Darfield Churchyard Ernest Needham

Ernest Needham is remembered on his family's gravestone in Darfield Churchyard

Links:

War Memorials Archive listing

War Memorials Online listing

Photograph by BarnsleyHistorian

Lives of the First World War



Grave Location and Inscription:
(This gravestone is near the bottom of the churchyard as you walk away from the front entrance of the church - letter K on the Friends of Darfield Churchyard's map which can be downloaded as a .pdf file here)

In loving memory of Joseph / the dearly loved husband of MARY ANN NEEDHAM / of Darfield / who died April 30th 1923 / aged 51 years / "GRANT HIM O LORD ETERNAL REST" / also PTE Ernest Needham / 13th Y.L. Regt / the beloved son of the above named / who was killed in action on the SOMME / July 2nd 1916 / aged 20 years / "MAY HIS REWARD BE AS GREAT AS HIS SACRIFICE" / also Mary Ann Needham / who died March 3rd 1951 aged 77 years / "RE-UNITED"

Ernest Needham is remembered on the Memorial Plaque in All Saints Church Darfield, he is also remembered on the Middlewood Shrine, Darfield and on the Darfield Cenotaph  Welfare Park Darfield

Ernest Needham is remembered on the Theipval Memorial in France and rememembered on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.





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Worsborough St Thomas Church Cemetery Laurence Taylor

Laurence Taylor remembered on his father's gravestone

Links:

War Memorials Archive listing

War Memorials Online listing

Lives of the First World War

Photograph by Pete Schofield.

Grave Location and Inscription:
N/K
In / loving memory of / John Taylor / who died June 6th 1938, aged 86 years / also Walter Taylor, son of the above / who died May 9th 1938 aged 48 years /  also Laurence son of the above / who was killed in action / March 27th 1918, aged 19 years / At Rest

Laurence Taylor is remembered on the combined war memorial of St Thomas and St James Worsborough Dale

He is buried in the Gommecourt British Cemetery #2 Hebuterne in France and is commemorated Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.



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Worsborough St Thomas Churchyard Arthur Heathcote

Arthur Heathcote remembered on his family's gravestone

Links:


War Memorials Archive listing

War Memorials Online listing

Lives of the First World War

Photograph by Pete Schofield

Grave Location and Inscription:
N/K
In Affectionate Remembrance / Of / Mary Elizabeth / the beloved daughter / Richard & Ann Heathcote / who departed this life 6th Sept. 1880 / aged 23 years / also Edward & Richard / who died in infancy / also the above named / Richard Heathcote / who died February 2?th 1885 / aged 59 years / also the above named / Ann Heathcote / who died November 22nd 1908 / aged 79 years / Not lost but gone home / also Arthur Heathcote, grandson / of the above Ann Heathcote / killed in France Oct. 22nd 1917 / aged 26 years. 

Arthur Heathcote is remembered on the Barnsley Holgate Grammar School Old Boys WW1 Memorial he is also remembered on the Parishioners WW1 Memorial Plaque in Christ Church Ardsley

Arthur Heathcote is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial in Belgium and commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission  website.


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Worsbrough St Thomas Church Cemetery Willie Smith

The family gravestone of Willie and Horace Smith.

Links:

War Memorials Archive listing

War Memorials Online listing

Lives of the First World War:
      Willie Smith
      Horace Smith

Photograph by Pete Schofield

Grave Location and Inscription:
Row 1, above walk, 26.
In / Loving Memory / of / Pte Willie Smith 1/5th KOYLI / son of William & Emma Smith / of Worsbro Dale / who was killed in action at / Neuve Eglise Belgium /  April 13th 1918 aged 23 years /  also / Pte Horace Smith 4th Res Y & L / son of William & Hannah Smith / who died in Cannock Chase / Military Hospital June 29th 1918 / aged 21 years / R.I.P.  / also the above named / William Smith, J.P. / who died July 17th 1937 / aged 77 years / also Hannah wife of the / above William Smith / who died June 19th 1957 aged 90 years.


Willie and Horace are also remembered on the Combined Memorial at St Thomas & St James, Worsbrough Dale.

Willie is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial in Belgium and commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. 

Horace is buried in this grave in Worsborough (which means that it is not a war memorial for him) and is commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.  


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