Carlton War Memorial
The Carlton War Memorial is situated in the churchyard of St John's Church on Church St. The inscription reads:
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL AND LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN BELONGING TO THE HOMES OR FAMILIES OF THIS PARISH WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918. "GRANT THEM O LORD ETERNAL REST."
(52 NAMES)
1939 - 1945
(20 NAMES)
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL AND LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN BELONGING TO THE HOMES OR FAMILIES OF THIS PARISH WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918. "GRANT THEM O LORD ETERNAL REST."
(52 NAMES)
1939 - 1945
(20 NAMES)
Additional details
Leonard Bradley (1623678)
Royal Artillery - 3 HAA Regt
1 January 1945
Son of William and Ethel Bradley; husband of B. Bradley, of Thurnscoe East, Yorkshire.
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
Died as a prisoner of war of the Japanese on the Thailand-Burma railway.
Royal Artillery - 3 HAA Regt
1 January 1945
Son of William and Ethel Bradley; husband of B. Bradley, of Thurnscoe East, Yorkshire.
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
Died as a prisoner of war of the Japanese on the Thailand-Burma railway.
Frank Briggs (1541522)
Sergeant (Air Gunner) - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 103 Sqdn.
15 October 1942, aged 22
Born in Barnsley in Q3 1920
Son of Lawrence and Florence Briggs, of Carlton, Barnsley, Yorkshire.
Lived at 72 Wood Lane, Barnsley
Rheinberg War Cemetery
Originally buried at Cologne South Cemetery 1/250,000 K 51 F 440560 before being reburied in present location on 27 May 1946
Killed with the rest of the seven man crew when Halifax W1213 crashed. It was on a raid to Cologne and had left it base at Elsham Wolds at 18:56
Sergeant (Air Gunner) - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 103 Sqdn.
15 October 1942, aged 22
Born in Barnsley in Q3 1920
Son of Lawrence and Florence Briggs, of Carlton, Barnsley, Yorkshire.
Lived at 72 Wood Lane, Barnsley
Rheinberg War Cemetery
Originally buried at Cologne South Cemetery 1/250,000 K 51 F 440560 before being reburied in present location on 27 May 1946
Killed with the rest of the seven man crew when Halifax W1213 crashed. It was on a raid to Cologne and had left it base at Elsham Wolds at 18:56
Allen Burton (1886638)
Sapper - Royal Engineers - 295 Army Field Coy
23/24/10/1942, aged 23
Born in Barnsley in Q4 1919
Son of Allen and Hannah Burton; Husband of Alice Burton, of Smithies, Barnsley, Yorkshire.
Married in Barnsley - Q3 1939
El Alamein War Cemetery
The gravestone carries the inscription - My dear husband Allen, Always remembered By his loving wife Alice RIP
Originally buried at Battlefield grave before being reburied in present location on 14 January 1943
Died on the opening day of the second Battle of El Alamein. Sappers were send ahead of the advancing troops to locate the position of mines.
Sapper - Royal Engineers - 295 Army Field Coy
23/24/10/1942, aged 23
Born in Barnsley in Q4 1919
Son of Allen and Hannah Burton; Husband of Alice Burton, of Smithies, Barnsley, Yorkshire.
Married in Barnsley - Q3 1939
El Alamein War Cemetery
The gravestone carries the inscription - My dear husband Allen, Always remembered By his loving wife Alice RIP
Originally buried at Battlefield grave before being reburied in present location on 14 January 1943
Died on the opening day of the second Battle of El Alamein. Sappers were send ahead of the advancing troops to locate the position of mines.
Harry Burton (3248862)
Serjeant - Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) - 1st Bn.
4 July 1944, aged 24
Born in Barnsley in Q3 1919
(Husband of Marion Burton)
Married at All Saints Darton
Married in Staincross - Q4 1941 (16 December 1941)
Rangoon Memorial
Died in the India/Burma campaign. The Cameronians were part of the 111 Indian Brigade for the 2nd Chindit Expedition during this period.
