1892 - 1915

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H.M.S. Black Prince, Royal Navy who died on the 31st May 1916 aged 19 years.

Son of Thomas Herbert Turner and Elizabeth Ann Turner of 4 York Terrace, Normanby. Older brother William died less than a month later.

Black Prince was sunk during the battle of Jutland, off the North Sea coast of Denmark, sinking within 15 minutes with no survivors from a crew of 857.

Remembered With Honour Portsmouth Naval Memorial . 19 also commemorated on family memorial in Eston Cemetery. Gravestone – Q.306 and Normanby War Memorial

Captain John Searginson. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 10 November 1916.

Buried WARLENCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.

9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of James Hermiston, of 22, Parrington St., Normanby, Eston, Yorks, and the late Mrs. Hermiston. Killed 5 July 1916. Aged 25.

Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.

5th Bn,. Attd 13th Bn,. Yorkshire Regiment who was Killed In Action in France on the 12th July 1917 aged 23 years.

Born 30th December 1893. The son of Hannah H. and the late John Wilkinson of 89 North View, California, Eston. John Wilkinson had been a Platelayer in Eston Mines, whilst Arthur had been a Pupil Teacher before his war service.

Remembered With Honour Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-Le-Grand, France. I.B.8

also commemorated on family memorial in Eston Cemetery. Gravestone – R.458

th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Born Eston (Yorks), Enlisted Richmond, Resided South Bank (Middlesbrough).

6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 15 September 1916.

Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.

Born Richmond (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Eston (Yorks).

4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of William and M. J. Trafford, of 7, William St., South Eston, Yorks. Died 27 June 1916. Aged 35

Buried LOKER CHURCHYARD (Belgium).

Born Eston (Yorks), Enlisted Normanby, Resided Eston.

4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of William James Hayne and Naomi Hayne, of 140, West Row, California. Eston. Yorks. Killed 28 May 1918. Aged 22.

Buried VAILLY BRITISH CEMETERY.

Born Eston (Yorks), Enlisted Normanby, Resided Eston.

9th Bn., Yorkshire Regiment. Killed In Action 5th July 1916. Aged 28 years

Born Eston (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Normanby. Son of Edward and Margaret Holsey, of 75, Cleveland St., Eston; husband of Beatrice M. Holsey, of 70, Lambton St., Normanby, Eston, Yorks. Prior to his War Service he was working as a Furnace Stoker.

Remembered With Honour Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.  Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D.

also commemorated on family memorial in Eston Cemetery. T.809

4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 May 1915.

Commemorated Panel 33, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.

Born Eston (Yorks), Enlisted Eston.

Maurice Abell was born William Morris Abell in 1896 and was the son of Thomas and Annie Abell. In the 1911 census he is shown as "Morris Abell")Private Maurice Abell, 13282. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Born Eston (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Eston.

Private John William Bannister, 22705. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 12 April 1918. Born Eston (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Eston.

5th Btn.,Yorkshire Regiment who died as a Prisoner of War on 2nd November 1918, aged 21 years.

The son of Richard and Mary E. Bell of 12 William Street, Eston

Remembered With Honour Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery. IV.B.8

also commemorated on family memorial in Eston Cemetery. Gravestone – N.393

7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Esther Ann Bentley, of 3, Park Ave., Normanby Rd., South Bank, Middlesborough, Yorkshire. Killed 5 November 1916. Aged 34. Born Melbourne (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Eston.

13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of George Harold and Alice Mary Brough, of 5, North Rd., Darlington. Born London, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Eston (Yorks).

1st Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 24392 Yorkshire Regiment. Son of William and Mary Brudenell, of 9, Garden Place, Normanby, Eston, Yorks.

Born Wilton (Yorks), Enlisted South Bank, Resided Normanby.

9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Agnes Mary Brundall, of 40, Guisborough St., Eston, Yorks. Born Thetford (Norfolk), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Eston.

4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Eston.

8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died at home June 1917. Aged 32. Resided Eston. John William Buxton was a steel works labourer and attested on 31 August 1914. However, due to ill health (he had been in Hemlington Hospital from January 1915) he was discharged on 31 March 1915.

9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Born Normanby, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Eston.

