War Memorial - Burnsall, North Yorkshire, England

George Binns
© thesmiths18ha	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 13788 04 May 1897, Burnsall, Yorkshire 14 April 1918 21 1st/4th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Son of George and Mary Binns, nee Walker, of Watergate, Barden, Bolton Abbey, Skipton, Yorkshire.

George Binns was born in Burnsall, Yorkshire, England on 04 May 1897 and was baptised in Firbeck, Yorkshire, England on 06 June 1897. His parents were George and Mary Binns, nee Walker.

England Census 1901 about George Binns and family Residence: Bunker's Hill, Burnsall, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
George Binns Mary Binns Charles Binns George Binns Mary Binns	Head Wife Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single	35 32 6 3 1	abt. 1866 abt. 1869 abt. 1895 abt. 1898 abt. 1900	Burnsall, Yorkshire Appletreewick, Yorkshire Burnsall, Yorkshire Burnsall, Yorkshire Burnsall, Yorkshire
England Census 1911: Barden Via Bolton Abbey, Skipton, Yorkshire, England Additional:
Frank Binns Caroline Binns	Son Daughter	Single Single	7 5	abt. 1904 abt. 1906	Burnsall, Yorkshire Barden, Yorkshire

Henry Birch
© Denise Rains Willis	© IWPP	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 4847 abt. 1884 07 July 1916 32 1st/6th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) Etaples Military Cemetery, France Husband of Mary Molly Wilson, nee Woodworth of Fern Cottage, Burnsall, Skipton, Yorkshire.

Henry Birch was baptised in Firbeck, Yorkshire, England on 14 May 1882. His mother was Mary Birch. He was married to Molly Woodworth in Burnsall, Yorkshire, England on 03 November 1906.

England Census 1891 about Henry Birch and family Residence: Burnsall Road, Burnsall, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John P. Birch Elizabeth Birch Henry Birch Robert Inman	Head Wife Grandson Grandson	Married Married Single Single	54 53 9 5	abt. 1837 abt. 1838 abt. 1882 abt. 1886	Burnsall, Yorkshire Greasbro, Yorkshire Burnsall, Yorkshire Burnsall, Yorkshire
Henry's mother Mary Ann Birch worked in the household of William Cockcroft in Middleham, Yorkshire, England as servant (Housekeeper) in 1891. She was aged 48 years and was unmarried.

England Census 1911 about Henry Birch and family Residence: Chapel View, Burnsall near Skipton, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Pickersgill Birch Henry Birch Molly Birch Kathleen Birch Wallace Harry Birch Ronald C. S. Barton	Head Grandson Granddaughter-in-Law Great-Granddaughter Great-Grandson Boarder	Widowed Married Married Single Single Single	74 29 30 3 2 2 mo.	abt. 1837 abt. 1882 abt. 1881 abt. 1908 abt. 1909 abt. 1911	Burnsall, Yorkshire Burnsall, Yorkshire Audlem, Cheshire Burnsall, Yorkshire Burnsall, Yorkshire Burnsall, Yorkshire

William Burley (Unable to identify.)
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Probably: England Census 1901 about William Burley Abode: Florence Street, Bradford St James, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
George T. Croxford Nellie Croxford Edith Croxford Harry Croxford Nellie Croxford William Burley Elizabeth Burley Tom Burley Earnest Burley Fanny Burley Violet Burley	Head Wife Daughter Son Daughter Visitor Visitor Visitor Visitor Visitor Visitor	Married Married Single Single Single Married Married Single Single Single Single	33 29 6 4 1 28 29 7 6 3 1	abt. 1868 abt. 1872 abt. 1895 abt. 1897 abt. 1900 abt. 1873 abt. 1872 abt. 1894 abt. 1895 abt. 1898 abt. 1900	Stamford, Lincolnshire Leeds, Yorkshire Goole, Yorkshire Leeds, Yorkshire Bradford, Yorkshire Skipton, Yorkshire Leeds, Yorkshire Leeds, Yorkshire Leeds, Yorkshire Leeds, Yorkshire Keighley, Yorkshire

Joseph Griffiths (Unable to identify. No further information.)
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John Irvine Hargraves
© Denise Rains Willis	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Rifleman 62726 abt. 1899 15 November 1918 19 1st/7th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) Etaples Military Cemetery, France Son of Mr. and Mrs. I. Hargraves, of Appletreewick, Skipton-in-Craven.

John Irvine Hargraves was born in Appletreewick, Yorkshire, England on 08 October 1899 and was baptised in Firbeck, Yorkshire, England on 26 August 1900. His parents were Irvine and Jane Elizabeth Hargraves, nee Abbott.

