War Memorial - Sproatley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Reginald Thomas Atkinson
© Gunner	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 202508 06 March 1899, Sproatley 24 June 1917 18 2nd/4th Bn. Royal Scots formerly 1873 Yorkshire Regiment Sproatley (St. Swithin) Churchyard, UK Son of Joseph and Fanny Maria Atkinson, nee Drake, of Blue Bell Hotal, Sproatley, Yorkshire. Accidentally drowned River Blackwater, Ireland when boat capsized 24th June 1917.

Remark: Original enlistment Yorkshire Regiment 21st August 1914, claiming 17 years of age. Served in France, transferred 'Home Establishment under age' 2nd March 1916 after correspondence from mother, and to Royal Scots 6th March 1917.

England Census 1901 about Reginald Atkinson and family Residence: 1, Hull Road, Sproatley, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Joseph Atkinson Fanny M. Atkinson Violet B. Atkinson Reginald Atkinson	Head Wife Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single	36 40 11 2	abt. 1865 abt. 1861 abt. 1890 abt. 1899	Sproatley, Yorkshire Oakham, Rutland Sproatley, Yorkshire Sproatley, Yorkshire

George Bernard Coates
© Nancy Wright	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 148 12 May 1891, Wyton, Yorkshire between 09 and 10 August 1915 24 5th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F. Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli) Son of George and the late Eleanor Coates, nee Mason, of 14, Windsor Terrace, Hexham, Northumberland. Stepson of Christina Orr Coates, nee Craig. Emigrated to Australia 06 June 1913, embarked from Australia 21 October 1914

De Ruvigneys Roll of Honour
Coates, George Bernard, Private, No. 148, 5th Battn. 2nd Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force, eldest son of George Coates, of Sproatley, near Hull, Gardener; by his Wife, Eleanor, daaughter of W. Mason, of Hull; born Wyton, Hull, East Yorkshire, 12 May, 1891; educated Sproatley Endowed School; was for somo time in the Halifax Territorials; went to Australia 06 June, 1913; joined the Australian Imperial Force at Melbourne on the outbreak of war and was wounded in the left arm at the landing at Suvla Bay on 25 April 1915. He was invalided to Malta, but returned to the firing line about the end of July, and was killed in action at the Dardanelles, 9-10 Aug., 1915; umn.

England Census 1901 about George B. Coates and family Residence: 2, Hull Road, Sproatley, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
George Coates Christina O. Coates George B. Coates Elsie C. Coates Thomas M. Coates	Head Wife Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single	35 33 9 2 1	abt. 1866 abt. 1868 abt. 1892 abt. 1899 abt. 1900	Flinton, Yorkshire Edinborough, Scotland Wyton, Yorkshire Sproatley, Yorkshire Sproatley, Yorkshire

Ernest Fairbank
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 30720 12 March 1886, Sproatley 28 May 1918 32 1st Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment Soissons Memorial, France Son of James and Mary Fairbank, nee Martinson, of Winter Hill, Sproatley, Hull, husband of Emily Dann, formerly Fairbank, nee Mason, of Winter Hill, Sproatley, Hull.

England Census 1901 about Ernest Fairbank and family Residence: Garth House, Sproatley, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
James Fairbank Mary A. Fairbank Edward M. Fairbank Eva Fairbank Ernest Fairbank George Fairbank Nellie Fairbank	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	53 44 20 17 15 12 11	abt. 1848 abt. 1857 abt. 1881 abt. 1884 abt. 1886 abt. 1889 abt. 1890	Sproatley, Yorkshire Newcastle, Northumberland Sproatley, Yorkshire Sproatley, Yorkshire Sproatley, Yorkshire Sproatley, Yorkshire Sproatley, Yorkshire

William Fox
© G.Photographer	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner 2392 abt. 1890, Burstwick, Yorkshire 14 February 1916 26 1st (East Riding) Bty. 2nd (Northumbrian) Bde. Royal Field Artillery Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm), Belgium Son of Fewlass and Mary Elizabeth Fox, nee Heward of White House, Sproatley, Yorkshire. Husband of Ethel May Fox, nee Kirkus.

England Census 1901 about William Fox and family Residence: Pear Tree Villa, Burstwick, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Fewlass Fox Mary E. Fox Ada Fox William Fox Henry Fox	Head Wife Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single	46 44 17 11 9	abt. 1855 abt. 1857 abt. 1884 abt. 1890 abt. 1892	Burstwick, Yorkshire Ottringham, Yorkshire Ottringham, Yorkshire Burstwick, Yorkshire Burstwick, Yorkshire

John Edward Hodgson
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Sapper 40366 abt. 1891, Marton, Yorkshire 18 September 1917 26 62nd Field Coy. Royal Engineers Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium Son of William and the late Isabella Hodgson, nee Sweeting.

