The Nunnington War Memorial

The memorial to our soldiers and sailors who lost their lives during the two world wars was erected in 1921. It was dedicated on August 27th by Mr. Collins, the Rector, after being unveiled by William Worsley.

At Colonel Fife’s request, the memorial lists those men of the parish who died in the service of their country in both the First and the Second World Wars. The names of those engraved on the memorial are:

• Frederick Whitney, H.M.S. Hampshire
• Ivan Essex, Royal Engineers
• George Harrison, Northumberland Fusiliers
• Joseph Wray, Northumberland Fusiliers
• Harry Whitney, West Yorkshire Regiment
• William Smailes, Yorkshire Regiment
• Thomas Campbell, Yorkshire Regiment
• Harry Brindley, Yorkshire Regiment
• Maurice Smailes, Yorks and Lancs
• Richard Hildreth, Middlesex Regiment
• John Essex, North Riding Volunteer Regiment

One of those who died, Joseph Wray, lived in Wray’s Cottage on Low Street, and the photograph below shows his medal won during the First World War. Another of the names is Richard Hildreth, whose tragic story is told by Helen Cook in another post (link below).

The photograph records the Rev. Max Timbrell and the Church Wardens, Enid Marshall and Richard Gilderdale, on Remembrance Sunday 1999.

Gallery

And more images…

Useful links

Click on the links below to access sites mentioned in the article

What do you think?

Your views are important, and your fellow readers would love to hear your opinion, so share your thoughts in the comments box below, and thank you for your time and generosity.