Silkstone
Silkstone War Memorial used to form part of the church boundary but traffic vibrations dislodged the base and it was moved in 1972 to its current location in Martins Croft.
IN MEMORY 1914 1919 (NAMES)
1939 - 1945 (NAMES)
IN MEMORY 1914 1919 (NAMES)
1939 - 1945 (NAMES)
Additional Details
Fred
Walshaw (2663654)
Lance Corporal - Coldstream Guards - 5th Bn
21 July 1944 , aged 26
Born in Penistone in Q4 1917
Son of Fred and Martha Walshaw, of Silkstone, Yorkshire.
Banneville-La-Campagne War Cemetery
Died in Normandy on D-Day+45, as Operation Goodwood in which the Guards Armoured Division had been involved
Lance Corporal - Coldstream Guards - 5th Bn
21 July 1944 , aged 26
Born in Penistone in Q4 1917
Son of Fred and Martha Walshaw, of Silkstone, Yorkshire.
Banneville-La-Campagne War Cemetery
Died in Normandy on D-Day+45, as Operation Goodwood in which the Guards Armoured Division had been involved
Frank
Basford (1569556)
Gunner - Royal Artillery - 2 Bty., 1 Lt. A.A. Regt
14 June 1942, aged 22
Born in Penistone in Q2 1920
(Son of Wilfred and Minnie Basford)
Parents who were from Nottinghamshire were living at 8 Beighton St, Darnall, Sheffield in 1911
Alamein Memorial
Died during the North African Campaign, at the time of the Battle of Gazala
Gunner - Royal Artillery - 2 Bty., 1 Lt. A.A. Regt
14 June 1942, aged 22
Born in Penistone in Q2 1920
(Son of Wilfred and Minnie Basford)
Parents who were from Nottinghamshire were living at 8 Beighton St, Darnall, Sheffield in 1911
Alamein Memorial
Died during the North African Campaign, at the time of the Battle of Gazala
Ernest
Frederick George Taylor (T/216142)
Driver - Royal Army Service Corps 18 October 1940 , aged 32 Born in Warwick in 10 November 1908 Baptised in Barford 3 Jan 1909 (Son of Guy William George and Alice Elizabeth Taylor) In 1911 parents lived at Wellesbourne Road, Barford Lived at Noblethorpe Lodge, Silkstone Coventry (London Road) Cemetery Was one of seven men, the others were bomb disposal men that had recovered a 250 kilograms (550 lb) bomb from a Coventry housing estate. The still active bomb was transported via lorry to be defused at Whitley Common. The bomb exploded during unloading from the lorry, killing all of the men. Following a funeral service at Coventry Cathedral on 25 October 1940, the squad were buried in a collective grave in Coventry's London Road Cemetery. |