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Arthur Lumley Appleby Born in Hampsthwaite in 1889, the son of William and Priscilla Appleby of Vale Terrace, Hampsthwaite, he enlisted at Keighley with a service number 205104 in the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment. He was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in France in April, 1918, but was killed by machine gun fire on the 11th October that year. He left a widow, Eva, and two sons at the family home, Quarry Cottage, Menston-in-Wharfedale. He is buried in ll.C.2. Wellington Cemetery, Rieux-en Cambresis, France. Awarded the Military Medal and the British and Victory Medals.. British War Medal Victory Medal Military Medal Tom Baren Son of Edward (a farmer) and his wife Betsy, Tom was born in Hampsthwaite in 1876, the eldest of six children. They lived on Saltergate Hill near the Nelson Inn. He enlisted on 27th November 1915 in Harrogate as a Private (service number 36662) into the 7th Battalion of the East Yorkshire Regiment. He was posted to France on the 2nd December 1916. He was killed in action in France on the 13th May 1917 and buried at 18.E.7. of Canadian Cemetery No. 2, Neuville-St-Vaast, France. His widow Ruth was left with five young children Awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. British War Medal Victory Medal Arthur Barker Born in Hampsthwaite in 1887, Arthur was the eldest son of Harry and Ellen Barker. The 1911 census records him as working as a farm labourer (Harry was a farmer) and living with his parents, his sister Nellie and brother Wilfred Stanley at Clarence House, Hampsthwaite. He enlisted in Castleford with a service number of 5387 and joined as a Rifleman in the 1/8th Battalion of the West Yorkshire (Prince of Wales) Regiment. He was killed in action on the 11th July 1916 and is buried in 1.A.11. Blighty Valley Cemetery, Authille Wood, Somme, France. He and his brother Wilfred were cousins of Harold Barker and Willie Barker of Hampsthwaite. Awarded the British War and Victory Medals. British War Medal Victory Medal F.William (Willie) Barker Born in Hampsthwaite in 1892, "Willie" was the second son of Frederick and Margaret Barker of Barton House, Ripley. The 1911 census shows him living there with his widower father and four of his siblings. Like his father, he became a stone mason. Having apparently emigrated to Canada some time after the taking of the 1911 census, he enlisted, as a Private, in the Royal Canadian Regiment with a service number of 477038. At enlistment on 23rd August 1915 (in Halifax, Nova Scotia) he gave his occupation as a miner and said he had previously served with the Calgary Rifles. He was killed in France nearly a year after his younger brother Harold and died on the 9th December 1917. Both he and Harold were cousins of Arthur Barker and Wilfred Stanley Barker. He is buried at XXX1.C.17A. at Etaples Military Cemetery, France. As a soldier in the Royal Canadian Regiment, Willie's medal record may be held in Canada but it is assumed he would be entitled to receive both the British War and Victory Medals in addition to any Canadian decoration British War Medal Victory Medal Harold Barker Born in Hampsthwaite, Harold was the fourth son of Frederick and Margaret Barker of Barton House, Ripley and the 1911 census shows him living there with his widower father and four of his siblings. He was then working as a farm labourer. Aged 19, he enlisted in Harrogate on the 25th February 1915 with a service number of 16766 and joined, as a Private, the 9th Battalion of the York and Lancashire Regiment. He was only 5'3" in height. He was posted to France in March 1916 and wounded in the thigh shortly afterwards. He rejoined the 9th Regiment but was again wounded, this time in the head, and died of his injuries two days later on the 9th January 1917 at the age of 21. He was buried in I.C.6. Hazebrouk Communal Cemetery, France. He was the brother of F.William (Willie) Barker and they were both cousins of Arthur Barker and Wilfred Stanley Barker. Awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal. British War Medal Victory Medal Frank Stephen Brown Born in Hampsthwaite in 1897, Frank was one of four children of Frank and Rebecca Brown. Rebecca died before her son was killed and her husband later moved to New York near Summerbridge. At the time of the 1911 census Frank was living with his parents, a younger brother (Robert Edwin) and two older sisters (Alice Agnes and Annie) at Bramley Cottage, Hampsthwaite. He and his father were employed as farm labourers. Enlisting in Harrogate with a service number of 