Serjeant - Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) - 1st Bn.
4 July 1944, aged 24
Born in Barnsley in Q3 1919
(Husband of Marion Burton)
Married at All Saints Darton
Married in Staincross - Q4 1941 (16 December 1941)
Rangoon Memorial
Died in the India/Burma campaign. The Cameronians were part of the 111 Indian Brigade for the 2nd Chindit Expedition during this period.
Harry Cave (3247307)
Rifleman - Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) - 1st Bn.
24 June 1944, aged 24
Born in Doncaster in Q3 1919
Son of Arthur and Sarah Alice Cave, of Carlton, Barnsley, Yorkshire.
Lived at 7 Woodmoor St, Carlton, Barnsley
Gauhati War Cemetery
The gravestone carries the inscription - Only those that have lost a loved one Can tell the pain of loss without farewell
Died in the India/Burma campaign. The Cameronians were part of the 111 Indian Brigade for the 2nd Chindit Expedition during this period.
Rifleman - Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) - 1st Bn.
24 June 1944, aged 24
Born in Doncaster in Q3 1919
Son of Arthur and Sarah Alice Cave, of Carlton, Barnsley, Yorkshire.
Lived at 7 Woodmoor St, Carlton, Barnsley
Gauhati War Cemetery
The gravestone carries the inscription - Only those that have lost a loved one Can tell the pain of loss without farewell
Died in the India/Burma campaign. The Cameronians were part of the 111 Indian Brigade for the 2nd Chindit Expedition during this period.
Wilfred Grove (4695857)
Private - King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 2nd Bn.
8 May 1942, aged 26
Born in Barnsley in Q2 1916
(Son of Isaac and Minnie Grove)
Lived at 5 Laithes Lane - North Royd Views, Carlton
Gauhati War Cemetery
Died at the time of the initial push by the Japanese through Burma in 1942.
Died on the same date/ unit as Thomas Millea (4695796) Doncaster 'M'
Private - King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 2nd Bn.
8 May 1942, aged 26
Born in Barnsley in Q2 1916
(Son of Isaac and Minnie Grove)
Lived at 5 Laithes Lane - North Royd Views, Carlton
Gauhati War Cemetery
Died at the time of the initial push by the Japanese through Burma in 1942.
Died on the same date/ unit as Thomas Millea (4695796) Doncaster 'M'
Henry Guest (D/MX 63036)
Engine Room Artificer 4th Class - Royal Navy - H.M.S. Caradoc
27 April 1941, aged 24
Born in Barnsley in Q4 1916
Son of Henry and Annie Guest; Husband of Thirza Elizabeth Guest, of Barnsley, S.Yorks. (Buried In Mucurapo (Woodbrook) Cemetery, Trinidad: Plot 3E).
Lived at 9 Rotherham Road, Smithies, Barnsley
Married in Barnsley - Q4 1935 (24 October 1935)
Port Of Spain Memorial
Died in the Colonial Hospital in Port of Spain, Trinidad of oedema of the lungs and heart failure during a general anesthetic for an appendectomy
Engine Room Artificer 4th Class - Royal Navy - H.M.S. Caradoc
27 April 1941, aged 24
Born in Barnsley in Q4 1916
Son of Henry and Annie Guest; Husband of Thirza Elizabeth Guest, of Barnsley, S.Yorks. (Buried In Mucurapo (Woodbrook) Cemetery, Trinidad: Plot 3E).
Lived at 9 Rotherham Road, Smithies, Barnsley
Married in Barnsley - Q4 1935 (24 October 1935)
Port Of Spain Memorial
Died in the Colonial Hospital in Port of Spain, Trinidad of oedema of the lungs and heart failure during a general anesthetic for an appendectomy
Walter Hanson (D/KX 93319)
Stoker 1st Class - Royal Navy - H.M. Submarine Parthian
11 August 1943, aged 23
Born in Barnsley in Q3 1919
Son of Walter Hanson, and of Hannah Hanson, of Notton, Yorkshire.
