War Memorial - Leven, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Edward des Forges Collier
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lieutenant 14 August 1892, Long Riston, Yorkshire 25 April 1916 23 Royal Naval Reserve, H. M. Submarine E.22 Portsmouth Naval Memorial, UK Son of George Barton and Gertrude Collier (nee Shepherd) of The Nook, Cliff Road, Hornsea, Yorkshire.

England Census 1911 about Edward des Forges Collier and family Residence: The Nook, Cliff Road, Hornsea, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Gertrude Collier Gordon Collier G. Gertrude Shepherd Collier Edward des Forges Collier Annie Watson	Wife Son Daughter Son Servant	Married Single Single Single Single	49 22 28 18 36	abt. 1862 abt. 1889 abt. 1883 abt. 1893 abt. 1875	South Cave, Yorkshire Plymouth Hull, Yorkshire Long Riston, Yorkshire Hull, Yorkshire

Wills and Administrations, 1921
Collier, Edward des Forges, of Charmouth, Dorsetshire, Lieutenant, R. N. R., died 26 April 1916 at sea.
Administration London 9 April to Gertrude Barton Collier, widow.
Effects £162 6s.

Thomas Atkin
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 20506 abt. 1894, Leven 01 July 1916 22 2nd Bn. Yorkshire Regiment Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, France Son of William and Harriet Ann Atkin, nee Wallis, of Carr lane, Leven, Yorkshire.

England Census 1901 about Thomas Atkin and family Residence: Carr Lane, Leven, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Atkin Harriet Ann Atkin Thomas Atkin John Atkin Edith Atkin William Atkin	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single	32 29 7 6 3 1	abt. 1869 abt. 1872 abt. 1894 abt. 1895 abt. 1898 abt. 1900	Leven, Yorkshire Aldborough, Yorkshire Leven, Yorkshire Leven, Yorkshire Leven, Yorkshire Leven, Yorkshire

Clarence Charles Appleby
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 34846 bap. 04 July 1897, East Mersea, Essex 16 September 1916 19 9th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Thiepval Memorial, France Son of Charles Henry and Lucy Ann Appleby, nee Dobson, of South Parade, Leven, Yorkshire.

England Census 1911 about Clarence Charles Appleby and family Residence: South Parade, Leven near Hull, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Charles Henry Appleby Lucy Ann Appleby Clarence Charles Appleby	Head Wife Son	Married Married Single	52 53 13	abt. 1859 abt. 1858 abt. 1898	Dedham, Essex Bridlington, Yorkshire East Mersea, Essex

George Dawson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 30643 13 January 1897, Leven 25 April 1918 21 1st Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Grandson of Henry and Rachel Dawson, nee Taylor, of East St., Leven, Yorkshire.

England Census 1911 about George Dawson and family Residence: Leven, Yorkshire East Riding, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Henry Dawson Rachel Dawson George Dawson Frances Dawson George Dawson	Head Wife Son Daughter Grandson	Married Married Single Single Single	65 58 35 15 14	abt. 1846 abt. 1853 abt. 1876 abt. 1896 abt. 1897	Leven, Yorkshire Leven, Yorkshire Leven, Yorkshire Leven, Yorkshire Leven, Yorkshire

Cecil George Knaggs
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 24330 abt. 1897, Leven 21 February 1917 20 2nd Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) Thiepval Memorial, France Son of John Henry and Annie Elizabeth Knaggs, nee Green, of Mill House, Leven, Hull.

Richard Spencer Knaggs
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal 64049 abt. 1891, North Frodingham 09 August 1918 27 21st Field Amb. Royal Army Medical Corps Magnaboschi British Cemetery, Italy Son of John Henry and Annie Elizabeth Knaggs, nee Green, of Mill House, Leven, Hull, husband of Emily Kate Knaggs, nee Kirk, of Ellerby Mill, Skirlaugh, near Hull.