2807 he joined the West Yorkshire Regiment, later transferring to the York and Lancaster Regiment (service number 263065) in the 2/4th (Hallamshire) (T.F.) Battalion. He was killed in action in France on 12th September 1918 at the age of 21 and is recorded on Comm. Panel 9, Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France. Awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal. British War Medal Victory Medal Thomas Ellis Born at Felliscliffe, Hampsthwaite in 1880, Thomas was the son of Thomas and Emily Ellis and husband of Clara Knowles of Harrogate with whom he had four children. He worked in Killinghall for Mr Lambert, a butcher. His father had been a farmer from Grayston Plain, Hampsthwaite. He enlisted in Harrogate and with a service number of 33747 joined the 15th Battalion of the Prince of Wales Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) He was killed in the France/Flanders war theatre on the 3rd May 1917. His name is also recorded on the memorial at Arras. Awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal. British War Medal Victory Medal Wilfred Stanley Barker Born in Hampsthwaite in 1900, Wilfred was the second son of Harry and Ellen Barker of Clarence House, Hampsthwaite. Harry was described in the 1901 census as a Builder and Farmer. Wilfred enlisted in Harrogate with a service number 42622 and joined, as a Private, the 1st Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment. He was killed in action on 21st July 1918 aged 18 and is buried in lV.D.14. Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery, Belgium. He was awarded the British War and Victory Medals. He was the brother of Arthur Barker and cousin of Harold and Willie Barker also of Hampsthwaite and all of whom were killed in France. British War Medal Victory Medal George Henry Ness Although he was born in nearby Killinghall in 1882, no connection of George to Hampsthwaite has yet been found. He married Mary Elizabeth Hainsworth at Leeds in 1906 and by 1911 they were living in Darley and working at the laundry there. Their son George was born in 1911. George (senior) enlisted in the 1/4th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers with a service number of 201602. He died on the 17th February 1917 being then stationed at Catterick Camp, Richmond and (presumably) whilst still in training. He is buried in Hampsthwaite churchyard. William Henry ( Harry ) Parker William Henry (known as 'Harry') was born at Clint on the 17th December 1887, the son of William Parker (a farmer and postman) and Ann Parker. At the age of 16 Henry emigrated to Canada to work as a farm labourer. On the 7th September 1916 he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force and, after initial training, was sent in about March 1917 to join 75th Battalion 11th Brigade of the 4th Canadian Division at Vimy Ridge in France. It was in the final battle for the Ridge that he was wounded on Easter Monday 9th April 1917. He died from his wounds on the 20th April and is buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery (Plot4, Row C, Grave 13). No medal record has yet been seen but he would have qualified for the British War and Victory medals. His next of kin would have qualified for the Canadian Memorial Cross. George Ernest Pawson Born in Melmerby in 1890, George Ernest was the younger son of Edward and Annie Pawson, Edward being a Brewer's Drayman. George's connection with Hampsthwaite has not yet been fully established but in 1914 he married Minnie Thackwray and they are said to have had two children born in Hampsthwaite where George worked as a gardener. By 1916 they were living at 28 Park Row, New Park, Harrogate. He enlisted at Harrogate with a service number of 28053 and, joined as a Private, the 12th Battalion of the West Yorkshire (Prince of Wales) Regiment. He was killed in action in France on the 17th August 1916 and is recorded there on Pier and Face 2A 2C 2D of the Thiepval Memorial. His name is also recorded on the Killinghall Memorial Although no medal record card has been found for George, it appears he was entitled to receive the British War and Victory Medals British War Medal Victory Medal Jeffrey Swale Born in Hampsthwaite in 1881, the son of Richard and Ann Swale, he is recorded in the 1891 census as living in Hampsthwaite with his parents and two sisters (Emma and Ada). By 1911 he was living there with his widowed mother, his two sisters now living elsewhere. He was a stone mason and in September 1913 he married Margaret Millar Dewar of Bilton. Although only 5 feet 4 inches in height, he was enlisted at Harrogate as a Private