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War Memorial - Swinefleet, East Riding of Yorkshire, England


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Arthur Buttrick
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Add. Information:		 Private
8396
abt. 1888
09 April 1915
27
"F" Coy. 1st Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Son of William and Hannah Buttrick,
of High St., Swinefleet, Goole, Yorks.
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Tom Scruton
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Add. Information:		 Lance Corporal
16065
abt. 1886
07 August 1915
29
6th Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment
Doiran Memorial, Greece
Son of Richard and Mary Ann Scruton,
of Low St., Swinefleet, Goole, Yorks.
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Thomas James Kelly (Probably)
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Add. Information:		 Private
2233
abt. 1887
07 August 1915
28
16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli)
Son of Amy Kelly,
of 96, Maran St., Boulder City, Western Australia,
and the late James Kelly.
Native of Fremantle, Western Australia.
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G. A. Moy
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24 December 1915



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Fred Shipley
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Add. Information:		 Private
241588

05 July 1916

1st/5th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Thiepval Memorial, France
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Charles Batty
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Add. Information:		 Bombardier
60725
abt. 1892
15 July 1916
24
31st Bty. Royal Field Artillery
Thiepval Memorial, France
Son of Thomas Batty,
of Swinefleet, Goole, Yorks,
husband of Emily Goatley (formerly Batty),
of 24, Shawbrooke Rd., Eltham, London.
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Charles Wilson (Probably)
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Add. Information:		 Private
240101

28 July 1916

1st/5th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Thiepval Memorial, France
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G. C. Wormald
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Add. Information:		 Private
5369
abt. 1878
01 September 1916
38
1st/5th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Forceville Communal Cemetery, France
Son of George Craven and Caroline Wormald,
of Swinefleet, near Goole, Yorkshire.
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A. Cowling
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Add. Information:		 Private
30026

12 September 1916

22nd Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment
(Prince of Wales's Own)
Carnoy Military Cemetery, France
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Arthur Banks Hobson
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Add. Information:		 Serjeant
10502

14 September 1916

6th Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment
Thiepval Memorial, France
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J. Duesbery
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15 September 1916



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James Welham Hirst
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Add. Information:		 Private
21510
abt. 1897
27 September 1916
19
9th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment
(Prince of Wales's Own)
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, France
Son of Dr. Walter Hirst and Mrs. Hirst.
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B. F. Kelly
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01 October 1916



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Herbert Everatt
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Add. Information:		 Private
291260

14 November 1916

1st/7th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Thiepval Memorial
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Athur Shipley
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Add. Information:		 Private
61780

09 March 1917

136th Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Basra Memorial, Iraq
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Tom Checkley
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Add. Information:		 Lance Corporal
CH/16909
abt. 1893
28 April ,1917 (CWGC)
24
1st R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. Royal Marine Light Infantry
Arras Memorial, France
Son of Mr. W. and Mrs. M. A. Checkley,
of 15, Paradise Place, Boothferry Rd., Goole, Yorks.
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M. Sykes
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Add. Information:		 Private
250708

14 April 1917

1st/6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Wancourt British Cemetery, France
Signal Trench Memorial 3
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George Wright Bickerton
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Add. Information:		 Private
34443

03 May 1917

1st Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Arras Memorial, France
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John Garland
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Add. Information:		 Sapper
159114
abt. 1890
19 May 1917 (CWGC)
27
100th Field Coy. Royal Engineers
Sarigol Military Cemetery, Kristoni, Greece
Son of George and Mary Garland,
of Whitgift Common Farm, Swinefleet, Goole,
husband of Frances Garland,
of 75, Couper St., Old Goole, Yorks.
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J. W. Checkley
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10 June 1917



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Sidney John Barley
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Add. Information:		 Sapper
232217
abt. 1898
19 July 1917
19
5th Provisional Coy. Royal Engineers
Fort Pitt Military Cemetery, Kent, England
Son of John H. and Annie E. Barley,
of The Mill, Appleby, Doncaster.
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George A. Pass
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Add. Information:		 Private
43551
abt. 1888
16 August 1917
29
22nd Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
Son of James and Mary Jane Pass,
of Low St, Swinefleet, Goole.
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George Aldam
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Add. Information:		 Lance Corporal
11898
abt. 1889
22 August 1917
28
115th Coy. Machine Gun Corps
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France
Son of James and Hannah Aldam,
of Low Burnham, Lincs.

