Saxton/Towton Fatalities

These are the men remembered on the War Memorial at Saxton, with includes Towton. There are two memorials, one outside and one inside the church, which are different but the inside one is the more complete. Click on the name for a summary of the information that we have been able to find out about each individual. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information but this cannot be guaranteed.

B.D.Ash

E.W Birdsall

T.Z.Birdsall

G.K.Brown

B.Lawn

J.H.Lawn

F. Marshall

G. Scott

J. R. A. Smith

W. A. White

In addition the following men also died but are not recorded on the memorial

W.L.Birdsall

N. Birdsall

H. Hawley

C. Moore

T Robley

B.Smart

T Warrington

The names

15 men. Select a name to read what we have found.

Where they are remembered

Each marker shows where a man is buried or commemorated, or, where that isn’t recorded, the place he died. Select a marker to see the names.

BuriedCommemorated (no known grave)Place of deathApproximate location
Not on the map (2)
  • W. L. Birdsall – No place of death or burial recorded
  • B. Smart – Died at sea on the SS Polosi; buried at sea

When they died

Each dot is one man, placed in the month he died. Select a dot to open his page.

1914
1915
1916
Battle of the Somme begins
1917
Passchendaele begins
1918

1914 1

  1. 30 SepB. D. Ash

1916 4

  1. 1 JulT. Robley
  2. 14 JulC. Moore
  3. 21 AugB. Smart
  4. 26 SepH. Hawley

1917 4

  1. 3 MayG. K. Brown
  2. 4 MayN. Birdsall
  3. JunJ. H. LawnRecord gives the month only
  4. 8 OctG. Scott

1918 3

  1. 25 AprJ. R. A. Smith
  2. 16 SepF. Marshall
  3. 28 OctB. Lawn