in the Durham Light infantry on the 15th September 1916 (service number 42331). After only seven months in the Army and at the age of 36 he contracted pneumonia and died whilst on leave at his home in Hollins Road, Hampsthwaite. He died on 8th April 1917 and is buried in the churchyard in Hampsthwaite with a Commonwealth War Grave headstone. His widow remarried in 1919. Newton Gill Born in Leeds, the son of Richard Gill, a blacksmith, Newton enlisted in York but the nature of his connection to Hampsthwaite is not yet fully established. The 1901 census appears to show him when he was six years of age living with his farm-labourer uncle, William Scruton, at Hirst Mill, Markington and between 1906 and 1909 his name appears in the records of Hampsthwaite Village School. In 1916 he married Jane Elizabeth Thorpe at Killinghall and by 1917 they lived at 9 Euclid Avenue, New Park,Harrogate. He had connections to the Territorial Army, having been given a service number of T/4/140212 A.S.C. He became a Private in the 2nd Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment with a service number of 50608. He was killed in action in France on the 16th June 1917 and is commemorated at Bay 4, Arras Memorial, Arras, France. His name also appears on the Killinghall Memorial. He was awarded the British War and Victory Medals. British War Medal Victory Medal John Gledhill Born in Leeds, John was a joiner with J.Bowers in Hampsthwaite before enlisting in Harrogate as a Driver in the Royal Horse Artillery. He had a service number of 39733. He also served with B Battery of the 107th Brigade Royal Field Artillery. He was killed in action on the 4th April 1918 and was buried at IV. A. 17. Longueau British Cemetery, France. He was awarded the Star, British War and Victory Medals. British War Medal Victory Medal 1914-15 Star William Thackray Haxby Born in Hampsthwaite in 1896, he was the son and eldest of four children of William and Emma Haxby of 'Ashville', Church Lane, Hampsthwaite. Enlisting in York with a service number of 24000 he joined the 2/5 Battalion of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was killed in action in France on 3rd May 1917 at the age of 21 and is recorded on Comm. Bay 7, Arras Memorial, Fauxbourg-D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France. Awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. British War Medal Victory Medal 1914-15 Star Born in Hampsthwaite in 1899, the son of Frederick W. and Jane Kay, he is recorded in the 1911 census as living in Hampsthwaite with his parents and four of his brothers (Harry, Gilbert, Frederick and Walter). His father is described as a Railway Platelayer and Farmer. He enlisted in York with a service number of 66364 and joined, as a Private, the 1/6th Battalion (Territorial) Northumberland Fusiliers. He was killed in action in France on 27th May, 1918 and is buried at V.C.4. Marfaux British Cemetery, France. Awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal. British War Medal Victory Medal Richard Kay Basil Henry Bottomley Basil Henry was born in 1920 to Henry Naylor and Alice Mary Bottomley both of whom died in the 1950s and are buried in Hampsthwaite churchyard. Basil lived in Thornhill, Clint with his wife Elaine (known as "Billy"). He joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve and served as a Lieutenant at H.M.S. Landrail, a Royal Naval Air Station close to Campbeltown in Argyle and Bute, Scotland. He died, aged 25, on the 31st August 1945 whilst on flying duty. He is commemorated on both the Burnt Yates war memorial and on Bay 6, Panel 2 of the Lee-on-Solent Memorial. George Frederick Grimshaw George was born in 1915,the son of William and Mary Grimshaw of Hampsthwaite. In due course he married Mary Kathleen Haxby. He was enlisted into the Royal Engineers with a service number of 2189393 and became a Driver in 116 Construction Company. He died aged 25 on the 17th June 1940 at Dunkirk and is commemorated on Column 29 of the Dunkirk Memorial. He is also named on the Harrogate Cenotaph. Herbert Hainsworth Herbert, or Bert as he was probably known, was born in 1916, the son of Wilfred and Robina Hainsworth of Hampsthwaite. He later moved to Harrogate and married Alberta Elizabeth Schofield He was enlisted into the Royal Army Service Corps with a service number of T/194036 and became a Driver. He died on the 30th April 1943 in North Africa and was buried at 16.F.18, Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia.. John Hebblethwaite Born in 1915, he was the second of four brothers who were all in H.M.Forces during the second world war He was