England Census 1901 about Cecil George and Richard Spencer Knaggs and family Residence: Hornsea Road, Leven, Yorkshire East Riding, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Knaggs Annie Knaggs Richard Knaggs Gertrude Knaggs John Knaggs Cecil Knaggs Marjory Knaggs	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son Daughtere	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	33 29 9 8 6 4 2	abt. 1868 abt. 1872 abt. 1892 abt. 1893 abt. 1895 abt. 1897 abt. 1899	Langtoft, Yorkshire Blanck, Yorkshire Frodingham (N), Yorkshire Frodingham (N), Yorkshire Leven, Yorkshire Leven, Yorkshire Leven, Yorkshire

Harry Kirby
		Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Serjeant (CWGC: Lance Serjeant) 203284 06 June 1886, Watton, Yorkshire 26 March 1917 31 1st/4th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Merville Communal Cemetery, France Son of William Parker Kirby and Kate Kirby, nee Hardy, of Fimber, Malton, Yorkshire.

England Census 1911 about Harry Kirby and family Residence: Manor House, Watton, Yorkshire East Riding, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Parker Kirby Harry Kirby John Hardy Kirby Willliam Kirby Frederick Kirby Gertrude Kirby Mary Kirby Claude Mann Horsfield Walter Robson Hilda Robinson	Head Son Son Son Son Daughter Daughter Boarder Servant Servant	Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	55 25 21 19 14 28 27 22 22 14	abt. 1856 abt. 1886 abt. 1890 abt. 1892 abt. 1897 abt. 1883 abt. 1884 abt. 1889 abt. 1889 abt. 1897	Seamer, Yorkshire Watton, Yorkshire Watton, Yorkshire Watton, Yorkshire Watton, Yorkshire Watton, Yorkshire Watton, Yorkshire Leeds, Yorkshire Hutton Cranswick, Yorkshire Cottingham, Yorkshire

Charles Peter Maddison
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 2258 abt. 1896, Catwick 26 September 1916 20 "C" Coy. 5th Bn. Yorkshire Regiment Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, France Son of Amos and Annie S. Maddison, nee Wilson, of Waterloo Farm, Leven, Hull.

England Census 1911 about Charles P. Maddison and family Residence: Leven, Yorkshire East Riding, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Amos Maddison Annie S. Maddison Herbert Maddison Annie E. Maddison Ivy M. Maddison Charles P. Maddison Ernest Maddison George Clark George Darley Benjamin Pinder George Pinder Albert Aldershaw Herbert Cressey	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Son Son Servant Servant Servant Servant Servant Servant	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	42 41 22 21 16 14 12 19 19 17 15 35 42	abt. 1869 abt. 1870 abt. 1889 abt. 1890 abt. 1895 abt. 1897 abt. 1899 abt. 1892 abt. 1892 abt. 1894 abt. 1896 abt. 1876 abt. 1869	Swine, Yorkshire Preston, Yorkshire Marton, Yorkshire Leven, Yorkshire Catwick, Yorkshire Catwick, Yorkshire Leven Carrs, Yorkshire Beverley, Yorkshire Hedon, Yorkshire Elleker, Yorkshire South Cave, Yorkshire Grimsby, Lincolnshire Elleker, Yorkshire

Frank Masters
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Bombardier (CWGC: Lance Bombardier) 765532 abt. 1889, Long Riston 22 August 1918 29 "B" Bty. 223rd Bde. Royal Field Artillery Serre Road Cemetery No. 2, France Son of Harriett Masters, nee Myers, of Long Riston, Holderness, Hull and the late Matthew Masters, husband of the late Annie Masters, nee Catterick.

England Census 1901 about Clarissa Jane Ault and family Residence: Main Street, Long Riston, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Matthew Masters Harriet Masters Frank Masters Dousey Masters Benson Masters Amos Emmanuel Masters Aquila Phoebe Masters	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son Daughter	Married Wife Single Single Single Single Single	39 37 12 11 6 3 10 mo.	abt. 1862 abt. 1864 abt. 1889 abt. 1890 abt. 1895 abt. 1898 abt. 1900	Grimston, Norfolk Leven, Yorkshire Long Riston, Yorkshire Long Riston, Yorkshire Long Riston, Yorkshire Long Riston, Yorkshire Long Riston, Yorkshire

John William Panton
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Serjeant 240635 abt. 1894 27 March 1918 24 5th Bn. Yorkshire Regiment Pozieres Memorial, France Son of William and Annie Panton, nee Brumpton, of West Street, Leven, Yorkshire.