Father died 1922. Mother remarried and became Mrs Thomas Church in 1926
Lived at 5 Lane Cottages, Royston
Plymouth Naval Memorial
Lost when submarine was lost. Having sailed from Malta on 22nd July for patrol west of Greece in the southern Adriatic. She was ordered to patrol off Otranto on 26th July 1943. She was again given a new area to patrol on the 28th. She was reported overdue at Beirut on 11th August 1943. Most likely she was mined off Brindisi. The date given as lost (11 August 1943) is the date she was reported missing.
Died on the same date/ unit as Harold Holman (C/KX 134907) Brampton Bierlow - Christ Church Roth
Stoker 1st Class - Royal Navy - H.M. Submarine Parthian
11 August 1943, aged 23
Born in Barnsley in Q3 1919
Son of Walter Hanson, and of Hannah Hanson, of Notton, Yorkshire.
Father died 1922. Mother remarried and became Mrs Thomas Church in 1926
Lived at 5 Lane Cottages, Royston
Plymouth Naval Memorial
Lost when submarine was lost. Having sailed from Malta on 22nd July for patrol west of Greece in the southern Adriatic. She was ordered to patrol off Otranto on 26th July 1943. She was again given a new area to patrol on the 28th. She was reported overdue at Beirut on 11th August 1943. Most likely she was mined off Brindisi. The date given as lost (11 August 1943) is the date she was reported missing.
Died on the same date/ unit as Harold Holman (C/KX 134907) Brampton Bierlow - Christ Church Roth
George Kenyon (1787106)
Private - Corps Of Military Police
6 November 1944, aged 41
Born in Barnsley in Q3 1904
Baptised - 21 August 1904 at St John the Evangelist, Carlton
Son of William and Mary E. Kenyon, of Carlton, Barnsley, Yorkshire; Husband of Doris I. Kenyon, of Carlton.
Enlisted in Royal Artillery in 1941. Transferred to CMP 26/5/1942.
3rd Child of the couple who married in c1899.
Lived at 21 Gray's Road, Carlton
Married in Barnsley - 6 March 1926 - 2 Sons 1 Daughter
Jonkerbos War Cemetery
The gravestone carries the inscription - At the going down Of the Sun And in the morning We will remember him
Originally buried at Marienbosch Cemetery 1/100,000 sheet 5 723598 before being reburied in present location on 16 April 1947
Reported killed in action in Holland.
Private - Corps Of Military Police
6 November 1944, aged 41
Born in Barnsley in Q3 1904
Baptised - 21 August 1904 at St John the Evangelist, Carlton
Son of William and Mary E. Kenyon, of Carlton, Barnsley, Yorkshire; Husband of Doris I. Kenyon, of Carlton.
Enlisted in Royal Artillery in 1941. Transferred to CMP 26/5/1942.
3rd Child of the couple who married in c1899.
Lived at 21 Gray's Road, Carlton
Married in Barnsley - 6 March 1926 - 2 Sons 1 Daughter
Jonkerbos War Cemetery
The gravestone carries the inscription - At the going down Of the Sun And in the morning We will remember him
Originally buried at Marienbosch Cemetery 1/100,000 sheet 5 723598 before being reburied in present location on 16 April 1947
Reported killed in action in Holland.
John Hynes (4547712)
Private - West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) - 2nd Bn.
14 January 1944, aged 22
Born in approx 1922
Husband of Marjorie Hynes, of Smithies, Yorkshire.
Married in Barnsley - Q3 1940 - 1 Daughter
Taukkyan War Cemetery
Died during the India/Burma campaign
[also listed on Barnsley Holy Rood Church memorial]
Private - West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) - 2nd Bn.
14 January 1944, aged 22
Born in approx 1922
Husband of Marjorie Hynes, of Smithies, Yorkshire.
Married in Barnsley - Q3 1940 - 1 Daughter
Taukkyan War Cemetery
Died during the India/Burma campaign
[also listed on Barnsley Holy Rood Church memorial]
possibly
Frank Roy Middleton (4545780)
Private - East Yorkshire Regiment - 2nd Bn.