England Census 1911 about John Hodgson and family Residence: Marton, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Hodgson John Hodgson Dorothy Hodgson William Hodgson Robert Hodgson Bessie Hodgson Annie Burras	Head Son Daughter Son Son Daughter Housekeeper	Widowed Single Single Single Single Single Single	48 19 16 14 12 8 39	abt. 1863 abt. 1892 abt. 1895 abt. 1897 abt. 1899 abt. 1903 abt. 1872	Elton, Durham Marton, Yorkshire Marton, Yorkshire Marton, Yorkshire Marton, Yorkshire Marton, Yorkshire Darnall, Yorkshire

Henry Cecil Horner (No CWGC record)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Station Sergeant 1896844 29 May 1887, Sproatley 23 January 1919 31 325th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Division, U. S. Army St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France Son of Mary Elizabeth Horner, nee Foster, and the late Henry Samuel Horner, of 1311, Deveraux Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. See also the American Battle Monuments Commission

England Census 1891 about Henry C. Horner and family Residence: Sproatley, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Henry S. Horner Mary E. Horner John C. Horner Winnifred M. Horner Herrick E. Horner Florance A. Horner Henry C. Horner Ernest Horner	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	41 33 11 9 8 6 2 1	abt. 1850 abt. 1858 abt. 1880 abt. 1882 abt. 1883 abt. 1885 abt. 1889 abt. 1890	Yorkshire, England Yorkshire, England Yorkshire, England Yorkshire, England Yorkshire, England Yorkshire, England Yorkshire, England Yorkshire, England

A memorial panel about the Horner family can be found in the Church of St. Swithin in Sproatley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England:

© CJH

In loving memory of John Charles
eldest son of H. S. and M. E. Horner, of Sproatley,
who was accidently killed in a well 31st July 1917,
aged 38 years.
Also of Sergt. Henry Cecil, 325th Infantry A. E. F.,
fourth son, who died in Prauthon Hospital, France,
23rd January 1919, aged 30 years.

In loving memory of Ida Mary,
youngest dauther of H. S. and M. E. Horner,
died 18th March 1924, aged 30 years.

In memory of Henry Samuel Horner,
the beloved husband of Mary Elizabeth Horner,
who died in Philadelphia, USA, 30th December 1938, aged 79 years.

In memory of Mary Elizabeth Horner,
the beloved wife of Henry Samuel Horner,
who died in Philadelphia, USA, 1st May 1938, aged 80 years.

Cyril Island
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Rifleman C/12759 abt. 1888, Hull, Yorkshire 07 October 1916 28 21st Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps Thiepval Memorial, France Son of Frederick William and Mary Island, nee Chatterton, of Red House, Sproatley, Yorkshire.

Wills and Administrations, 1917
Island, Cyril, of Wyton, Yorkshire, Private, K. R. R., died 07 October 1916 in France.
Administration London 01 June to Frederick William Island, retired printer.
Effects £220 18s.

England Census 1901 about Cyril Island and family Residence: 80, Sherburn Street, Kingston upon Hull (Hull), Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Frederick Wm. Island Mary Island Winifred Island Cyril Island	Head Wife Daughter on	Married Married Single Single	40 38 17 13	abt. 1861 abt. 1863 abt. 1884 abt. 1888	Thorngumbold, Yorkshire Hull, Yorkshire Hull, Yorkshire Hull, Yorkshire

Frederick Jackson (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal 101627 abt. 1883, Hull, Yorkshire 03 May 1917 33 10th Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment Arras Memorial, France Son of Walter and Frances M. Jackson, nee Cockerline, of 1, Belgrave Mansions, Marine Drive, Bridlington, Yorkshire. Cashier at Halifax Commercial Bank, Hull.

The "Hull Daily Mail" reported on 08 June 1917:
Mr. W. Jackson. superintenden registrar, of 5, Oakvillas, Ferriby-road, Hessle, would welcome any information respecting his son, Lance Corporal Frederick ("Peter") Jackson, East Yorkshire Regiment, reported missing in France on May 3rd. Prior to enlistment he was cashier at the Halifax Commercial Bank, Hull, and joined up with a local company at the end of August, 1914.