Shown as A Cann but is incorrect

9th (Service) Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment. Formerly 10581 Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Thomas Cole, of 36, West St., Eston, Yorks., and the late Hannah Eliza Cole.

Born Eston, Enlisted Middlesbrough.

(Shown as "Alec" in SDGW, but was christened "Aleck".)

10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Christopher George Dale, of 57, West St., Normanby, Eston, Yorks.

Born Swainby (Northallerton), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Normanby.

5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Emma Denney, of 5, William St., Eston, Yorks., and the late Robert Denney. Killed 28 October 1917. Aged 21.

Commemorated Panel 52 to 54 and 162A, Tyne Cot Memorial.

Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Eston.

9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Samuel Drew, of 63, Cleveland St., California, Eston, Yorks. Killed 5 July 1916. Aged 38.

Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.

Born Eston, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Eston.

Royal Navy

288th Siege Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery who died 9th September 1917 aged 29 years.

Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Bartram of 11 Edwards Street, Eston

Remembered With Honour

Bard Cottage Cemetery, nr Ypres, Belgium. IV.G.10

also commemorated on family memorial in Eston Cemetery. Gravestone – K.745

Arthur Henry Cripps.

Born 1892

Born Halifax

Address Eston..West Street.

25th Battalion London Regiment.

Regimental numbers 36108

Occupation Labourer Mines

Enlists Middlesbrough

Killed in East Africa 19.3.1917.

18th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, formerly 24986 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 5 August 1918.

Buried WYTSCHAETE MILITARY CEMETERY.

Born Eston (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Normanby (Yorks).

Northumberland Hussars who died on the 17th November 1918, aged 27 years.

The son of Edward and Elizabeth Brighton of 55 High Street, Eston and the husband of Ruth Brighton.

Remembered With Honour

Eston Cemetery. A.143

9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 5 October 1916.

Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.

Born Grangetown (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Eston.

3rd/5th Bn. Yorkshire Regiment who was Killed In Action 17th September 1916 , aged 21 years.

The son of John & Sarah Warriner, 60 Teesville, Normanby Road.

Remembered With Honour

Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, Somme, France . II, A65

also commemorated on family memorial in Eston Cemetery. Gravestone – U.67

40791 L CPL RALPH W WHEATLEY

23rd Bn NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS

Northumberland Fusiliers, who died on 2nd November 1918, aged 29 years.

The son of John Thomas and Phoebe Beckett of 60 William Street, Eston, husband of Rose H. Beckett.

Remembered With Honour

Eston Cemetery. R.1007

13th Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers who died on the 2nd December 1915 aged 23 years.

Born in Eston, the son of Robert and Mary Jane Smith, 29 Cleveland Street, Normanby.  

Remembered With Honour

Houplines Communal Cemetery Extension . I.A.29

also commemorated on family memorial in Eston Cemetery. Gravestone – I.328

Second Lieutenant Arthur Eric Townsend who served with both the 1/5th Battalion Durham Light Infantry (DLI) and the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) during the First World War.  Regiments: 1/5th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry; Royal Flying Corps.

Died: 15 February 1917.

Memorial/Burial: He is buried in the Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, France.

Personal Details: He was the son of Dr. Francis Edward Townsend and Annette Theresa Townsend of "Killora," Normanby, Eston, Yorkshire. 

n Abbeville Communal Cemetery, France is the Commonwealth War Grave of Lieutenant Francis Edward Stevenson “Joe” Townsend serving with the 1/5th Battalion Durham Light Infantry who died 30/09/1916.

The eldest son of Dr. and Mrs. Townsend, of Killora, Normanby, Eston, Yorks.

Francis took part in the battles of Ypres, Hooge and Hill 60. He then took part in the Battle of Morval, [one of the battles of the Somme] and was wounded on the 16th September 1916, hit by shrapnel in his head.

1st/9th Bn,. Durham Light Infantry who was Killed in Action on the 16th January 1917, aged 32 years

The son of Mrs Susan Elizabeth Horn (formerly Standley) of "Heather Lea" , Jubilee Road, Eston, and the late Michael Standley, Undertaker's Joiner.

Greater Love Hath No Man Than This.