the son of Joseph and Minnie Hebblethwaite who, at the time of the census in 1911 lived with their five daughters at Glencoe House, Hampsthwaite. He married Dorothy Maureen White of Darlington and he and his wife lived at "Glendale" in Hollins Lane, Hampsthwaite. He enlisted in the 6th Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), had a service number of 2760798 and rose to the rank of Corporal. He was killed by artillery fire at Dudda crossroads, just before Monte Scalari in Italy on 29th July 1944 at the age of 29 and is buried in X.D.8. in the Florence War Cemetery. Awarded the Italy Star medal Italy Star Fred Snow Although no connection for Fred to Hampsthwaite has yet been found, his name is engraved on the village war memorial. He was born in Yorkshire, the son of Robert and Sarah Elizabeth Snow (the 1901 census records two Robert Snows living at Felliscliffe near Hampsthwaite) and at the time of enlisting in the army was living in Leeds with his wife Helen. He enlisted in the Royal Artillery and was given a service number of 1725676. He served as a Gunner with 262 Battery 71 Lt.A.A. Regiment in the Western European campaign and died on the 16th July 1945 aged 35. He is buried at 1A.B.5. Hamburg Cemetery. Frederick Walton Frederick (or "Fred", as he preferred) was born in November 1924, the youngest son in the large family of Hardy and Sarah Jane Walton of Hampsthwaite. He joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in 1941 with a service number of 1436208, attended several mechanical courses, and within two years had become a Sergeant Flight Engineer. He took part in many Bomber Command raids over Germany but failed, with his crew, to return from a raid over Mannheim on the 10th August 1943. He is buried in Plot 10 Row A Coll grave 4-9, Boulogne Eastern Cemetery. Awarded the 1939-1945 War Medal, the 1939-1945 Star and the Aircrew Europe Star. 1939-1945 War Medal 1939-1945 Star Aircrew Europe Star British War Medal Victory Medal Memorial Cross
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Arthur Lumley Appleby
Born in Hampsthwaite in 1889, the son of
William and Priscilla Appleby of Vale Terrace,Hampsthwaite, he enlisted at Keighley with a
service number 205104 in the Duke of Wellington's(West Riding) Regiment.
He was awarded the Military Medal for braveryin France in April, 1918, but was killed
by machine gun fire on the 11th October that year.He left a widow, Eva, and two sons at the
family home, Quarry Cottage,Menston-in-Wharfedale.
He is buried in ll.C.2. Wellington Cemetery,Rieux-en Cambresis, France.
Awarded the Military Medal and the British and Victory Medals..
British WarMedal
VictoryMedal
MilitaryMedal
Tom Baren
Son of Edward (a farmer) and his wife Betsy, Tomwas born in Hampsthwaite in 1876, the eldest ofsix children. They lived on Saltergate Hill near
the Nelson Inn.
He enlisted on 27th November 1915 in Harrogateas a Private (service number 36662) into the
7th Battalion of the East Yorkshire Regiment. He wasposted to France on the 2nd December 1916.
He was killed in action in France on the 13th May1917 and buried at 18.E.7. of Canadian Cemetery
No. 2, Neuville-St-Vaast, France.
His widow Ruth was left with five young children
Awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
British WarMedal
VictoryMedal
Arthur Barker
Born in Hampsthwaite in 1887, Arthur was theeldest son of Harry and Ellen Barker.
The 1911 census records him as working as a farm labourer(Harry was a farmer) and living with his parents, his sister Nellieand brother Wilfred Stanley at Clarence House, Hampsthwaite.
He enlisted in Castleford with a service number of 5387and joined as a Rifleman in the 1/8th Battalion
of the West Yorkshire (Prince of Wales) Regiment.
He was killed in action on the 11th July 1916 and is buried in1.A.11. Blighty Valley Cemetery, Authille Wood, Somme, France.
He and his brother Wilfred were cousins ofHarold Barker and Willie Barker of Hampsthwaite.
Awarded the British War and Victory Medals.
British WarMedal
VictoryMedal
F.William (Willie) Barker
Born in Hampsthwaite in 1892, "Willie" was the second sonof Frederick and Margaret Barker of Barton House, Ripley.
The 1911 census shows him living there with his widower fatherand four of his siblings. Like his father, he became a stone mason.
Having apparently emigrated to Canada some time after the taking of the 1911 census,he enlisted, as a Private, in the Royal Canadian Regiment with a service number of 477038.
At enlistment on 23rd August 1915 (in Halifax, Nova Scotia) he gave his occupationas a miner and said he had previously served with the Calgary Rifles.
