and the WW1 Roll of Honour, Holy Trinity Church, Thurgoland

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St. Georges Churchyard Barnsley Percival Reynolds

The family gravestone of Percival Reynolds

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Photograph by Pete Schofield

Inscription: 

In loving memory of / John Reynolds, the beloved husband of Mina Reynolds / died 19th January 1910 - aged 76 years / also the above named Mina Reynolds / died 3rd June 1932 - aged 81 years / also of their son 2nd Lieut Percival Reynolds, aged 37 years / missing in the "Great War" 19th September 1918 / In loving memory of Charles Wright Reynolds / the beloved husband of Alice Reynolds / and eldest son of John and Mina Reynolds / died 12th July 1934 - aged 60 years / also Alice Reynolds wife of the above died May 4th 1966 - aged 83 years / William Dove Reynolds died Nov 24th 1962 - aged 85 years.

Percival Reynolds is commemorated on the St Georges Church Barnsley - Reynolds Memorial Window (now demolished)

Percival Reynolds is remembered on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial and commemorated on the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.

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St Georges Churchyard Barnsley - Alfred Jaques (Jacques)

The family gravestone of Alfred Jaques (Jacques)

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Lives of the First World War

Photograph by Pete Schofield

Inscription:
In loving memory of my dear husband /Henry Jaques/ who departed this life July 2nd 1913/ also Emily Jaques his beloved wife / who died March 6th 1934 aged 77 years / also Alfred Jaques their beloved son / missing in the Great War 1918 / aged 35 years.
 
N.B.  Name recorded as Jacques on CWCC and some records, even Service Record where signature is plainly Jaques. MIC is correct.
 
Alfred Jaques (Jacques) is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, panels  82 -85 and 162A and commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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St Georges Churchyard Barnsley George Donald Gray

George Donald Gray is Remembered on his Family Gravestone

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Photograph by Pete Schofield

Grave Location and Inscription: 
Plot 113
James Ernest / the beloved son of / James & Elizabeth Gray / of Barnsley / born 1st October 1882 / died 30th January 1883 / also Marjorie / daughter of the above / born 22 February 1894 / died 3rd October 1901 / also of James Gray of Barnsley (Solicitor) / who fell asleep the 3rd day of February 1915 / aged 63 years / also of Elizabeth Gray his widow / born April 2nd 1861 died April 11th 1917 / also their son Lt George Donald Gray / 2/4th York & Lanc Regt / died of wounds received in France May 5th 1917 / aged 34 years.

Read more about George Donald Gray on St Mary's Barnsley Remembers WW1

He is remembered on the St Marys Church Barnsley Combined War Memorial and on the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Memorial in Wakefield

George is buried in the Achiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension in France and commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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Worsbrough St Marys Burial Ground Frederick Waller

Frederick Waller is remembered on his parents' gravestone

Close up of the Inscription on the base of this gravestone (Click to enlarge)

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Photograph by Pete Schofield

Grave Location and Inscription:
N/K
In / Loving / memory / Of / Pte. / Frederick Waller / The beloved son of // John & Emily --- / Waller // Who fell in action in France / Oct 24th 1917 Aged 29 years / And was interred at the South Military / Cemetery Ypres / In the midst of life we are in death // John Waller husband / and father of the above / Born Sept 30th 1859 Died April / Life's work well done / Emily Waller / Widow of John Waller / passed on May 12th 1945 / aged 81 years.

Frederick Waller is remembered on St Marys Church Worsbrough Village Memorial Plaque

Frederick Waller is buried in the Menin Road South Military Cemetery in Belgium and remembered on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission web site


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Worsbrough St Marys Burial Ground Sydney James Mayes

Sydney James Mayes is remembered on his family's gravestone

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Photograph by Pete Schofield

Grave Location and Inscription:
N/K
In Loving Memory / Herbert the beloved husband of / Alice Mayes / who departed this life / April 25th 1936 aged 67 years / Also the above named / Alice Mayes / who departed this life Aug 30th 1950 / aged 89 years / Also Albert Bertram / son of the above / who departed this life / Jan 5th 1906 aged 15 years / Also Pte. Sydney James / 5th K.O.Y.L.I son of the above / who was killed in action in / France August 27th 1918 / aged 19 years / "In silence we remember".

Sydney James Mayes is remembered on the WW1 Memorial Plaque, St Mary's Church, Worsbrough Village

Sydney James Mayes is buried in the Morey Abbey Military cemetery in France and commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website


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Worsbrough St Marys Burial Ground George William Kellett

George William Kellett remembered on his family's gravestone

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Photograph by Pete Schofield

Grave Location and Inscription:
N/K
In / Loving Memory of / John / the dearly loved husband of / Jane Kellett / who passed away Jan 5th 1925 aged 57 years / Also the above named / Jane Kellett / who died March 18th 1955 aged 85 years / Also George William their son / who was killed in action in France / Sept 15th 1916 aged 24 years / At Rest.

Read more about George William Kellett on Barnsley Soldiers Remembered

George William Kellett is remembered on the Barnsley Holgate Grammar School Old Boys memorial plaque and on the WW1 Memorial Plaque St Marys Church Worsbrough Villiage

George Wiliam Kellett is remembered on Thiepval Memorial in France and is commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website



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Worsbrough St Mary's Church Burial Ground James Casey

The family gravestone of James Casey

Close up of Inscription on the Casey Family gravestone

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Lives of the First World War

Photograph by Pete Schofield

Grave Location and Inscription:
N/K
In / Loving / Memory / Of / Lance Corpl. / James Casey / 9th Y&L / the beloved son of / John Thomas & Fanny Casey / of Stainbro / who fell in action / in France / Oct 9th 1917 aged 24 years / Thy will be done / Also the above named Fanny Casey / who died August 29th 1937 aged 66 years / At rest.

James Casey is also remembered on the Silkstone All Saints (originally Stainborough St James) Memorial Plaque he is also remembered on the Hood Green War Memorial Hood Green Rd Hood Green and on the Stainborough, Wentworth Castle Roll of Honour

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



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Worsbrough St Mary's Church Burial Ground James Carr

The family gravestone of James Carr

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Lives of the First World War

Photograph by Pete Schofield

Grave Location and Inscription:
N/K
In Loving Memory Of / a dear husband and father / John Carr / who died March 7th 1935 aged 76 years / Also Clara wife of the above / who died Oct 30th 1944 aged 80 years / Re-united / Also James Carr son of the above / killed in action July 20th 1917 / aged 26 years.

James Carr is remembered on the Worsborough Memorial Plaque St Marys Church Worsborough Village

James Carr is buried in the Lempire Communal cemetery in France and commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.




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Worsbrough St Mary's Church Burial Ground Henry Norman Bird.

The family gravestone of Henry Norman Bird

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Photograph by Pete Schofield

Grave Location and Inscription:
Plot ??
In Loving Memory Of / Agnes / the beloved wife of / William Henry Bird / of Birdwell / who fell asleep July 10th 1906 / aged 45 years / Also the above named / William Henry Bird / who died Oct 27th 1928 / aged 74 years / Also Henry Norman / son of the above / who was killed in action / in France May 4th 1918 / aged 24 years / and was interred at / Chocques Military Cemetery / N.W. of Bethune.

He is also remembered on the war memorial plaque at Tankersley, St Peter's Church.

Henry Norman Bird is buried in the Chocques Cemetery in France and commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.




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