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W. F. Cowling

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Add. Information:		 Gunner
240350

26 September 1917

"D" Bty. 236th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
La Clytte Military Cemetery, Belgium
Husband of Mary A. Cowling,
of Low St., Swinefleet, Goole.
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Fred Amery
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Add. Information:		 Private
34928
abt. 1898
06 November 1917
19
8th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, France
Son of Arthur Amery,
of Reedness, Goole.
Native of Swinefleet, Goole.
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Walter Richardson
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Add. Information:		 Private
28103
abt. 1890
08 December 1917 (CWGC)
27
8th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Giavera British Cemetery, Arcade, Italy
Son of Mary Ann and Walter Edwin Richardson,
of High Street, Swinefleet.
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Ernest Alfred Coult (CWGC)
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Add. Information:		 Private
62619
abt. 1896
24 December 1917
21
Royal Army Medical Corps
attd. 2nd Bn. Seaforth Highlanders
Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France
Son of Plaxton and Rebecca Paddison Coult,
of Low St., Swinefleet, Goole.
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George Middlebrook
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Add. Information:		 Private
87752
abt. 1889
21 March 1918
29
11th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Pozieres Memorial, France
Son of Mrs. H. M. Middlebrook,
of High St., Swinefleet, Goole,
and the late G. H. Middlebrook,
husband of Maud Eleanor Middlebrook,
of 7, Burlington Crescent, Goole, Yorks.
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Arthur Frederick Cowling
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Add. Information:		 Sapper
99184
abt. 1888
09 April 1918
30
224th Field Coy. Royal Engineers
Pozieres Memorial, France
Son of Mrs. Mary E. Cowling,
husband of Beatrice Cowling,
of Howden Dyke, Howden, Yorks.
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J. D. Thompson
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Add. Information:		 Private
37665
Military Medal

26 April 1918

9th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
La Clytte Military Cemetery, Belgium
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V. Cowling
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Add. Information:		 Private
43674

07 June 1918 (CWGC)

1st Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment
(Prince of Wales's Own)
Esquelbecq Military Cemetery, France
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A. W. Cowling
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Add. Information:		 Private
131415

26 July 1918

15th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France
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William Cowling
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Add. Information:		 Lance Corporal
242083
abt. 1896
27 September 1918
22
5th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Grand Ravine British Cemetery, Havrincourt, France
Son of Mr. J. P. and Mrs. S. J. Cowling,
of Clough Farm, Swinefleet, Goole, Yorks.
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Stephen Cook
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Add. Information:		 Corporal
27809
abt. 1887
02 October 1918
31
2nd Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Vis-En-Artois Memorial, France
Son of J. C. and Edith Cook,
of Swinefleet, Sluice, Goole, Yorks.
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A. West
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Add. Information:		 Private
50272

13 October 1918

9th Bn. Essex Regiment
Point-Du-Jour Military Cemetery, Athies, France
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Arthur Brooks (Probably)
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Add. Information:		 Private
G/97914

24 October 1918

1st Bn. Middlesex Regiment
Vis-En-Artois Memorial, France
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G. W. Phillipson (CWGC)
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Add. Information:		 Lance Corporal
55101
abt. 1893
28 October 1918
25
22nd Bn. Manchester Regiment
Tezze British Cemetery, Italy
Son of Henry and Ruth Phillipson,
of Swinefleet, Goole,
husband of Ethel Phillipson,
of Low Street, Swinefleet, Goole, Yorkshire.
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W. F. Freeman
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Stanley Walter Boyton
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Add. Information:		 Gunner
1808638
abt. 1921
29 November 1943
22
241 Bty., 77 H. A. A. Regt. Royal Artillery
Singapore Memorial, Singapore
Son of Walter T. and Louisa S. Boyton,
of Hook End, Essex.
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Thomas Brannan
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Wallace Vaux Cowling
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Add. Information:		 Private
7907477

25 August 1946

Pioneer Corps
Swinefleet Cemetery
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James Henry Gillen
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Add. Information:		 Fourth Engineer Officer

abt. 1900
12 February 1941
41
Merchant Navy, S. S. "Warlaby" (West Hartlepool)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of James and Mary Gillen,
husband of Amy Gillen,
of Swinefleet, Yorkshire.
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George William Herden
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John Hill
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Add. Information:		 Sergeant
1590143
abt. 1924
14 November 1944
20
51 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Swinefleet Cemetery
Grandson of Frederick and Mary A. Hill,
of Swinefleet.
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George Hollock
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Add. Information:		 Private
3059850
abt. 1919
Between 03 Apr 1943 and 04 Apr 1943
24
1st Bn. Royal Scots
Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar
Son of Richard and Lucy Hollock,
husband of Muriel Hollock,
of Swinefleet, Yorkshire.
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John Robert Jackson (Probably)
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Add. Information:		 Sergeant (Air Bomber)
1459023

23 March 1944

50 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany
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Richard Scruton
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Add. Information:		 Ordinary Coder
P/JX 711813
abt. 1927
17 April 1945
18
Royal Navy, French ship "La Trombe"
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England
Son of Edward and May Scruton,
of Swinefleet, Yorkshire.

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Sidney Tyler Skerne

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George Theaker
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Add. Information:		 Private
4616641
abt. 1921
03 April 1942
21
2nd Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar
Son of A. L. and Amy Theaker,
of Swinefleet, Yorkshire.
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Cyril Ware (Probably)
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Add. Information:		 Private
4537535
abt. 1908
08 August 1944
36
9th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Hottot-les-Bagues War Cemetery, France

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Arthur Woolas

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