Barnsley Cemetery Eric George Smith

The kerbstone in memory of Eric George Smith

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Photograph by Pete Schofield

Grave Location and Inscription
Plot (b) 573
In Loving Memory Of / William Smith / died April 15th 1921 aged 57 // Also Amelia wife of the aforesaid / William Smith / Died July 12th aged 70 years // Also Eric George Smith son of the aforesaid / who was killed in France June 15th 1917 / aged 20 years.


Eric George Smith is remembered on the Arras Memorial  and commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.



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Barnsley Cemetery Harry Liddall Bambridge

The family gravestone of Harry Liddall Bambridge M C

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Photograph by Pete Schofield



Grave Location and Inscription:
Plot M.10
Died Jan 26th 1922 / Also to the dear / Memory Of / 2nd Lieut / Harry Liddall Bambridge, M.C. / East Yorkshire Regt. -- son of the above / And Amy's dearly beloved husband / who fell in France March 31st 1918 / aged 30 years / Also to the dear memory of / Agnes Bambridge / widow of the above Samuel Bambridge / died January 16th 1933 aged 80 years // -- / loving memory of / Kate Firth / who died Jan 7th 1928 / aged 69 years.

Harry Liddall Bambridge is remembered on the St Marys Church Combined War Memorial Barnsley and on the Holgate Grammar School Old Boys WW1 memorial

Harry Liddall Bambridge is remembered on the Arras Memorial in France and commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission  website.  

It would appear that he was awarded the Military Cross



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Darton All Saints Churchyard John Arthur Williams

The family gravestone of John Arthur Williams

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Photograph by Pete Schofield

Grave Inscription:
In Loving Memory of / Mary Ann / the beloved wife of / Arthur Williams / of Mapplewell / who died October 30th 1895 / aged 37 years. / Also the above named Arthur Williams / who died Decr 3rd 1927 / aged 74 years / Also John Arthur Williams / their son / Killed in Action in France Novr 1917 / aged 31 years / "Worthy of Remembrance"

Read more about John Arthur Williams on Lives of the First World War 

John Arthur Williams is remembered on the Mapplewell and Staincross War Memorial, Blacker Road, Mapplewell

John Arthur Williams is commemorated on the  Commonwealth War Graves Commission website

 

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Darton All Saints Churchyard Austin Turton

           

Austin Turton remembered on a family gravestone

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Photograph by Pete Schofield

Inscription:-
In Loving Memory of / Charles Turton / who died March 1st 1893 / aged 56 years / Also Ann, wife of the above / who died September 28th 1899 / aged 61 years / Also Pt. Austin Turton (Y&L Reg) / who fell in action in France / July 1st 1916, aged 39 years /

Read more about Austin Turton on the Lives of the First World War

Austin Turton is remembered on the  Mapplewell and Staincross War Memorial, the
St Pauls Church Monk Bretton  WW1 Memorial Book and the Monk Bretton War Memorial Cross Street

Austin Turton is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial Commonwealth War Graves Commission website

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Darton All Saints Churchyard Royce Thompson

The kerbstone remembering Royce Thompson

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Photograph by Pete Schofield

Lives of the First World War

Grave Inscription:
In Remembrance // George Thompson / Died Aug. 11th 1929 // Also his dear wife / Elizabeth Thompson / died July 8th 1945 // Also their son Gunner Royce Thompson / Died of wounds Dec. 22nd 1917 in Ypres // Beatrice Smith / Died May 26th 1960/
 
Royce Thompson is also remembered on the St Marys Church Combined War Memorial Barnsley.

Royce Thompson is buried in the Menin Road South Military Cemetery and commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website


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Barnsley Cemetery Cyril George Bayford

Cyril George Bayford remembered on his wife's gravestone

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Photograph by Pete Schofield

Lives of the First World War
Grave Location and Inscription: 
Plot M.41
Treasured Memories / of my dear Hubby and pal / Cyril George Bayford, C.Q.M.S. / killed in action in France 1917 / and Draper of this town / "He gave that we might live" / Also William Talbot Thackray / died Feb 15th 1923, aged 66 years / beloved husband of Emily Thackray / and dear father of Florence M.S. Bayford / West View, Barnsley

Cyril Bayford is remembered on the St John's Barnsley, Oak Memorial Tablet and on the Barnsley Pitt Street Wesleyan Roll of Honour.

Cyril George Bayford is buried in the Bailleul East Cemetery, St Laurent, Blangy France and is commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves 



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Barnsley Cemetery Robert Hurd WW2

The family gravestone of Robert Hurd

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Photograph by Pete Schofield

Grave Location and Inscription:
Plot C.288
In loving Memory Of / Harriet / died 31.10.1945 aged 56 years / James Robert / died 22.10.1978 aged 90 years / Robert / killed in action 31.3.1943 / aged 26 years / Also Clifford Allison / died 2.3.1984 aged 72 years / Also Cicely Allison / a beloved wife mum and sister / died 20.6.1991 aged 76 years.
Robert Hurd is buried in the Tabarka Ras Rajel War cemetery in Tunisia and is commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commision website 


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