He was killed in France nearly a year after his younger brother Harold and died on the9th December 1917. Both he and Harold were cousins of Arthur Barker and Wilfred Stanley Barker.
He is buried at XXX1.C.17A. at Etaples Military Cemetery, France.As a soldier in the Royal Canadian Regiment, Willie's medal record
may be held in Canada but it is assumed he would be entitled to receive both theBritish War and Victory Medals in addition to any Canadian decoration
British WarMedal
VictoryMedal
Harold Barker
Born in Hampsthwaite, Harold was the fourth son of
Frederick and Margaret Barker of Barton House, Ripley and the1911 census shows him living there with his widower father
and four of his siblings. He was then working as a farm labourer.
Aged 19, he enlisted in Harrogate on the 25th February 1915with a service number of 16766 and joined, as a Private,
the 9th Battalion of the York and Lancashire Regiment. He was only 5'3" in height.
He was posted to France in March 1916 and wounded in the thigh shortly afterwards.He rejoined the 9th Regiment but was again wounded, this time in the head,
and died of his injuries two days later on the 9th January 1917 at the age of 21.
He was buried in I.C.6. Hazebrouk Communal Cemetery, France.
He was the brother of F.William (Willie) Barker and theywere both cousins of Arthur Barker and Wilfred Stanley Barker.
Awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal.
British WarMedal
VictoryMedal
Frank Stephen Brown
Born in Hampsthwaite in 1897,
Frank was one of four children of Frank and Rebecca Brown.Rebecca died before her son was killed and her husband later moved
to New York near Summerbridge.At the time of the 1911 census Frank was living with his parents,
a younger brother (Robert Edwin) and two older sisters (Alice Agnes and Annie)at Bramley Cottage, Hampsthwaite. He and his father were employed as farm labourers.
Enlisting in Harrogate with a service number of 2807he joined the West Yorkshire Regiment, later transferring to the
York and Lancaster Regiment (service number 263065)in the 2/4th (Hallamshire) (T.F.) Battalion.
He was killed in action in France on 12th September 1918at the age of 21 and is recorded on Comm. Panel 9,
Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France.
Awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal.
British WarMedal
VictoryMedal
Thomas Ellis
Born at Felliscliffe, Hampsthwaite in 1880,
Thomas was the son of Thomas and Emily Ellisand husband of Clara Knowles
of Harrogate with whom he had four children.He worked in Killinghall for Mr Lambert, a butcher.
His father had been a farmer from Grayston Plain, Hampsthwaite.
He enlisted in Harrogate and with a service number of 33747joined the 15th Battalion of the
Prince of Wales Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
He was killed in the France/Flanderswar theatre on the 3rd May 1917.
His name is also recorded on the memorial at Arras.
Awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal.
British WarMedal
VictoryMedal
Wilfred Stanley Barker
Born in Hampsthwaite in 1900, Wilfred was the second son
of Harry and Ellen Barker of Clarence House, Hampsthwaite.Harry was described in the 1901 census as a Builder and Farmer.
Wilfred enlisted in Harrogate with a service number 42622and joined, as a Private, the 1st Battalion
The Leicestershire Regiment.
He was killed in action on 21st July 1918 aged 18and is buried in lV.D.14. Klein-Vierstraat
British Cemetery, Belgium.
He was awarded the British War and Victory Medals.
He was the brother of Arthur Barker and cousin ofHarold and Willie Barker also of Hampsthwaite
and all of whom were killed in France.
British WarMedal
VictoryMedal
George Henry Ness
Although he was born in nearby Killinghall
in 1882, no connection of Georgeto Hampsthwaite has yet been found.
He married Mary Elizabeth Hainsworth at Leeds in 1906 and by 1911 they were living in Darley
and working at the laundry there.Their son George was born in 1911.
George (senior) enlisted in the 1/4th BattalionNorthumberland Fusiliers with a service number of 201602.
He died on the 17th February 1917being then stationed at Catterick Camp,
Richmond and (presumably) whilst still in training.
He is buried in Hampsthwaite churchyard.
William Henry (Harry) Parker
William Henry (known as 'Harry') was born at Clint
on the 17th December 1887, the son of William Parker(a farmer and postman) and Ann Parker.
