2018 marks one hundred years since the end of The Great War. It is a time for reflection and for commemoration. Like many other communities up and down the land Arksey and Bentley did not remain untouched by tragedy. Our war dead are remembered on various church memorials and in our cemeteries. This special post has been put together to remember all those from the Arksey and Bentley area who fought for our country, and those who paid the ultimate price.
This post contains information from various war memorials and graves. Photos from the Bentley Armistice Remembrance Parade on 11th November 2018, and a special section of submissions remembering those from the Bentley area who fought and died or survived the Great War 1914 - 1918.
WW1 Memorials in Arksey Old/New Cemeteries
BAKER, Henry (367311)
Labour Corps, Private
24 January 1920, age 43
Old Cemy
BRYAN, Thomas (22040)
Labour Corps, Private
24 January 1920, age 43
Old Cemy
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| Baker |
BRYAN, Thomas (22040)
Northumberland Fusiliers, Lance Corporal V.C.
13 October 1945, age 63
New Cemy, Section J, Plot 237
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| Thomas Bryan |
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| J 237, Thomas Bryan |
COCKIN, George (99374)
Royal Engineers, Corporal
25 December 1916, age 47
Also added to this memorial:
COCKIN, I. W.
Royal Navy, Able Seaman
19 (?) October 1940, age 23
Killed in action.
Old Cemy.
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| E 123 Cockin |
CRANIDGE, Harold Dixon (332794)
Highland Light Infantry, Private
19 June 1917, age 20
Old Cemy.
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| Cranidge |
ELTON, George Albert (106688)
Royal Engineers, Pioneer
19 February 1916, age 22
Old Cemy.
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| Elton |
Queen Mary's Army Auxilliary Corps, Worker
26 February 1919, age 26
Old Cemy.
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| Harris |
MARTIN, Ernest James (136)
Australian Army Medical Corps, Private
28 April 1917, age 27
Old Cemy.
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| Martin |
SCREEN, Alfred (166447)
Royal Garrison Artillery, Bombardier
23 July 1919, age 23
Old Cemy.
Royal Garrison Artillery, Bombardier
23 July 1919, age 23
Old Cemy.
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| Screen |
STONES, Frederick Wilford (17173)
York and Lancaster Regt. Private
29 January 1917, age 20
Old Cemy.
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| Stones |
WHITE, Thomas Henry (75039)
Royal Garrison Artillery, Corporal
13 December 1918, age 22
Old Cemy
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| White |
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WW1 Memorial Plaque, All Saints Church, Arksey
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| WW1 Memorial |
To the Glory of God
Two bells were added to
the six bells in this tower.
By public subscription,
the 2nd bell commemorating
peace after victory 1919.
The treble bell in memory of
the men from this parish
who gave their lives during
The Great War 1914 - 19, whose
names we gratefully record.
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Herbert Hopper
Jim Locking
George Leadbeater
Albert Leadbeater
Charles Leadbeater
Charles Webster
Robert Norris
Charles Arrand
Harry Frost
John William Dawson
George Arthur Stanley Hirst
Henry Severn.
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R.I.P.
Underneath the Brass Plaque
Memorial vase situated within the church.
In loving memory of Jim LOCKING, died from wounds and buried at Pernes British Cemetery, 17 - 6 - 18, aged 26. Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
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Bentley War Memorial, St Philip and St James Church, Victoria Road, Bentley.
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| Bentley War Memorial, photo courtesy of Keith Wilburn |
Inscription
RIP - LEST WE FORGET - GREAT WAR 1914-1918 IN LOVING MEMORY OF (80 NAMES) MAKE THEM BE NUMBERED WITH THY SAINTS IN GLORY EVERLASTING.1939-1945 (72 NAMES)
1914 - 1918
A - Z of Names
Allen, H; Anderson, J W; Andrews, J W; Ashford, W.
Barker, G; Brown, H; Brown, J W; Burgin, S.
Chambers, C; Clifton, R; Connell, S H; Connell, T J; Cooke, C; Cooke, T; Cope, W; Cox, H; Crich, J; Crowcroft, J.