England Census 1911 about John Irvine Hargraves and family Residence: Appletreewick, Skipton, Yorkhire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Irvine Hargraves Jane Eliza Hargraves Harry Hargraves John Irvine Hargraves Wilfred Hargraves Cecil Hargraves Ada Hornbuckle Edith Mitchell	Head Wife Son Son Son Son Boarder Boarder	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	42 45 12 10 8 6 29 19	abt. 1869 abt. 1866 abt. 1899 abt. 1901 abt. 1903 abt. 1905 abt. 1882 abt. 1892	Appletreewick, Yorkshire Ravensworth, Yorkshire Appletreewick, Yorkshire Appletreewick, Yorkshire Appletreewick, Yorkshire Appletreewick, Yorkshire Barkeston, Leicestershire Kildwick, Yorkshire

Charles Horner (Probably)
© Denise Rains Willis	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal 266239 abt. 1895, Halton Gill, Skipton, Yorkshire 29 April 1918 23 1st/6th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) La Clytte Military Cemetery, Belgium Son of Agnes A. Horner, of 54, Park Road, Morecambe, Lancashire.

Probably: England Census 1911 about Charles Horner and family Residence: 43, Premier Street, Brooks's Bar, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Agnes Ada Horner William Horner Charles Horner Arthur Horner Herbert Ashton	Head Son Son Son Boarder	Widowed Single Single Single Single	42 18 17 16 39	abt. 1869 abt. 1893 abt. 1894 abt. 1895 abt. 1872	Corwen, Merionethshire, Wales Halton Gill, Yorkshire Halton Gill, Yorkshire Halton Gill, Yorkshire Manchester, Lancashire

Joseph Metcalfe
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 14896 abt. 1893 01 July 1916 23 2nd Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) Thiepval Memorial, France Brother of Miss J. E. Metcalfe, of Gregory Cottage, Grassington, Skipton, Yorkshire.

The birth of Joseph Metcalfe was registered in Skipton, Yorkshire, England during the second quarter of 1893.

England Census 1911 about Joseph Metcalfe and family Residence: Skipton, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Sarah Metcalfe John Thomas Metcalfe Jane Elizabeth Metcalfe Ellen Metcalfe Joseph Metcalfe Ada Upton William Upton Sarah Elizabeth Upton	Head Son Daughter Daughter Son Daughter Grandson Granddaughter	Married Single Single Single Single Married Single Single	56 30 24 22 17 27 4 1	abt. 1855 abt. 1881 abt. 1887 abt. 1889 abt. 1894 abt. 1884 abt. 1907 abt. 1910	Manchester, Lancashire Embsay, Yorkshire Skipton, Yorkshire Embsay, Yorkshire Embsay, Yorkshire Embsay, Yorkshire Skipton, Yorkshire Skipton, Yorkshire

Arthur Newbould
© Nancy Wright	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal 39021 abt. 1895 30 July 1918 23 2nd Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Senlis French National Cemetery, France Son of John and Alice Newbould, nee Walton, of 2, Barden Fell View, Grassington, Skipton, Yorkshire. Born at Bank Top, Hebden, Skipton.

Arthur Newbould was born in Dibbles Bridge, Yorkshire, England on 21 June 1895 and was baptised in the Church of St. Wilfrid in Burnsall, Yorkshire, England on 06 August 1896.

England Census 1901 about Arthur Newbould and family Residence: Lone House, Hebden, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Newbould Alice Newbould Arthur Newbould Harry Newbould Marion Newbould Mark Newbould	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Brother	Married Married Single Single Single Single	42 30 5 3 2 35	abt. 1859 abt. 1871 abt. 1896 abt. 1898 abt. 1899 abt. 1866	Burwell, Yorkshire Hebden, Yorkshire Burnsall, Yorkshire Burnsall, Yorkshire Burnsall, Yorkshire Burnsall, Yorkshire

Thomas Reynard
© Martin Carrack	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal 12767 abt. 1890 25 April 1917 27 9th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) Arras Memorial, France Son of William and Eliza Reynard.

The birth (01 February 1890) of Thomas Reynard was registered in Skipton, Yorkshire, England during the first quarter of 1890 and was baptised in Burnsall, Yorkshire, England on 25 December 1890. His parents were William and Eliza Reynard, nee Whiteley.

England Census 1891 about Thomas Reynard and family Residence: Appletreewick, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Reynard Eliza Reynard John Reynard Sarah Reynard William Reynard Lillie Reynard Thomas Reynard	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	34 30 8 7 5 3 1	abt. 1857 abt. 1861 abt. 1883 abt. 1884 abt. 1886 abt. 1888 abt. 1890	Yorkshire, England Yorkshire, England Yorkshire, England Yorkshire, England Yorkshire, England Yorkshire, England Yorkshire, England

Thomas Waters (Unable to identify. No further information.)
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John Hight Blundell
Rank: Service No.: Awards: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lieutenant Colonel 17207 Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire abt. 1902 06 April 1943 41 Royal Engineers attd. King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia Son of Maj. Alfred Hubert Blundell and Amelia Woodward Blundell, nee Richardson, of Appletreewick, Yorkshire.

The birth of John Hight Blundell was registered in Kensington, London, England during the fourth quarter of 1901. He resided at Monk's Hall, Appletreewick, Skipton, Yorkshire, England in 1930. His marriage to Mary Walker Murray was registered in Medway, Kent, England during the first quarter of 1931.