At the age of 16 Henry emigrated to Canada to work as a farm labourer.On the 7th September 1916 he enlisted with the Canadian
Expeditionary Force and, after initial training,was sent in about March 1917 to join 75th Battalion 11th Brigade
of the 4th Canadian Division at Vimy Ridge in France.It was in the final battle for the Ridge that he was wounded
on Easter Monday 9th April 1917.
He died from his wounds on the 20th April and is buried atBoulogne Eastern Cemetery (Plot4, Row C, Grave 13).
No medal record has yet been seen but he would have qualified forthe British War and Victory medals. His next of kin would have
qualified for the Canadian Memorial Cross.
George Ernest Pawson
Born in Melmerby in 1890, George Ernest was the younger son ofEdward and Annie Pawson, Edward being a Brewer's Drayman.
George's connection with Hampsthwaite has not yet been fully establishedbut in 1914 he married Minnie Thackwray and they are said to have hadtwo children born in Hampsthwaite where George worked as a gardener.
By 1916 they were living at 28 Park Row, New Park, Harrogate.
He enlisted at Harrogate with a service number of 28053and, joined as a Private, the 12th Battalion
of the West Yorkshire (Prince of Wales) Regiment.
He was killed in action in France on the 17th August 1916and is recorded there on Pier and Face 2A 2C 2D of the
Thiepval Memorial. His name is also recorded on the Killinghall Memorial
Although no medal record card has been found for George,it appears he was entitled to receive the British War and Victory Medals
British WarMedal
VictoryMedal
Jeffrey Swale
Born in Hampsthwaite in 1881, the son of
Richard and Ann Swale, he is recorded in the1891 census as living in Hampsthwaite with
his parents and two sisters (Emma and Ada).
By 1911 he was living there with his widowed mother,his two sisters now living elsewhere.
He was a stone mason and in September 1913he married Margaret Millar Dewar of Bilton.
Although only 5 feet 4 inches in height,he was enlisted at Harrogate as a Private
in the Durham Light infantry on the15th September 1916 (service number 42331).
After only seven months in the Army and at the age of 36he contracted pneumonia and died
whilst on leave at his home in Hollins Road, Hampsthwaite.
He died on 8th April 1917 and is buried in the churchyardin Hampsthwaite with a Commonwealth War Grave headstone.
His widow remarried in 1919.
Newton Gill
Born in Leeds, the son of Richard Gill, a blacksmith, Newton enlisted in Yorkbut the nature of his connection to Hampsthwaite is not yet fully established.
The 1901 census appears to show him when he was six years of age living withhis farm-labourer uncle, William Scruton, at Hirst Mill, Markington
and between 1906 and 1909 his name appears in the recordsof Hampsthwaite Village School.
In 1916 he married Jane Elizabeth Thorpe at Killinghall andby 1917 they lived at 9 Euclid Avenue, New Park,Harrogate.
He had connections to the Territorial Army,having been given a service number of T/4/140212 A.S.C.
He became a Private in the 2nd Battalion of the Suffolk Regimentwith a service number of 50608.
He was killed in action in France on the 16th June 1917 and is commemorated atBay 4, Arras Memorial, Arras, France. His name also appears on the Killinghall Memorial.
He was awarded the British War and Victory Medals.
British WarMedal
VictoryMedal
John Gledhill
Born in Leeds, John was a joiner with J.Bowersin Hampsthwaite before enlisting in Harrogate
as a Driver in the Royal Horse Artillery.He had a service number of 39733.He also served with B Battery of the107th Brigade Royal Field Artillery.
He was killed in action on the 4th April 1918and was buried at IV. A. 17.
Longueau British Cemetery, France.
He was awarded the Star, British War and Victory Medals.
British WarMedal
VictoryMedal
1914-15Star
William Thackray Haxby
Born in Hampsthwaite in 1896,
he was the son and eldestof four children of
William and Emma Haxby of'Ashville', Church Lane, Hampsthwaite.
Enlisting in York with a service number of 24000he joined the 2/5 Battalion of the
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
He was killed in action in Franceon 3rd May 1917 at the age of 21
and is recorded on Comm. Bay 7, Arras Memorial,Fauxbourg-D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France.
Awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.