Deacon, F; Deakin, T H; Dobson, W; Don, K; Dunstan, E.
Ellis, C; Elsey, L; Evison, E.
Fletcher, W; Foster, H.
Geary, B; Grant, F; Gregory, F.
Hall, A; Hardy, A; Harrison, T E; Hatfield, J; Havenhand, E; Havenhand, J; Hickling, H; Huckaby, A; Hunt, W.
Jackson, B; Jackson, J; James, O; Jinks, D.
Kirkham, H.
Lane, D L.
Machin, D; Maddison, J; Markman, R; Marshall, Marshall, W; M R; Martin, A A; Moore, E; Morton, S.
Norris, I.
Parker, A; Parrot, W; Pease, L; Pester, A; Platts, E: Portman, J; Price, L; Priest, P.
Rooke, J E; Rose, J H; Rowland, J; Rowland, T.
Screen, A; Sheldon, C; Shin, G F; Spencer, M; Stevenson, G.
Trickett, A.
Warman, G; Woolley, A; Woolley, W; Wright, S.
Yates, J.
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St Peter's Church WW1 Memorial
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| Photo courtesy of Paul Gleadall |
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR GOD AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 A.D.
Servers at the Altar
Atkinson-Jowett. J. Leiut.
Ball. D. Corp.
Bell Ringers
Bell. G. L' Corp.
Cranidge. H. Pte.
Elton. C. A. Pte.
Tuplin. G.H. Sapr.
Choristers
Harrison. B. A.B.
White. T.H. Corp. Sig.
Sunday School Teacher
Evans. S. Pte.
Anderson. W. Pte. Binch. J.L. Pte. Carr. P. Sapr. Cockin. G. Corp. Clark. A.W. Pte. Crump. H.B. Pte. Duke. H. Gunner. Edwards. A. Lieut. Gilbourne. C. Corp. Gascoyne. A.H. Corp. Goodridge. E. Corp. Hunt. H. Pte. Hope. J.H. Pte. Kitching. H.P. L'Corp. Kitchen. H. Pte. Law. R. Pte. Leech. C. Pte. Mason. E. Capt. Mason. C.W. Corp. Peel. G.A. Pte. Pickup. R. Pte. Pickup. E. Pte. Pickup. A. Pte. Poucher. W. Pte. Ryder. E.J. Sapr. Roberts. L. Sergt. Rippon. A. Sergt. Scales. J. Corp. Smith. A. Gunner. Stafford. J.C. Pte. Stones. A. Sgt. Stones. F. Pte. Stones. R. Pte. Stocks. J.H. A.B. White. E. Pte. Walker. G.W. Pte. Yates. H. Sergt. Yates. W. Pte.
'THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE'
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Bentley Wesleyan Church
(now demolished)
(now demolished)
The Roll Of Heroes
Pro Patria
The Names Of Those Who Have Been
Connected With
Bentley Wesleyan Church
Who Have Given Their Lives For Their Country
Leonard Peace. K.O.Y.L.I. June 1915
John H. Hope. K.O.Y.L.I. July 1915
John Y. Ogley. K.O.Y.L.I. September 1915
Ernest Goodridge. K.R.R. October 1916*
William H. Long. K.R.R. October 1916
Bernard Seaton. K.O.Y.L.I. 1916
Edgar C. Lambert. R. [?.?] December 1917
Albert Windle. M.O.C. April 1918
Sidney Burgin. R.A.D.
George Grayshon. Y.L.I.
Allan O. Honeyphone.
Leonard Durrow. October 1918
Arnold Peace. October 1918
*Also remembered on the Memorial Plaque in St Peter's Church, Bentley.
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A Hero in the Family
This section of the post is given over to those who kindly submitted details and photos of their own family members who fought and died or survived The Great War.
ABBOTT, George Henry
Royal Munster Fusiliers, after 1918 Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
Born 9th February 1893. Survived the war.
Awarded the Military Medal in 1918.
Submitted by Terry Braithwaite.