28 June 1944, aged 21
Born in approx 1923
Son of Harold and Emma Middleton, of Brighouse, Yorkshire.
Hermanville War Cemetery
The gravestone carries the inscription - My only souvenir Is a lovingy memory of One of the sweetest flowers From my garden of love
Originally buried at near La Bijude 7F/1 033741 before being reburied in present location on 15 June 1945
Died in Normandy on D-Day+22. On this day the battalion was involved in taking the Chateau de la Londe.
Frank Roy Middleton (4545780)
Private - East Yorkshire Regiment - 2nd Bn.
28 June 1944, aged 21
Born in approx 1923
Son of Harold and Emma Middleton, of Brighouse, Yorkshire.
Hermanville War Cemetery
The gravestone carries the inscription - My only souvenir Is a lovingy memory of One of the sweetest flowers From my garden of love
Originally buried at near La Bijude 7F/1 033741 before being reburied in present location on 15 June 1945
Died in Normandy on D-Day+22. On this day the battalion was involved in taking the Chateau de la Londe.
Thomas Micklethwaite (4748907)
Serjeant - King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 2/4th Bn.
14 December 1943, aged 24
Born in Barnsley in Q1 1919
Husband of Ivy Micklethwaite, of Worsborough Common, Barnsley, Yorkshire.
Mother died in 1933
Married in Barnsley - Q4 1940 - 1 Daughter
Cassino War Cemetery
Died during the Italian campaign
Serjeant - King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 2/4th Bn.
14 December 1943, aged 24
Born in Barnsley in Q1 1919
Husband of Ivy Micklethwaite, of Worsborough Common, Barnsley, Yorkshire.
Mother died in 1933
Married in Barnsley - Q4 1940 - 1 Daughter
Cassino War Cemetery
Died during the Italian campaign
Aldwyn Anthony Nordon (653750)
Flight Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) - Royal Air Force - 12 Sqdn.
11 October 1941, aged 20
Born in Barnsley in Q4 1921
Son of Charles and Lillian May Nordon, of Carlton, Barnsley.
On Scout RoH - 8th Barnsley (Carlton St Helen's) Group
Lived at 7 Cronkhill Lane, Carlton
Barnsley (Carlton) Cemetery
Wellington mk II serial number Z8397 took off at 23:52 hrs from RAF Binbrook to attack Köln but after a short while returned with what is assumed a problem with the engines. During the return the pilot's decided to crash land the aircraft on the beach at California Gap near Caister-On-Sea, Norfolk. Which they did at around 01:30 hrs, the Aircraft exploded and killed all the crew.
[also listed on Barnsley Grammar School memorial]
Flight Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) - Royal Air Force - 12 Sqdn.
11 October 1941, aged 20
Born in Barnsley in Q4 1921
Son of Charles and Lillian May Nordon, of Carlton, Barnsley.
On Scout RoH - 8th Barnsley (Carlton St Helen's) Group
Lived at 7 Cronkhill Lane, Carlton
Barnsley (Carlton) Cemetery
Wellington mk II serial number Z8397 took off at 23:52 hrs from RAF Binbrook to attack Köln but after a short while returned with what is assumed a problem with the engines. During the return the pilot's decided to crash land the aircraft on the beach at California Gap near Caister-On-Sea, Norfolk. Which they did at around 01:30 hrs, the Aircraft exploded and killed all the crew.
[also listed on Barnsley Grammar School memorial]
Clifford Passingham DFM (148090)
Flying Officer - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 635 Sqdn. 13 May 1944, aged 21 Born in Barnsley in Q4 1922 Son of Henry Charles and Charlotte Passingham, of Smithies, Yorkshire. His DFM was published on 14 May 1943 when he was a Flight Sergeant serving with 214 squadron. Lived at 28 Regent Crescent, Smithies Runnymede Memorial Lost when Lancaster ND924, which was airborne 22:45 12 May 44 from Downham Market to bomb the railway yards at Hasselt, was shot down by flak at midnight and crashed into the sea at Oosterschelde off Stavenisse (Zeeland), Holland. |
David Saxton (P/JX 162687)
Ordinary Seaman - Royal Navy - H.M.S. Barham
25 November 1941, aged 18
Born in Barnsley in Q4 1923
Son of George and Mary M. Saxton, of Carlton, Barnsley, Yorkshire.