British WarMedal
VictoryMedal
1914-15Star
Born in Hampsthwaite in 1899,
the son of Frederick W. and Jane Kay,he is recorded in the 1911 census as
living in Hampsthwaite with his parentsand four of his brothers
(Harry, Gilbert, Frederick and Walter).His father is described as a
Railway Platelayer and Farmer.
He enlisted in York with a service number of 66364and joined, as a Private, the 1/6th Battalion
(Territorial) Northumberland Fusiliers.
He was killed in action in Franceon 27th May, 1918
and is buried at V.C.4.Marfaux British Cemetery, France.
Awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal.
British WarMedal
VictoryMedal
Richard Kay
Basil Henry Bottomley
Basil Henry was born in 1920 to Henry Naylor
and Alice Mary Bottomley both of whom died in the 1950sand are buried in Hampsthwaite churchyard.
Basil lived in Thornhill, Clintwith his wife Elaine (known as "Billy").
He joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserveand served as a Lieutenant at H.M.S. Landrail,
a Royal Naval Air Station close to Campbeltownin Argyle and Bute, Scotland.
He died, aged 25, on the 31st August 1945whilst on flying duty.
He is commemorated on both the Burnt Yateswar memorial and on
Bay 6, Panel 2 of the Lee-on-Solent Memorial.
George Frederick Grimshaw
George was born in 1915,the son of William
and Mary Grimshaw of Hampsthwaite.
In due course he married Mary Kathleen Haxby.
He was enlisted into the Royal Engineers
with a service number of 2189393
and became a Driver in 116 Construction Company.
He died aged 25 on the 17th June 1940
at Dunkirk and is commemorated
on Column 29 of the Dunkirk Memorial.
He is also named on the Harrogate Cenotaph.
Herbert Hainsworth
Herbert, or Bert as he was probably known,
was born in 1916, the son of Wilfred
and Robina Hainsworth of Hampsthwaite.
He later moved to Harrogate and
married Alberta Elizabeth Schofield
He was enlisted into the Royal Army Service Corps
with a service number of T/194036 and became a Driver.
He died on the 30th April 1943
in North Africa and was buried at
16.F.18, Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia..
John Hebblethwaite
Born in 1915, he was the second of four brothers
who were all in H.M.Forces during the second world warHe was the son of Joseph and Minnie Hebblethwaite
who, at the time of the census in 1911 lived with their five daughters at Glencoe House,
Hampsthwaite. He married Dorothy MaureenWhite of Darlington and he and his wife
lived at "Glendale" in Hollins Lane, Hampsthwaite.
He enlisted in the 6th Battalion Black Watch(Royal Highlanders), had a service number of 2760798
and rose to the rank of Corporal.
He was killed by artillery fire at Dudda crossroads,just before Monte Scalari in Italy on 29th July 1944
at the age of 29 and is buried in X.D.8. in the Florence War Cemetery.
Awarded the Italy Star medal
ItalyStar
Fred Snow
Although no connection for Fred to Hampsthwaitehas yet been found, his name is engraved on the
village war memorial.
He was born in Yorkshire, the son of Robert andSarah Elizabeth Snow (the 1901 census records
two Robert Snows living at Felliscliffe nearHampsthwaite) and at the time of enlisting in the
army was living in Leeds with his wife Helen.He enlisted in the Royal Artillery and was given a
service number of 1725676.
He served as a Gunner with 262 Battery 71Lt.A.A. Regiment in the Western European
campaign and died on the 16th July 1945 aged 35.
He is buried at 1A.B.5. Hamburg Cemetery.
Frederick Walton
Frederick (or "Fred", as he preferred) was born in November 1924,
the youngest son in the large family of Hardy andSarah Jane Walton of Hampsthwaite.
He joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in 1941with a service number of 1436208, attended several mechanical courses,
and within two years had become a Sergeant Flight Engineer.
He took part in many Bomber Command raids over Germanybut failed, with his crew, to return from a raid over
Mannheim on the 10th August 1943.
He is buried in Plot 10 Row A Coll grave 4-9, Boulogne Eastern Cemetery.
Awarded the 1939-1945 War Medal,the 1939-1945 Star and the Aircrew Europe Star.
1939-1945War Medal
1939-1945Star
AircrewEurope Star
British WarMedal
VictoryMedal
MemorialCross
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