A newspaper reported the death of John Height Blundell:
ON ACTIVE SERVICE
BLUNDELL. - Killed in action in April, 1943, Lt.-Col. John Height Bundell, O. B. E., R. E., with Eighth Army, eldest son of Major and Mrs. A. H. Blundell, Aplletreewick, Yorkshire.

The London Gazette, Friday, 28 May 1943
War Office, 1st June, 1943
The King has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East:
The Distinguished Service Order:
Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) John Hight Blundell, O. B. E. (17207), Corps of Royal Engineers (Ashby-de-la-Zouch) (since killed in action) (to be dated 5th April, 1943).

Wills and Administrations, 1943
Blundell, John Hight, D. S. O., O. B. E., of Monks Hall, Appletreewick near Skipton, Yorkshire, died 06 April 1943 on war service. Probate Llandudno 29 July to Alfred Blundell and Harald Francis Baker, solicitors. Effects £18850 9s. 10d.

England Census 1911 about John Hight Blundell and family Residence: 33, Campden House Court, Kensington, London, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Alfred Herbert Blundell Amelia Woodward Blundell Joan Blundell John Hight Blundell George Collett Blundell Michael Blundell Alfred Blundell Alice Louise Blane Kate Radley Charlotte Ann Kennard Florence Louisa French Elizabeth Ellen Davies Florence May Jeckells	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Son Son Nurse Under-Nurse Cook Parlour Maid Housemaid Between Maid	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	42 36 11 9 6 3 2 28 21 27 28 24 17	abt. 1869 abt. 1875 abt. 1900 abt. 1902 abt. 1905 abt. 1908 abt. 1909 abt. 1883 abt. 1890 abt. 1884 abt. 1883 abt. 1887 abt. 1894	Bedford, Bedfordshire York, Yorkshire London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom Bocking, Essex Kent, England London, United Kingdom Wool, Gloucestershire Toft, Suffolk

Irvin Newbould
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Sergeant 1495896 abt. 1921 12 April 1944 23 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Fayid War Cemetery, Egypt Son of George Henry and Alice Newbould, nee Reynolds, of Appletree Wick, Yorkshire. Crashed into Little Bitter Lake after encountering low cloud during a training flight.

The birth of Irvin Newbould was registered in Skipton, Yorkshire, England during the first quarter of 1921 and was baptised in Burnsall, Yorkshire, England on 23 January 1921.

Ralph Lawrence Seeger
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Bombardier 2066820 abt. 1909 19 August 1942 33 395 Bty., 49 (6th Bn. The West Yorkshire Regt.) Searchlight Regt. Royal Artillery Bingley Cemetery, Yorkshire, UK Son of Lawrence and Annie Seeger, nee Illingworth, of Shipley.

2066820 Sgt./Instructor Ralph Lawrence Seeger
6th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (later Royal Army Ordnance Corps)
Ralph Lawrence Seeger was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England on 28 February 1908, one of twin sons of Mr. Lawrence and Mrs. Annie Seeger of Bingley.
The Seeger family were wool and cotton merchants descended from German wool merchants who came to Bradford in the nineteenth century. Like many before and since they came to this parish for weekends and holidays. Before the second world war they rented a couple of rooms at Reynoldson's Farm at Skyreholme and later bought a semidetached house in Appletreewick where Ralph and his brother and younger sister Margaret would explore this beautiful area,
On leaving school Ralph became a textile designer whilst his twin brother Norman went into partnership with their father in the family's textile business.
During his teens and early twenties Ralph and his brother and their cousin Douglas lllingworth went on walking trips including ones in Europe. ln 1928 they walked through Switzerland.
Ralph was a member of the Territorial Army with the result that he was called up before WW II began.
As a member of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps he later became involved in the latest technology of RADAR (Radio Aids to Detection And Ranging), a vital secret weapon in WW II. Ralph was acting as an instructor at Nottingham in 1942 when he sadly fell ill and was taken to hospital where he died on 19 August 1942, aged 34. He is buried in Bingley Cemetery.
Remark: Provided different information regarding rank and unit than CWGC did.

The Illingworth family grave in the Bingley Cemetery, Bingley, West Yorkshire, England:

In
memory of

Mary Ruth Illingworth
Harden Grange
27 Feb. 1864
15 Aug. 1929

Also of
Ezra Thos. Illingworth
7 March 1862
6 March 1946

(On the base at the front)

Also of

Ralph L. Seeger
Grandson
28 Feb. 1908
19 Aug. 1942

and
Annie, daughter,
the beloved wife of
Lawrence Seeger
3 July 1884
13 Feb. 1960

(On the base on right side)

And

Dorothy Gaukroger
daughter of
Mary Ruth & Ezra Thos.
Illingworth
23 July 1892, 3 Jan. 1961

Jean Mary
Gaukroger
15 Aug. 1916, 17 Jan. 2008

(On the base on left side)

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