Lived at 6 Carlton Terrace, Carlton, Barnsley
Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Lost when HMS Barham was sunk by a German submarine in the Mediterranean. On 25 November 1941, while steaming to cover an attack on Italian convoys, HMS Barham was hit at 16:29 hours north of Sidi Barrani, in position 32º34'N, 26º24'E by three torpedoes from the German submarine U-331. As she rolled over to port, her after magazines exploded and the ship quickly sank with the loss 862 members of her crew. There were 449 survivors.
Died on the same date/ unit as -
Edward James Bedford (C/JX 196178) Thorne
William Hutchinson (C/JX 239926) Ardsley
Ronald Charles John Jerrard (RMB/X 46) Rotherham "J"
Ronald Leonard Parkin (PO/X 4060) Rotherham "P"
Percy Yardy (P/JX 236572) Mexborough
Ordinary Seaman - Royal Navy - H.M.S. Barham
25 November 1941, aged 18
Born in Barnsley in Q4 1923
Son of George and Mary M. Saxton, of Carlton, Barnsley, Yorkshire.
Lived at 6 Carlton Terrace, Carlton, Barnsley
Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Lost when HMS Barham was sunk by a German submarine in the Mediterranean. On 25 November 1941, while steaming to cover an attack on Italian convoys, HMS Barham was hit at 16:29 hours north of Sidi Barrani, in position 32º34'N, 26º24'E by three torpedoes from the German submarine U-331. As she rolled over to port, her after magazines exploded and the ship quickly sank with the loss 862 members of her crew. There were 449 survivors.
Died on the same date/ unit as -
Edward James Bedford (C/JX 196178) Thorne
William Hutchinson (C/JX 239926) Ardsley
Ronald Charles John Jerrard (RMB/X 46) Rotherham "J"
Ronald Leonard Parkin (PO/X 4060) Rotherham "P"
Percy Yardy (P/JX 236572) Mexborough
Joseph Henry Wild (4757736)
Fusilier - Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers - 6th Bn.
3 November 1943, aged 30
Born in Barnsley in Q3 1913
Son of William and Selina Wild, of Carlton, Barnsley, Yorkshire.
Lived at 15 Gray's Road, Carlton
Sangro River War Cemetery
The gravestone carries the inscription - At night when all is silent And sleep forsakes our eyes Our thoughts are on a grave Where our son lies
Originally buried at Battlefield Cemetery before being reburied in present location on 12 May 1944
Killed in action during an attack on San Salvo in Italy.
Fusilier - Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers - 6th Bn.
3 November 1943, aged 30
Born in Barnsley in Q3 1913
Son of William and Selina Wild, of Carlton, Barnsley, Yorkshire.
Lived at 15 Gray's Road, Carlton
Sangro River War Cemetery
The gravestone carries the inscription - At night when all is silent And sleep forsakes our eyes Our thoughts are on a grave Where our son lies
Originally buried at Battlefield Cemetery before being reburied in present location on 12 May 1944
Killed in action during an attack on San Salvo in Italy.
Percy Wright (55459)
Sergeant - Royal Air Force
11 March 1944, aged 46
Born in Barnsley in Q3 1897
Baptised - 1 Dec 1897 at St Peter's, Barnsley. Family living at 6 Chilton St, Barnsley, father sown as a miner
Son of John and Elizabeth Wright, of Barnsley; Husband of Elizabeth Wright, of Smithies, Barnsley.