Remembered With Honour

A.I.F Burial Ground, Flers. Somme, France. I.H.24

also commemorated on family memorial in Eston Cemetery. Gravestone – D.14

234th Field Coy, Royal Engineers

who died on the 11th October 1916 aged 39 years

The son of Robert and Eliza Kilvington and the husband of Elizabeth Jane Kilvington of 2 Hewley Street in Eston.

Remembered With Honour

Thiepval Memorial . Pier and Face 8A and 8D.

Also commemorated on family memorial in Eston Cemetery. Gravestone – I.71

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5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 27 May 1918.

Buried VENDRESSE BRITISH CEMETERY.

Born Barnby Moor (Yorks), Enlisted Guisborough.

12th Bn,. Yorkshire Regiment who died on the 2nd March 1917, aged 43 years.

The son of John and Ann Foster of Old Hall, Normanby ; husband of Elizabeth Ann Foster , William Street, Eston.

George Foster's Pension Record exists. From this it can be seen that he was an Ironstone miner, and was discharged from active service in May 1915 due to heart problems resulting from rheumatic fever suffered earlier.

Remembered With Honour Eston Cemetery. K.642

7th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 5705 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Tom and Lucy Ann Gill, of 4, Flora St., Church Lane, Eston, Yorks. Killed 12 May 1917. Aged 19.

Commemorated on Bay 4 and 5. ARRAS MEMORIAL.

Born Eston (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Eston.

7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Brother of James Gillard, of Old Bank Head, Eston, Yorks. Killed 12 July 1916. Aged 31.

Buried BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY.

Born Barnby Moor (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Eston (S O).

“C” Coy. 9th Bn., Yorkshire Regiment who died on the 17th October 1915, aged 36 years.

Son of James and Fanny Graham . Husband of Selina Alice Graham of 81 Cleveland Street, California, Eston.

Greater Love Hath No Man Than This That He Lay Down His Life For His Friends

Remembered With Honour X Farm Cemetery , La Chapelle-De rmentieres, France. E.15

also commemorated on family memorial in Eston Cemetery . Gravestone – K.280

“C” Coy. 9th Bn., Yorkshire Regiment who died on the 17th October 1915, aged 36 years.

Son of James and Fanny Graham . Husband of Selina Alice Graham of 81 Cleveland Street, California, Eston.

Greater Love Hath No Man Than This That He Lay Down His Life For His Friends

Remembered With Honour

X Farm Cemetery , La Chapelle-De Armentieres, France. E.15

also commemorated on family memorial in Eston Cemetery . Gravestone – K.280

No record of name found in either CWGC register or SDGW.

8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 11 July 1916.

Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.

Born Eston (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Eston.

7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 8 February 1917.

Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.

Born Eston (Yorks), Enlisted South Bank, Resided Eston.

10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Only son of Francis and Hannah Hammerton, of Lansdowne, Eston, Yorks. Killed 6 October 1917. Aged 20.

Commemorated Panel 52 to 54 and 162A, Tyne Cot Memorial.

Born Eston (Yorks), Enlisted South Bank, Resided Eston.

4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of George and Harriet Hardwick; husband of Janet Hardwick, of 35, Gladstone St., Eston, Yorks. Killed 2 May 1915. Aged 26.

Commemorated Panel 33, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.

Born Eston (Middlesbrough).

8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 23 January 1916.

Buried BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION (NORD).

Born Normanby, Enlisted Normanby, Resided Normanby.

9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 5 July 1916.

Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.

Born Stafford, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Eston.

8th Bn.,Yorkshire Regiment who was Killed in Action on the 24th January 1916, aged 23 years.

The son of Thomas and the late Rose Annie Hornby of 30 Guisborough Street, Eston.

He Bravely Answered Duty's Call, His Life He Gave For One And All

Remembered With Honour Ration Farm Military Cemetery, La Chapelle-D'Armentieres, France. I D.3

also commemorated on family memorial in Eston Cemetery . Gravestone – F.140

8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 24 January 1916.

Buried SAILLY-SUR-LA-LYS-CANADIAN CEMETERY.

Born Eston, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Eston.

7th Bn,. Yorkshire Regiment who died on the 5th September 1917 aged 31 years.

The son of Elizabeth Lilley and the late Charles Lilley of  120 California, Eston.

