Sherburn in ElmetLocal History Society

All Fatalities

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

Everyone named on the Sherburn, South Milford, Barkston Ash and Saxton/Towton war memorials, researched by the Society’s World War One Project. Use the buttons to show one memorial, or search for a name or place.

When they died

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

1914
War declared
1915
1916
Battle of the Somme begins
1917
Passchendaele begins
1918
Armistice
1919

1914 4

  1. 15 AprW. JacksonSherburnRecorded as 15 April 1914, before the war began; worth checking
  2. 30 SepB. D. AshSaxton/Towton
  3. 13 OctM. MacdonaldSherburn
  4. 29 OctE. WilsonSherburn

1915 12

  1. ?G. RichardsonSherburnRecord gives "1915 ?"
  2. 8 AprJ. G. BostonSouth Milford
  3. 9 MayT. WarringtonSaxton/Towton
  4. 13 MayW. L. BirdsallSaxton/Towton
  5. 24 MayJ. SheppardSherburn
  6. 7 AugN. HansonSouth Milford
  7. 9 AugE. ChiltonSouth Milford
  8. 9 AugW. A. WhiteSaxton/Towton
  9. 9 AugW. FrankBarkston Ash
  10. 5 SepJ. MelvinSherburn
  11. 27 SepR. LazenbySherburn
  12. 7 OctR. CalvertBarkston Ash

1916 16

  1. 1 JanT. LongfieldSherburn
  2. 2 MarC. WeatherillSouth MilfordRecord says 2/3/2016; read as 1916
  3. 5 MayW. FirnSouth Milford
  4. 1 JunW. AtkinsonSouth Milford
  5. 1 JulT. RobleySaxton/Towton
  6. 7 JulF. EnglandSherburn
  7. 12 JulC. K. StewartSouth Milford
  8. 14 JulC. MooreSaxton/Towton
  9. 27 JulA. CousinsSherburn
  10. 21 AugB. SmartSaxton/Towton
  11. 3 SepJ. W. NattrisBarkston Ash
  12. 6 SepJ. HarrisonSouth Milford
  13. 7 SepT. E. EastwoodBarkston Ash
  14. 26 SepH. HawleySaxton/Towton
  15. 27 SepE. BroadwithSherburn
  16. 13 DecF. ThorntonSherburn

1917 28

  1. 6 FebC. CookSherburn
  2. 8 FebR. NicholsonSherburn
  3. 27 FebW. PantrySherburn
  4. 22 MarJ. WilsonSherburn
  5. 12 AprJ. SmithSouth Milford
  6. 23 AprW. ThompsonSherburn
  7. 24 AprT. E. HillSouth MilfordRecord says 24/04/2017; read as 1917
  8. 3 MayE. HillsBarkston AshPresumed dead
  9. 3 MayG. K. BrownSaxton/Towton
  10. 4 MayN. BirdsallSaxton/Towton
  11. 9 MayJ. HawleySherburn
  12. 23 MayW. ChiltonSouth Milford
  13. JunJ. H. LawnSaxton/TowtonRecord gives the month only
  14. 28 JunG. MiddlebroughSouth Milford
  15. 28 AugS. Pearson KellettBarkston Ash
  16. 23 SepT. Z. BirdsallBarkston Ash
  17. 27 SepW. MarshallSherburnThe Tadcaster memorial gives 9 October 1917
  18. 4 OctG. GarnettSouth Milford
  19. 8 OctG. ScottSaxton/Towton
  20. 9 OctH. BaystonBarkston Ash
  21. 9 OctJ. F. HumeSouth MilfordRecord says 9/10/2017; read as 1917
  22. 6 NovG. RileySouth Milford
  23. 20 NovA. FaySherburn
  24. 20 NovH. ClabbySherburn
  25. 20 NovR. BickerdikeBarkston Ash
  26. 24 NovW. BestSherburn
  27. 28 NovC. LazenbyBarkston Ash
  28. 22 DecH. WellburnSherburn

1918 20

  1. 17 MarA. LindleySouth Milford
  2. 25 MarF. RaperSouth Milford
  3. 27 MarF. WhittinghamBarkston Ash
  4. 13 AprJ. CarterSherburn
  5. 25 AprJ. R. A. SmithSaxton/Towton
  6. 1 MayW. J. JohnsonSherburn
  7. 28 MayF. HillSherburn
  8. 28 MayL. NelsonSouth Milford
  9. 5 JulJ. W. PorterSouth Milford
  10. 8 JulW. V. LawtonBarkston Ash
  11. 15 AugL. WilstropSherburn
  12. 3 SepC. A. ThorntonBarkston Ash
  13. 7 SepJ. W. BingleySouth Milford
  14. 16 SepF. MarshallSaxton/Towton
  15. 11 OctA. NattrassSherburn
  16. 12 OctE. W. BirdsallBarkston Ash
  17. 24 OctC. PalfreemanSouth Milford
  18. 28 OctB. LawnSaxton/Towton
  19. 4 NovE. CraftBarkston Ash
  20. 4 NovW. M. JacksonSherburn

1919 6

  1. 24 FebF. WhittakerSherburn
  2. 23 MarF. B. ParkerSouth Milford
  3. 16 JunT. GrimbleySouth Milford
  4. 10 SepS. DunnSherburn
  5. 31 OctC. RhodesSherburn
  6. 16 DecJ. R. WalkerSouth Milford
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