Father died in 1900
Enlisted in RAF on 31 July 1939
Lived at 6 Hill Top, Smithies, Barnsley
Married in Barnsley - Q3 1923
Barnsley Cemetery
The gravestone carries the inscription - Resting Where no shadows fall In perfect peace He awaits us all
Died in Doncaster
Sergeant - Royal Air Force
11 March 1944, aged 46
Born in Barnsley in Q3 1897
Baptised - 1 Dec 1897 at St Peter's, Barnsley. Family living at 6 Chilton St, Barnsley, father sown as a miner
Son of John and Elizabeth Wright, of Barnsley; Husband of Elizabeth Wright, of Smithies, Barnsley.
Father died in 1900
Enlisted in RAF on 31 July 1939
Lived at 6 Hill Top, Smithies, Barnsley
Married in Barnsley - Q3 1923
Barnsley Cemetery
The gravestone carries the inscription - Resting Where no shadows fall In perfect peace He awaits us all
Died in Doncaster
John Wright
No details known
No details known
Horace Robinson (4686624)
Private - King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 2/4th Bn.
11 September 1943, aged 33
Born in Barnsley in Q3 1910
Son of William Henry and Agnes Robinson, of Barnsley, Yorkshire; Husband of Nellie Louie Robinson, of Smithies, Barnsley.
Post Office list - employed 11 Nov 1937, Barnsley
Lived at 21 Regent Crescent, Smithies, Doncaster
Married in Barnsley - Q4 1936 - 1 Daughter
Bari War Cemetery
The gravestone carries the inscription - In loving memory Of a dear husband and daddy "Till we meet again". Loving wife Nell and Sylvia
Originally buried at Battlefield Cemetery before being reburied in present location on 11 May 1944
Died in Italy on the thrid day of the Salerno landings
[also listed on Barnsley Main Post Office memorial]
Private - King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 2/4th Bn.
11 September 1943, aged 33
Born in Barnsley in Q3 1910
Son of William Henry and Agnes Robinson, of Barnsley, Yorkshire; Husband of Nellie Louie Robinson, of Smithies, Barnsley.
Post Office list - employed 11 Nov 1937, Barnsley
Lived at 21 Regent Crescent, Smithies, Doncaster
Married in Barnsley - Q4 1936 - 1 Daughter
Bari War Cemetery
The gravestone carries the inscription - In loving memory Of a dear husband and daddy "Till we meet again". Loving wife Nell and Sylvia
Originally buried at Battlefield Cemetery before being reburied in present location on 11 May 1944
Died in Italy on the thrid day of the Salerno landings
[also listed on Barnsley Main Post Office memorial]
John James Marooney
Third Officer - Merchant Navy - SS Empire Kestrel London
16 August 1943, aged 41
Born in London City in Q4 1901
Baptised - All Hallows Lombard Street on 27 Oct 1901. Family lived at Lime St. Fathers occupation shown as House-keeper
Son of James Patrick and Alice Marooney; Husband of Helena Marooney, of Barnsley, Yorkshire.
Lived at 63 Rotherham Road, Carlton
Married in Selby - Q4 1925 - 3 Daughters 1 Son
Tower Hill Memorial
Lost when ship was attacked and sunk by an Italian Savoia-Marchetti S.79 aircraft, piloted by Lt. Vezio Terzi, and sunk by an aerial torpedo off the coast Algeria, near Bgayet, while part of convoy UGS-13
Third Officer - Merchant Navy - SS Empire Kestrel London
16 August 1943, aged 41
Born in London City in Q4 1901
Baptised - All Hallows Lombard Street on 27 Oct 1901. Family lived at Lime St. Fathers occupation shown as House-keeper
Son of James Patrick and Alice Marooney; Husband of Helena Marooney, of Barnsley, Yorkshire.
Lived at 63 Rotherham Road, Carlton
Married in Selby - Q4 1925 - 3 Daughters 1 Son
Tower Hill Memorial
Lost when ship was attacked and sunk by an Italian Savoia-Marchetti S.79 aircraft, piloted by Lt. Vezio Terzi, and sunk by an aerial torpedo off the coast Algeria, near Bgayet, while part of convoy UGS-13