Prior to his war service he was working as a teacher. Older brother Charles died 19th April 1920 and is buried in a CWG in Eston Cemetery R.635.

Remembered With Honour. Level Crossing Cemetery, Fampoux, Pas de Calais, France. I.E.5

also commemorated on family memorial in Eston Cemetery . Gravestone – K.266

Yorkshire Regiment, Died of wounds in Abbeville Hospital, France, on July 8th,1916. Aged 32 years, just 7 days into the Somme offensive.

4th Bn., Yorkshire Regiment who died on the 23rd April 1917 aged 39 years.

The son of William and Mary Ann Richards of 1 York Terrace, Normanby.

Their Name Liveth For Evermore

Remembered With Honour

Wancourt British Cemetery, France. IV.C.23

also commemorated on family memorial in Eston Cemetery. Gravestone – B.14

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6th Btn. Kings Own Scottish Borderers

Who died on the 5th July 1943 at Prudhoe in Northumberland. Aged 25 years.

The son of William and Florence Barker of 54 Sycamore Crescent in Teesville

Remembered With Honour

Eston Cemetery. P.52

3rd Bn,. Irish Guards who died on the 16th May 1943 aged 30 years.

Son of Bridget and Edward Barry of  1 Leighton Road, Grangetown.

On Whose Sweet Soul, Jesus Have Mercy R.I.P

Remembered With Honour

Eston Cemetery. L.50

501 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died on the 6th August 1941 aged 20 years.

The son of Nicholas and Hilda Maud Beacham of  Radstock, High Street, Eston.

Attended Coatham Grammar School from April 1930 aged 9 years old till July 1937. His Father owned a  Grocery Shop.

Pilot of  Spitfire IIA, P7731 based at Ibsley, Hants , shot down into the sea off Cherbourg during a Cross Channel patrol.

Remembered With Honour

Runnymede Memorial. Surrey. Panel 39.

also commemorated on family memorial in Eston Cemetery. Gravestone – N.23

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died at Kirton Lindsey, Lincolnshire on the 4th May 1944 , aged 20 years.

The son of Joseph and Mary Ann Bird, 58 Lambton Street, Normanby. Prior to his War Service Sydney worked as a Butchers Assistant.

The Lord Will Link The Broken Chain When In Heaven We Meet Again

Remembered With Honour

Eston Cemetery . P.70

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner, who died on the 22nd September 1942, at Moray, Scotland. aged 31 years.

The son of William and Emily Brown, husband of Phyllis Alberta Brown of 3 Belmont Avenue, Lowfields Estate, Teesville.

Called To Higher Service,

Remembered With Honour

Eston Cemetery. P.79.

5885083 Pte Stanley Herbert Colmer ,2nd Battalion the Northhampshire Regiment,

U/T Air Gunner in the Royal Air Force who died on the 29th July 1942 aged 21 years. The son of Thomas and Mary Ann Cooper of Oswald Terrace in Middlesbrough.

Sydney was stationed at RAF Walney Island with 10 Air Gunnery School, his Boulton Paul Defiant N1612 crashed onto the airfield perimeter. The Royal Australian Air Force pilot 25yr old Sgt Jimmy Elliott died later that day and was buried at nearby Barrow-in-Furness.

Remembered With Honour

Eston Cemetery. P.78

H.M.S. Plym. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve  who was found drowned on the 12th May 1943 aged 20 years.

The son of  Murdo and Alexandrina Grant , 45 Midmills Road, Inverness.

H.M.S Plym had been built at Smith's Dock shipyard at South Bank and formally commissioned into the Royal Navy four days after his death.

The ship, a River Class Frigate was later used as the detonation platform for the UK's first nuclear in weapon in Operation Hurricane.  A 25-kiloton Atom Bomb was detonated a few seconds before 09:30 local time on the  3rd October 1952 approximately 400 metres (440 yards) from the island of Trimouille in the Monte Bello Islands, Western Australia. Although data acquisition would have been simplified by detonating the bomb from a tower above the ground or sea surface, it was conducted aboard 'Plym' in order to simulate the effects of a nuclear weapon being smuggled into a British harbour aboard a ship.

In Ever Loving Memory Of  A Dear Son And Brother

Remembered With Honour

Eston Cemetery. P.83

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died on the 7th May 1947 aged 21 years.

