THE MEMORIAL FOUND ON THE WALL OF KIRK FENTON CHURCH. IT REMEMBERS MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN BOTH WW1 AND WW2.
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PRIVATE CHARLES ALEXANDER BARRETT
SERVICE NUMBER: 18698. REGIMENT: 15th Bn Royal Scots (Lothian Rgt )
BORN: Felling Gateshead Co Durham. ENLISTED: Manchester. RESIDENT: Church Fenton.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 01/07/1916. AGED: 22.
CEMETERY: Thiepval Memorial. PANEL: Pier and Face 6 D and 7 D.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Kirk Fenton Church.
Charles was the son of Samuel and Kate Harris married at Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1891 who resided at 29 Morritt Drive Halton Leeds when Charles gave his life.
Yorkshire Herald York July 1916.
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PRIVATE THOMAS HENRY BINNS
SERVICE NUMBER: 201732. UNIT/REGIMENT: 2/5th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment.
BORN: Huddersfield. ENLISTED: Selby. RESIDENCE: Biggin.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 01/03/1917. AGED: 32.
CEMETERY: Thiepval Memorial. PANEL: 2 A 2 C and 2 D.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Kirk Fenton.
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PRIVATE ARTHUR BRITTON
SERVICE NUMBER: 36591. UNIT/REGIMENT: 10th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment.
BORN: Church Fenton. ENLISTED: South Milford. RESIDENCE:
GAVE HIS LIFE: 18/04/1917. AGED:34.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Kirk Fenton.
CWGC States:
"Son of Francis and Mary Ann Britton, of Church Fenton, Leeds."
CEMETERY: St Hilaire Cemetery Frevent France. GRAVE: II. H. 1.
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LANCE CORPORAL RICHARD BROWN.
SERVICE NUMBER: 11658. UNIT/REGIMENT: 11th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment.
BORN: Church Fenton. ENLISTED: York.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 07/06/1917. AGED: 28.
CEMETERY: Ypres Menin Gate. PANEL: 21.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: None.
Brother of Edward Brown 11 Mayfield Terrace Tadcaster.
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PRIVATE JOHN GEORGE CASTLE.
SERVICE NUMBER: 2375. UNIT: 1/5th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment.
BORN: Church Fenton. ENLISTED: York.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 21/07/1915. AGED: 20.
CEMETERY: Ypres Menin Gate. PANEL: 21.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: None.
Son of John Buckle who had been the stationmaster at Church Fenton station and Francis Mary.
John was educated at the Higher Grade school in York and when he enlisted on the 07 September 1914 was in the employment of a Concillor W.Lee of Selby.
When he passed away both his Captain and his Sergeant Major wrote praising John.
Captain
"I was very sorry to lose him, as i have known him for some time now and was able to appreciate his soldierly qualities. He is buried in our little Cemetery, and we are having a cross put over his grave"
Sgt Major
"He was a member of my platoon during the whole of his service,so that i am in a position to judge and desire to testify to his sterling qualities as a soldier.
This together with his great dispositioon, won him the respect of all whom he came in contact"
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MAJOR WILFRED CLAUGHTON.
REGIMENT: 6th Bn Duke of Wellingtons. Attached Chinese Labour Corps.
BORN: Guiseley. GAVE HIS LIFE: 24/03/1918. AGED: 46.
CEMETERY: Bolougne Eastern Cemetery. GRAVE: VII. A. 35.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Kirk Fenton.
Married to Lucy Claughton of North Villas Church Fenton.
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PRIVATE FRED EDEN.
SERVICE NUMBER: 267876. UNIT: 11th Bn Prince of Wales West Yorkshire Regiment.
BORN: Hutton Wood Northallerton. ENLISTED: York.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 07/06/1917. AGED: 27.
CEMETERY: Ypres Menin Gate. PANEL: Panel 21.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Kirk Fenton Church.
Fred was the son of Henry and Emily Conning married at South Otterington in 1872.
Fred had sisters Florance, Kate and Lillian. and two brothers Walter and John Thomas who gave his life on the 05/10/1918 with the Durham Light Infantry.
Yorkshire Herald July 1916.
"News has come to hand that Private Fred Eden 5th West Yorkshires has been injured in both shoulders last week"
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PRIVATE RALPH GILBERTSON.
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SERVICE NUMBER: 203670. UNIT/REGIMENT: 1/5th West Yorkshire Regiment.
BORN: Biggin nr South Milford. ENLISTED: Selby.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 09/10/1917. AGED: 25.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Kirk Fenton.
CWGC States:
"Son of William and Elizabeth of Biggin South Milford."
CEMETERY: Tyne Cot Memorial. PANEL: 42, 47 and 162.
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PRIVATE DANIEL D. HARLAND
SERVICE NUMBER: 790215. REGIMENT: 47th Bn Canadian Infantry.
BORN: York ? ENLISTED: New Westminster British Columbia. RESIDANCE: Mission British Columbia.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 21/08/1917- 25/08/1917. AGED: 30.
CEMETERY: Vimy Memorial.