England Census 1911 about Frederick Jackson and family Residence: Cottingham, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Walter Jackson Frances Marie Jackson Frederick Jackson Mabel Jackson	Head Wife Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single	50 48 27 24	abt. 1861 abt. 1863 abt. 1884 abt. 1887	Hull, Yorkshire Hull, Yorkshire Hull, Yorkshire Hull, Yorkshire
Remark: The father Walter Jackson was a Superintendent Registrar of British deaths and marrige. No proven Sproatley connection could be found.

Joseph Thomas Laverack
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 39876 abt. 1894, Bilton Grange, Yorkshire 26 March 1918 24 22nd Bn. Durham Light Infantry Ham British Cemetery, Muille-Villette, France Son of John Thomas and Ann Laverack, nee Blanchard, of Primrose Hill, Sproatley, Yorkshire (as Census 1911).

England Census 1901 about Joseph Thos. Laverack and family Residence: Long Lane, Preston, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Jno Thos. Laverack Ann Laverack Geo. Ernest Laverack Albert Laverack Jno. Arthur Laverack Joseph Thos. Laverack	Head Wife Son Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single	43 40 14 11 9 7	abt. 1858 abt. 1861 abt. 1887 abt. 1890 abt. 1892 abt. 1894	Balkholme, Yorkshire Cherry Burton, Yorkshire Ganstead, Yorkshire Ganstead, Yorkshire Burton Edva, Yorkshire Bitton, Yorkshire

Thomas Boden Laycock
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Rifleman 2185 abt. 1878, Hull, Yorkshire 01 November 1914 2nd Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium Son of Henry and Sarah Jane Laycock, nee Boden, of Sproatley, Yorkshire (as Census 1911).

George Robert Peckitt
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 52619 25 May 1897, Patrington, Yorkshire 04 March 1917 19 22nd Bn. Durham Light Infantry formerly 24634 East Yorkshire Regiment Thiepval Memorial, France Son of Robert and Rose Peckitt, nee Allenby. of New Lodge, Sproatley, Hull.

England Census 1901 about George R. Peckitt and family Residence: 4, Broad Street, Rudston, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Robert Peckitt Rose Peckitt Florence Peckitt William H. Peckitt Ellis Peckitt George R. Peckitt John E. Peckitt	Head Wife Daughter Son Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	36 35 13 9 7 3 1	abt. 1865 abt. 1866 abt. 1888 abt. 1892 abt. 1894 abt. 1898 abt. 1900	Burythorpe, Yorkshire Pickering, Yorkshire Burythorpe, Yorkshire Easington, Yorkshire Easington, Yorkshire Patrington, Yorkshire Wheldrake, Yorkshire
1911 England Census, Wyton and Sproatley, Yorkshire: Dorothy May Peckitt, born abt. 1906, Rudstone, Yorkshire Edith Mary Peckitt, born abt. 1911, Sproatley, Yorkshire

Archie Riley
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 8789 abt. 1889, Sproatley, Yorkshire bapt. 11 August 1889, Sproatley, Yorkshire 24 December 1914 24 2nd Bn. Coldstream Guards Le Touret Memorial, France Son of Robert Hunton Riley and Rosa Rebecca Riley, nee Saxe. Husband of Edith Mary Dann, formerly Riley, nee Knight, of 2089, 48th Avenue West, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

England Census 1891 about Archi Riley and family Residence: Cottage, Sproatley, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Robert H. Riley Rosa R. Riley May R. Riley Archie Riley	Head Wife Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single	33 30 3 1	abt. 1858 abt. 1861 abt. 1888 abt. 1890	Sproatley, Yorkshire Pokerhanworth, Lincolnshire Sproatley, Yorkshire Sproatley, Yorkshire

John Herbert Wharram
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 12/602 abt. 1892, Langtoft, Yorkshire 1st quart. 1918 26 3rd Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment Son of William Henry and Alice Wharram, nee Gray.

Enlisted on 24th September 1914, East Yorkshire Regiment, discharged as Private 12/602 from 3rd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment on 16th February 1918 by reason 'no longer physically fit for war service' (Tuberculosis). Noted as served in France and previously wounded. Civil death report 1st quarter 1918. Commemoration unknown.

England Census 1901 about John H. Wharram and family Residence: Burton Constable, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William H. Wharram Alice Wharram Francis E. Wharram John H. Wharram William E. Wharram Earnest Caley Rose H. Dann	Head Wife Son Son Son Horse Man Gen. Servant	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	35 37 11 9 1 19 13	abt. 1866 abt. 1864 abt. 1890 abt. 1892 abt. 1900 abt. 1882 abt. 1888	Langtoft, Yorkshire Langtoft, Yorkshire Langtoft, Yorkshire Langtoft, Yorkshire Burton Constable, Yorkshire West Newton, Yorkshire West Newton, Yorkshire

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