England Census 1901 about John Wm. Panton and family Residence: Hind's House, Manor Farm, Sigglesthorne, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Panton Annie Panton Jane Elizabeth Panton Ethel Mary Panton John Wm. Panton Elsie Panton Maud Mary Panton Mary Ann Brumpton Jonathan Grantham	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Son Daughter Daughter Sister-in-law Servant	Married Wife Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	35 32 10 9 7 6 4 25 16	abt. 1866 abt. 1869 abt. 1891 abt. 1892 abt. 1894 abt. 1895 abt. 1897 abt. 1876 abt. 1885	Alford, Lincolnshire Binbrook, Lincolnshire Catwick, Yorkshire Goathill, Yorkshire Catwick, Yorkshire Catwick, Yorkshire Catwick, Yorkshire Molescroft, Yorkshire Mapleton, Yorkshire

George Reed (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner 174519 abt. 1886, Elsham, Lincolnshire 24 October 1918 32 153rd Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Vadencourt British Cemetery, Maissemy, France Son of Jabez and Ann Reed, nee Robinson, husband of Lizzie Reed, nee Drury. Died of wounds 5 Casualty Clearing Station.

George Robinson Reed was married to Lizzie Drury in Burton upon Stather, Lincolnshire, England, on 13 September 1911. His father was Jabez Reed.

Edward Alan Stephenson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 22733 abt. 1891, Leven 15 April 1917 26 1st Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment Abbeville Communal Cemetery, France Son of John and Sarah Stephenson, nee Mortimer, of Leven, Yorkshire. Died of wounds South African Hospital, Abbeville.

Arthur Stephenson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 44770 abt. 1881, Leven 20 September 1917 36 10th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Son of John and Sarah Stephenson, nee Mortimer, of Leven, Yorkshire. Husband of Mary Stephenson, nee Dawson, of East Street, Leven, Yorkshire.

England Census 1901 about Edward Alan and Arthur Stephenson and family Residence: West Street, Leven, Yorkshire East Riding, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Stephenson Sarah Ann Stephenson Arthur Stephenson John F. Stephenson Edward A. Stephenson Douglas W. Stephenson	Head Wife Son Son Son Grandson	Married Married Single Single Single Single	52 51 19 15 9 3	abt. 1849 abt. 1850 abt. 1882 abt. 1886 abt. 1892 abt. 1898	Leven, Yorkshire Wombleton, Lincolnshire Leven, Yorkshire Leven, Yorkshire Leven, Yorkshire Leven, Yorkshire

Probably: England Census 1911 about Arthur Stephenson and family Residence: Thurnscoe, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Arthur Stephenson Mary E. Stephenson James Stephenson Blanche H. Stephenson Laura Stephenson Joseph A. Stephenson	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single	30 28 7 4 3 1	abt. 1881 abt. 1883 abt. 1904 abt. 1907 abt. 1908 abt. 1910	Morlex, Yorkshire Cudworth, Yorkshire Thurnscoe, Yorkshire Thurnscoe, Yorkshire Thurnscoe, Yorkshire Thurnscoe, Yorkshire

Thomas Stephenson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 19484 abt. 1875, Leven 13 June 1918 43 2nd Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment Struma Military Cemetery, Greece Son of William and Isabella Stephenson, nee Smith, later Dawson. Husband of Mary Stephenson, nee Dawson, of East Street, Leven, Yorkshire. Accidentally killed by premature explosion of a grenade at Salonika.

England Census 1881 about Tom Stephenson and family Residence: Leven, Yorkshire East Riding, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Stephenson Isabella Stephenson Tom Stephenson Elizabeth Stephenson Edward Stephenson Walter Dawson (Stephenson)	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son in Law	Married Married Single Single Single Single	51 41 5 4 3 10	abt. 1830 abt. 1840 abt. 1876 abt. 1877 abt. 1878 abt. 1871	Routh, Yorkshire Atwick, Yorkshire Leven, Yorkshire Leven, Yorkshire Leven, Yorkshire Leven, Yorkshire

England Census 1911 about Thomas Stephenson and family Residence: Leven, Yorkshire East Riding, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Thomas Stephenson Mary Stephenson Mabel Stephenson Maud Stephenson Miriam Stephenson	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single	35 34 9 5 4	abt. 1876 abt. 1877 abt. 1902 abt. 1906 abt. 1907	Leven, Yorkshire Leven, Yorkshire Leven, Yorkshire Leven, Yorkshire Leven, Yorkshire

George Thorpe
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner 88909 abt. 1888, Winteringham, Lincolnshire 10 August 1917 29 298th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium Son of Septimus and Sarah Ann Thorpe, nee Jarvis. Husband of Agnes Thorpe, nee Thorlow, of West Street, Leven, Yorkshire.