Colin was aboard Wellington RP520 belonging to 10 Air Navigation School practising circuits and landings at RAF Driffield. Elevator control was lost and a crash landing was attempted but the aircraft came down in Elmswell Wood, Garton, near Driffield, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, killing Colin and the pilot Flight Lieutenant Vincent Sydney Walker aged 27yrs.

The son of Allan Hanson Hardwick and Jane Hardwick of 20 Guisborough Street, Eston.

In Our Memories For Ever Dear

Remembered With Honour

Eston Cemetery . P.78

413(R.C.A F.) Sqdn, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who was Killed In Action on the 22/23 October 1941, aged 29 years.

He was aboard Catalina AH566 stationed at Sullom Voe on the Shetlands, they were shot down off Tromso in Norway, one of the crews bodies was recovered for burial...Leonard and 8 others were lost beneath the waves.

The son of Richard and Sarah Elizabeth Harris of 26 Guisborough Street, Eston.

The headstone states the date of his death as the 23rd whilst the Commonwealth Graves Commission state the 22nd

Remembered With Honour

Runnymede Memorial, Panel 44.

also commemorated on family memorial in Eston Cemetery. Gravestone – Q.710

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died on the 15th February 1944 at Buckingham Road, Gawcott, Bucks ,aged 23 years.

The son of Thomas and Teresa Hudson of 99 Redcar Road, South Bank.

Ever Remembered By His Loving Dad, Brothers and Sisters R I.P

Remembered With Honour

Eston Cemetery, M.831

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died on the 25th May 1946. aged 30 years The son of Harry Palmer of Eston House, the mine agent for Eston Mines and Jane Widowfield Palmer. Robin Henry was a Solicitor before enlisting in September 1940. Sqn/Ldr Robin Henry Palmer was flying Armed Forces Experimental Establishment Seafire III NN313 at an 'at home' air display at RAF Beaulieu located in the New Forest, Hampshire. With the weather deteriorating, the Seafire spun in off a low level roll. It crashed into the ground. The Seafire was destroyed and Palmer was killed instantly. "I WILL LIFT UP MINE EYES UNTO THE HILLS: FROM WHENCE COMETH MY HELP" Remembered With Honour Eston Cemetery. P.51H.M.S Fiji, Royal Navy who died on the 26th November 1943, at Horton Emergency Hospital, Epsom, aged 43 years.

The son of Jack and Bertha Alice Lane, and husband of Edith Martha Lane of 4 The Avenue, Teesville.

At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember Them.

Remembered With Honour

Eston Cemetery. P.72

8th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Born 16.4.23, killed in action 5.10.43. Son of Hugh and Ada McQuilling, elder brother Hugh and younger twin sisters Kathleen and Maureen. Born in Grangetown, raised on Argyll Road, attending St Marys RC school and St Peter's RC South Bank. In 1938 at the age of 15, Owen took himself off to work in London at numerous hotels. His letters home during this time painted such a bad picture that it prompted his father to travel to London to bring him home. Owen then worked in Smiths Dock in South Bank and Cargo Fleet 34 Mill. In 1943, Owen was 20 when he was called up to serve in the 8th Battallion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, dispatched to Italy to support the Allied campaign. Their aim was to clear the area north of the Sangro River as the Allies invaded the Italian mainland, which coincided with an armistice made with the Italians. Sadly, after serving just a month, Owen's battalion faced resistance from German troops and Owen was killed in action; he was laid to rest in the Sangro River war cemetery. Owen's father Hugh was awarded Owen's posthumous war medals - the 1939 - 45 star, the Italy star and the War medal 1939 - 45. A few years after the war ended, the Royal British Legion arranged for Owen's parents to visit his resting place. Additionally, in 2004, Owen's nephew made the trip to Italy to pay his respects on behalf of the family. Lest we forget.

Sergeant JOSEPH PALFREY 1542325

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

550 Sqdn. Died 23 April 1944

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died on the 25th May 1946. aged 30 years

The son of Harry Palmer of Eston House, the mine agent for Eston Mines and Jane Widowfield Palmer. Robin Henry was a Solicitor before enlisting in September 1940.