ASHWORTH, James (22881)
York and Lancaster Regiment, 2nd Bn, Private.
15th September 1916, age 19.
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, Picardy, France.
Submitted by Dennis Lowe.
Royal Munster Fusiliers, after 1918 Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
Born 9th February 1893. Survived the war.
Awarded the Military Medal in 1918.
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| George Henry Abbott |
Submitted by Terry Braithwaite.
ASHWORTH, James (22881)
York and Lancaster Regiment, 2nd Bn, Private.
15th September 1916, age 19.
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, Picardy, France.
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| James Ashworth |
Submitted by Dennis Lowe.
BELL, George (203198)
Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, Lance Corporal.
25th July 1917, age 22.
25th July 1917, age 22.
Buried Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Treport, France.
Remembered on the Memorial plaque in St Peter's Church, Bentley.
BELL, John Henry
11 July 1914, age 31.
No further details available.
George and John Henry Bell were brothers.
Submitted by Christine Naylor.
COOKE, Thomas (95036)
Royal Fusiliers, Company Serjeant Major. MC. DCM. MM.*
26 August 1918, age 31.
Buried at Bonfay Farm Military Cemetery, Bray sur Somme, Picardy, France.
Remembered on the War Memorial, St Philip & St James Church, Victoria Road, Bentley.
*MC - Military Cross, DCM - Distinguished Conduct Medal, MM - Military Medal.
Submitted by Tom Booth.
EDEN, Arthur (12255)
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales Own), 10th Bn. Lance Corporal.
3 March 1916, age 20, defending an area of land called The Bluff.
Commemorated at Ypres (Menin Gate) memorial.
Awarded 14/15 Star, War and Victory (held along with his death plaque at Doncaster Museum).
Submitted by Barbara Dickinson.
GOODRIDGE, Ernest (7868)
King's Royal Rifle Corps, 18th Bn. Corporal.
10 October 1916, age 24.
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, Picardy, France.
Remembered on the Memorial plaque in St Peter's Church, Bentley. Also at Bentley Wesleyan Church (now demolished).
Taken from the article - When Bentley Stars Shine.
JAMES, Oliver (17388)
York and Lancaster Regiment 1st/4th Bn. Private.
13 October 1918, age 31.
Buried at York Cemetery, Haspres, Nord, France.
Remembered on the War Memorial, St Philip & St James Church, Victoria Road, Bentley.
Submitted by Sue Lister.
LONGSTAFF, Arthur Welford (aka Geordie)
Royal Horse Artillery.
Survived the war and lived on Arthur Street, Bentley New Village.
Born 11 April 1892, Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, died March 1960, Doncaster.
Submitted by John Hufton.
Remembered on the Memorial plaque in St Peter's Church, Bentley.
BELL, John Henry
11 July 1914, age 31.
No further details available.
George and John Henry Bell were brothers.
Submitted by Christine Naylor.
COOKE, Thomas (95036)
Royal Fusiliers, Company Serjeant Major. MC. DCM. MM.*
26 August 1918, age 31.
Buried at Bonfay Farm Military Cemetery, Bray sur Somme, Picardy, France.
Remembered on the War Memorial, St Philip & St James Church, Victoria Road, Bentley.
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| Thomas Cooke |
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| Cooke |
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| Mary Jane Cooke (mother of Thomas) shown wearing Thomas's medals |
*MC - Military Cross, DCM - Distinguished Conduct Medal, MM - Military Medal.
Submitted by Tom Booth.
EDEN, Arthur (12255)
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales Own), 10th Bn. Lance Corporal.
3 March 1916, age 20, defending an area of land called The Bluff.
Commemorated at Ypres (Menin Gate) memorial.
Awarded 14/15 Star, War and Victory (held along with his death plaque at Doncaster Museum).
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| Arthur Eden |
Submitted by Barbara Dickinson.
GOODRIDGE, Ernest (7868)
King's Royal Rifle Corps, 18th Bn. Corporal.
10 October 1916, age 24.
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, Picardy, France.
Remembered on the Memorial plaque in St Peter's Church, Bentley. Also at Bentley Wesleyan Church (now demolished).