MEMORIAL: Kirk Fenton Church Yorkshire England.
The son of James and Elizabeth Denton, Dans mum Elizabeth was living in Church Fenton when he gave his life.
Dan joined up into the first world war on 10th of December 1915 on his papers he explained his next of kin was James who was residing in Harrogate North Yorkshire.
And that he was working as a labourer and he was already in the 104th presumably a terratorial brigade.
Dan was described as being 5ft 6 and a half inches with a chest size of 36 and a half inch with brown eyes a medium complexion and a mole on his right shoulder blade.
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PRIVATE JOSEPH HEY.
SERVICE NUMBER: 33115. REGIMENT: 1/4th Hallamshire Territorial Force. York and Lancaster.
BORN: Biggin. ENLISTED: Monk Fryston.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 09/10/1917. AGED: 26.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Kirk Fenton.
CEMETERY: Tyne Cot Memorial. PANEL: 125 to 128.
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PRIVATE ERNEST HOLT
SERVICE NUMBER: 238025. UNIT: 10th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment.
BORN: Ulleskelf. ENLISTED: York. RESIDENCE: Church Fenton.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 04/11/1918. AGED: 27.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Kirk Fenton.
CEMETERY: Englefontaine British Cemetery. GRAVE: B. 2.
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FRED JACKSON.
BORN: Tadcaster 1899.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Kirk Fenton Church.
There are so many Fred Jacksons who gave their lives in the records that i will leave this blank until i get proof of Freds service career.
What i do know is a fred was born in 1899 at Tadcaster.
CAN YOU HELP?
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HERBERT JACKSON.
BORN: Church Fenton.
AGED: 1891.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Kirk Fenton Church.
Herbert was the son of Thomas a General Railway Labourer and Elizabeth A.
Herbert had sisters Annie, Clara and Era. Also brothers Joseph H, Thomas and William.
So many Herbert Jacksons gave their lives that i need more proof before i place information.
Can you help?
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PRIVATE HORACE LAMB.
SERVICE NUMBER: 25061. UNIT/REGIMENT: 2nd Bn Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
BORN: Litttle Fenton. ENLISTED: Goole.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 18/11/1916. AGED: 23.
CEMETERY: Thiepval Memorial. PANEL: 11C and 12 A.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Kirk Fenton Church.
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PRIVATE ALFRED STEAD.
SERVICE NUMBER: 4331. UNIT/REGIMENT: 6th Dragoon Guards (caribeneers) Household Cavelery.
BORN: Church Fenton. ENLISTED: York.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 24/07/1915. AGED:
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Kirk Fenton Church.
CEMETERY: La Clytte Military Cemetery. GRAVE: I. E. 30.
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PRIVATE MAURICE SWANN.
SERVICE NUMBER: 62815. UNIT: 1/7th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment. Leeds Rifles.
BORN: Church Fenton. ENLISTED: Doncaster.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 01/11/1918. AGED: 19.
CEMETERY: Auberchicourt British Cemetery.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: None.
Maurice is remembered on this page because he was born in Church Fenton.
GRAVE: IV. A. 15.
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PRIVATE FRED WHITTINGHAM.
SERVICE NUMBER: 240063. UNIT: "C"Company 2/5th Battalion / Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
BORN: South Milford. ENLISTED: Castleford.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 27/03/1918. AGED: 26.
CEMETERY: Arras Memorial. PANEL: Bay 7.
Fred is shown in the CWGC record as the son of William and Zillah, husband of Mary Louisa of Scarthingwell Lodge Lancaster !
Scarthingwell Lodge is less than a mile from Barkston Village not Lancaster !
William was Fred's father, however the 1901 census shows Fred's mum as Susannah with a sister called Zillah born 1894.
His mum Susannah passed away with her baby Clifford aged 39 in 1903 whilst giving birth.
In the "Soldiers Died" database Freds surname is spelled Whittington! I cannot find Fred marrying a Mary Louisa
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PRIVATE TOM WILKINSON.
SERVICE NUMBER: 3489. UNIT: 1st/10th Bn Kings Liverpool Regiment.
BORN: York. ENLISTED: Liverpool. RESIDENCE: Liverpool.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 01/04/1915. AGED: 26.
CEMETERY: Hedge Row Trench Cemetery. GRAVE: Special Memorial G.3.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Kirk Fenton Church.
Tom was the son of Thomas Born York 1858, and Mary Born Scotland 1862.
Tom was the eldest son having brothers Harry Born Lumby 1895 and Donald Bruce Born Church Fenton 1900.
Tom had sisters Carolina Emily Born York 1881, Mary Eleanor Born York 1883, Alice Born York 1885, Edith Agnes Born York 1887, Ethel Born Lumby 1891 and Jessie Born Lumby 1893.
In 1901 the Family were living at the Railway Hotel Church Fenton where Thomas was the Landlord.
In 1916 the Yorkshire Herald ran a piece on the village of Church Fenton and Tom was mentioined in that piece as
" Tom Wilkinson a Gunner Liverpool Scottish giving his life early in the war".
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