Sqn/Ldr Robin Henry Palmer was flying Armed Forces Experimental Establishment Seafire III NN313 at an 'at home' air display at RAF Beaulieu located in the New Forest, Hampshire. With the weather deteriorating, the Seafire spun in off a low level roll. It crashed into the ground. The Seafire was destroyed and Palmer was killed instantly.

"I WILL LIFT UP MINE EYES UNTO THE HILLS: FROM WHENCE COMETH MY HELP"

Remembered With Honour

Eston Cemetery. P.51

H.M.S Easton, Royal Navy,

who died on the 27th January 1944, aged 20 years at Mearnskirk Hospital in Glasgow.

The son of Frank Patchett of 4 St Andrew's Road, Grangetown and the late Irene Patchett (nee Brocksom)

Remembered With Honour

Eston Cemetery, P.84

35 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died on the 2nd February 1944 at Addenbrooke Hospital, Cambridge, aged 27 years.

The son of John Robert and Susan Pegg of South Bank. Husband of Margaret Pegg, 78 King Street, South Bank.

Those Who Loved Him Will Never Forget

Remembered With Honour

Eston Cemetery P.71

Gunner William(Bill) Plews. Born at 22 Bottomley.s Row Eston, January 25th, 1920. The son of John and Rachel Plews. 3252569, 1/1 Maritime Regiment of Royal Artillery. Bill was one of 3 gunners killed on October 22nd, 1941 aged 21 years. He was aboard fuel tanker ship R.F.A. Darkdale which was anchored in James Bay, St Helena, a small Atlantic island. It was torpedoed by German U Boat U-68 in the early hours. Minutes earlier Bill had relieved Gunner Cyril Kasper who was one of two survivors pulled from the sea. In total 41 crew were killed instantly, two were saved and 7 crew were ashore.

1/1 Maritime Regt., Royal Artillery who died on the 22nd October 1941 aged 21 years.

Born in Eston on the 25th January 1920, the son of John and Rachel Ann Plews, 22 Bottomley Row, Eston. Before his war service William was working as a Butcher's Apprentice.

He was a DEMS gunner and his ship RFA. Darkdale, a Fleet oiler was sunk at 1.45 am on 22nd October 1941 by U-boat U-68 captained by Karl-Friedrich Merten. The vessel was anchored as a storage ship in Jamestown harbour, St. Helena. The tanker caught fire after being hit by a torpedo, exploded and sank. 38 crew members and three gunners were lost. The master, five crew members and three gunners survived the sinking, but only two of the men had actually been aboard when the ship was hit and were rescued by harbour craft after jumping overboard. (41 died and 9 survived).

Remembered With Honour

Portsmouth Naval Memorial . Panel 61, Column 2.

also commemorated on family memorial in Eston Cemetery. Gravestone – K.440

12 Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery , who died between the 1st and 2nd October 1942 aged 22 years.

Son of George William Reed and Sophia Reed , 17 Upper Graham Street, South Bank.

Remembered With Honour

Sai Wan Memorial, Hong Kong. Column 6

also commemorated on family memorial in Eston Cemetery . Gravestone - Q.131

514 Sqdn.. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died on the 13th June 1944 during Air Operations, aged 20 years.

Son of Henry Alfred and Annie Maria Savage, 17 Cromwell Road, South Bank.

No. 514 Squadron was part of RAF Bomber Command and was stationed at RAF Waterbeach in Cambridgeshire. It flew Avro Lancaster Mark II heavy bombers. On the night of 12/13 June 1944, Flight Sergeant Savage was an air gunner in the crew of Lancaster code-sign JI-L2 which took off to take part in a raid over Gelsenkirchen in Germany. But the aircraft was shot down by a German night fighter and crashed near the village of Zuid-Loo in Overijssel, Holland. Three members of the crew were able to bail out and subsequently evade capture, but the remaining five member were killed.

George was born in 1924, and won a North Riding County Council Scholarship to attend Coatham School Redcar as a day boy in September 1935. He was then aged eleven and joined Cochrane's House, in Form IIA.

Till The Dawn Breaks And The Shadows Flee Away

Remembered With Honour

Bathmen General Cemetery, Overijssel, Netherlands. Coll Grave .173-176

also commemorated on family memorial in Eston Cemetery. Gravestone – K.628

7th Bn,. Seaforth Highlanders who died on the 1st August 1944 aged 25 years.

