Saturday, 9 March 2019

Bamford St. John the Baptist Memorial and Graveyard

The memorial in pin the churchyard of St.John the Baptist on Main Road (A6013). Find on a map.


IN
HONOUR
OF
THE MEN OF
BAMFORD
WHO FELL
IN THE
GREAT WAR


1914
-
1918


Great War names.

BUNDY F. H.
BIRLEY J. H.
DREW C.
FINLEY B.
FOX H.
GILLIES E.
HARLOW J. F. H.
HIPKINS F. W.
HUNTINGTON A.
MABEY C.
MALONE J. A.
MILLS W.
ROWARTH H.
TOWNSEND M.
TOWNSEND B.
UPTON J.


World War 2 names

BETHELL C.
CLARK W.
CROOKES T.
DEAKIN F.
FIRTH J.
FISHER J. M.
GLEADALL G.
HALL D.
LOCKWOOD D.
PALMER E.
PLATTS G.
PRIESTLEY H.
TALBOT L.
THORP D.
TRUELOVE A.
WALKER H.
WHITE T. H.
WOODHOUSE J.


I located 3 of the 4 war graves in the churchyard.


Private 43046 F BARKER
South Staffordshire Regiment, 8th Bn.
transf. to (404158) 861st Area Employment Coy. Labour Corps
Died 24 Aug 1920
Husband of Mary Briggs (formerly Barker), of 7, Victoria Rd., Bamford.


Worker 47130 Nellie Elizabeth SHAYLER
Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps
Died 03 Nov 1918 aged 20
Daughter of Mrs. S. J. Shayler, of 5, Harlow St., Blidworth, Mansfield, Notts.


Private 305157 J F W HARLOW
Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 07 Nov 1918

All photos by Chris Gleave

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