England Census 1891 about George Thorpe and family Residence: West End, Winteringham, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Septimus Thorpe Sarah A. Thorpe George Thorpe William J. Thorpe Rebecca Thorpe	Head Wife Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single	33 40 3 1 0	abt. 1858 abt. 1851 abt. 1888 abt. 1890 abt. 1891	Yorkshire, England Lincolnshire, England Lincolnshire, England Lincolnshire, England Lincolnshire, England

Charles Brown Usher
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Sapper 127229 abt. 1891 28 November 1917 26 Base Signal Depot Royal Engineers Dar Es Salaam War Cemetery, Tanzania Son of Thomas William and Ann Eliza Usher, nee Brown. Husband of Gertrude Usher, nee Hunterman, of 5 Glebe Road, Brigg, Lincolnshire. Died of Dysentery in East Africa.

England Census 1911 about Charles Brown Usher and family Residence: Leven, Yorkshire East Riding, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Thomas William Usher Ann Eliza Usher Charles Brown Usher Gertrude Usher	Head Wife Son Daughter-in-Law	Married Married Married Married	53 52 20 24	abt. 1858 abt. 1859 abt. 1891 abt. 1887	Rudston, Yorkshire Rise, Yorkshire Leven, Yorkshire Hornsea, Yorkshire

Alan Walker
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 88924 abt. 1886 06 June 1918 32 8th Bn. Durham Light Infantry Sezanne Communal Cemetery, France Son of Joseph and Sarah Walker, nee Routledge. Born at Cottingham, Yorkshire.

England Census 1891 about Alen Walker and family Residence: West Green, Cottingham, Yorkshire East Riding, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Joseph Walker Brian Walker Arthur Walker John Walker Alen Walker	Head Son Son Son Son	Married Single Single Single Single	46 11 10 6 4	abt. 1845 abt. 1880 abt. 1881 abt. 1885 abt. 1887	Yorkshire, England Yorkshire, England Yorkshire, England Yorkshire, England Cottingham, Yorkshire

Fred Watson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 27621 abt. 1890, Leven 29 September 1917 27 8th Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No. 3, Belgium Son of George Poskitt and Eliza Jane Watson, nee Featherstone, of Leven, Yorkshire.

England Census 1901 about Fred Watson and family Residence: Beverley Road, Leven, Yorkshire East Riding, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
George P. Watson Eliza Jane Watson Albert Watson George R. Watson Fred Watson Norah Watson	Head Wife Son Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single	38 37 17 15 10 8	abt. 1863 abt. 1864 abt. 1884 abt. 1886 abt. 1891 abt. 1893	Brandesburton, Yorkshire Cottingham, Yorkshire Brandesburton, Yorkshire Brandesburton, Yorkshire Leven, Yorkshire Leven, Yorkshire

George Henry Dunn
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner 14373643 abt. 1915, Hull 09 October 1944 29 70 Field Regt. Royal Artillery Cesena War Cemetery, Italy Son of George Watson and Ethel May Dunn, nee Featherstone, of North Street, Leven, Yorkshire.

John William Petch

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Flight Sergeant
1087217
abt. 1921
22 April 1945
24
49 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Leven (Holy Trinity) Churchyard, UK
Son of John William Petch,
and of Hannah Petch, nee Marson, of Catwick, Yorkshire.
Accidentally killed on 22nd April 1945.
Crewing Avro Lancaster aircraft PB463 EA-Y.
Aircraft leaving Fulbeck for new base
at Syerston, hit building on low 'fly past'
and crashed. Six aircrew and fifteen people on ground killed.

Harold Waldron
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner 935577 abt. 1918 30 November 1941 23 60 Fierld Regt. Royal Artillery El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt Son of Arthur and Frances Waldron, nee Blake.

William Whitehead
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal 4749653 abt. 1918 03 June 1944 26 1st Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy Son of Arthur and Esther Annie Whitehead,nee Leetham, of Bexley, Kent.
Note: Charles Whitehead also appears as Arthur Whitehead in records, Charles would appear correct.

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