The son of Tom and Mary Elizabeth Spencer of 52 Church Lane, Eston.

Master, Speak; Thy Servant Heareth Let Me Not Unheard Depart.

Remembered With Honour

Hottot-les-Bagues War Cemetery. Tilly-sur-Seulles, France  II.D.13

also commemorated on family memorial in Eston Cemetery. Gravestone - J.313

Stoker 1st class P/KX 145146

LOST AT SEA

H.M.L.C.F. (L)5 Royal Marines who died on the 19th August 1942 aged 19yrs.

Killed in Action during the Dieppe raid on Landing Craft Flak no 5

The Son of Arthur Blake Thomas and Dorothy Thomas of Flatts Lane, Normanby.

Remembered With Honour

Eston Cemetery. P.74

176 Field Regt. Royal Artillery who died on 14th August 1946 aged 28 years.

The son of Elizabeth Hannah Whalen and the late James Whalen. Husband of Catherine V Whalen of  51 West Terrace, South Bank.

Remembered With Honour.

Eston Cemetery. M.118.

H.M.S. Eskimo, Royal Navy, who died at Weston Super Mare on the 18th December 1942, aged 27 years.

The son of Herbert and Lily Wheatley of 27a West Street, Eston.

A Loving Smile, A Heart of Gold, No Dearer Son This World Could Hold

Remembered With Honour

Eston Cemetery. P.73.

Chief Stoker Jonah Williams P/K 56624 Royal Navy HMS Royal Oak

68 Sqdn., Wireless Operator.  Royal Airforce Volunteer Reserve who died on the 18th May 1941 at Allscot, Wellington, Shropshire, aged 32 years.

The Blenheim aircraft L8675 based at nearby RAF High Ercall stalled and spun into the ground killing both Irwin Wiskar and Pilot Officer Geoffrey Robert Butcher.

Born in South Bank. The son of Frank Marshall Wiskar and Agnes Martha Wiskar of Windy Ridge, Elgin Avenue, Grangetown. Husband of Dorothy Emily Wiskar of  Penrith, Cumberland.

“At Rest”

Remembered With Honour

Eston Cemetery. P.75

Ronald Richard Carman was killed on Dunkirk beach. He was one of the many men waiting for evacuation by boats (Operation Dynamo), unfortunately before he managed to go any further the planes above him shot and killed him and many others around him.

He was born in 124 West Row, California Bank, Eston. When he left for the war he had a 14 year old son.

H.M.S. Bellona, Royal Navy, who died on the 15th January 1946, aged 31 years.

The son of John William and Gertrude Mary Clingo, husband of Edith Clingo of 88 Nelson Street, South Bank.

For Ever In Our Thoughts

Remembered With Honour

Eston Cemetery. K.268

Royal Engineers who died on the 14th July 1945 aged 38 years.

Born in Manchester. The son of William and Kate Cripps of Grangetown and the husband of Annie Cripps, 22 Creswell Road in Grangetown.

Their son Walter Jnr, had been accidentally killed in Nottinghamshire in September 1941.

At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember Them

Remembered With Honour

Eston Cemetery. I.685.

Women's Auxiliary Air Force, who died on the 13th April 1944 aged 21 years.

The Daughter of Andrew and Jane Stevenson of 4 The Birches , Teesville. Her father was a Foreman Shipwright , whilst Janet was initially a ARP Warden (Air Raid Precautions)

She Lives In Our Hearts Beloved And Unforgotten.

"Until The Day Breaks"

Remembered With Honour

Eston Cemetery. N.585

Who died onboard the British Steam Merchant vessel, Empire Heron on the 16th October 1941, aged 21 years. Following the ship being hit by torpedoes fired from a German U-Boat, whilst part of a convoy, South East of Cape Farewell. New Zealand.

The ship quicky sank, killing all but one of the 43 crew. The sole survivor died the next night when HMS Gladiolus was also torpedoed and sank.

Remembered With Honour

Tower Hill Memorial . Panel 42.

also commemorated on family memorial in Eston Cemetery. Gravestone – G.190