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| Ernest Goodridge |
Taken from the article - When Bentley Stars Shine.
JAMES, Oliver (17388)
York and Lancaster Regiment 1st/4th Bn. Private.
13 October 1918, age 31.
Buried at York Cemetery, Haspres, Nord, France.
Remembered on the War Memorial, St Philip & St James Church, Victoria Road, Bentley.
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| Oliver James |
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| James |
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| Bible belonging to Oliver James |
Submitted by Sue Lister.
LONGSTAFF, Arthur Welford (aka Geordie)
Royal Horse Artillery.
Survived the war and lived on Arthur Street, Bentley New Village.
Born 11 April 1892, Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, died March 1960, Doncaster.
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| Arthur Longstaff (right) in later years |
Submitted by John Hufton.
PICKUP, Albert (204883)
Northumberland Fusiliers 20th (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Private.
16 October 1917, age 39.
Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
Remembered on the Memorial plaque in St Peter's Church, Bentley.
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| A Pickup |
PICKUP, Ernest (40262)
Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 10th Bn. Private.
17 October 1916, age 21.
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, Picardy, France.
Remembered on the Memorial plaque in St Peter's Church, Bentley.
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| Ernest Pickup, 3rd from left |
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| E Pickup |
PICKUP, Robert (17558)
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 10th Bn. Private.
1 July 1916, age 26.
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, Picardy, France.
Remembered on the Memorial plaque in St Peter's Church, Bentley.
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| R Pickup |
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| Thiepval Memorial, France |
Albert, Ernest and Robert Pickup were all brothers born in Bentley. They worked as brickyard labourers before the war.
Submitted by Paul Gleadall.
PRITCHARD, Gibert (L/16661)
4th Royal Fusiliers, Private
Served in France 1915 - 1917. Gunshot wounds to face and knee.
Awarded Silver War badge for wounded soldiers.
PRITCHARD, Thomas
Emigrated to Australia 1912.
Australian Light Railways Operating Company. Sapper.
Served in France 1915 - 1919. Survived without physical injury.
PRITCHARD, Walter
No military information. Photo (below) shows him wearing a hospital issue jacket, presumably he was wounded.
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| Back L to R. Thomas, Gilbert and Walter Pritchard |
Gilbert, Thomas and Walter were all brothers, part of a large family who lived in Bentley between 1916 and 1919. Most of them emigrated to Australia.
Submitted by Barbara Dickinson.
SMITH, Wilfred Gordon (20017)
Durham Light Infantry 13th Bn. Private.
17 July 1916, age 29.
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, Picardy, France.
Durham Light Infantry 13th Bn. Private.
17 July 1916, age 29.
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, Picardy, France.
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| Wilfred Gordon Smith |
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| Wilfred's Granddaughter at the Thiepval Memorial |
Originally from Sunderland, Wilfred's widow remarried and moved to Royston Avenue, Bentley.
Submitted by Christine Pemberton.
WARMAN, George (22500)
Worcestershire Regiment, Private.
23 April 1917, age 31.
Buried at Windmill British Cemetery, Monchy-le-Preux, France.
Remembered on the War Memorial, St Philip & St James Church, Victoria Road, Bentley.
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| George Warman |
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| Warman |
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| Warman memorial with medals and poppies displayed. |
Submitted by Helen McCluskie.
YATES, John (9625)
Grenadier Guards, 2nd Bn. Private.
2 August 1915, age 31.
Buried at Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, Pas de Calais, France.
Remembered on the War Memorial, St Philip & St James Church, Victoria Road, Bentley.
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| Yates |
Submitted by Helen McCluskie.
Further contributions welcome for this section, see bottom of post for details of how to submit.
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Armistice - One Hundred Years
Bentley Remembrance Parade
11th November 2018
Many thanks to Keith Wilburn for kind permission to use these photos.
If you have a soldier you would like to see remembered on this page, please submit details and any photos to me at:
arkvillhistory@yahoo.co.uk
Many thanks to all contributors of this page.
Alison Vainlo 11th November 2018
