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Military Service

 

 

Residents who swerved their country in time of need.

 

Anglo Boer War South Africa

 

George Wynne Tweedie (Riseborough Hall)

(Born Australia 1882 to Scottish parents)

Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders

 

George Wynne Tweedie Medal Index Card

 

Lt. George Wynne Tweedie Medals

During the First World War men associated with Normanby served in all theatres.

 

Private Albert Walton

48553, 9th (Northumberland Hussars) Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers

who was K. I. A. age 22 on 22 March 1918

Son of Robert and Kate Walton, of Normanby, Sinnington, Yorks.

Remembered with honour

ARRAS MEMORIAL

 

Albert Walton Medal Entitlement

 

Albert Walton Effects

 

Medal Index Card (MIC)

Albert's Medals

 

The Memorial Plaque were often displayed in prominent positions in the household and were an important part in the grieving process.  The two dolphins either side of Britannia represent Britain's dominant position at sea. At the bottom of the plaque a lion bites into an eagle representing Germany. Around the picture the legend reads "He died for freedom and honour", or for the six hundred plaques issued to commemorate women, "She died for freedom and honour".

 Also known as the “Death Penny”, 4¾ (120mm) diameter.  1,355,000 plaques were issued using 450 tons of bronze.

Arras Memorial

Cannon Anthony Simpson Harnby

(1885 - 1967)

Royal Army Chaplains' Department (RAChD)

 

British War & Victory Medal

 

Padre A. S. Harnby brought the crucifix back from the

Somme battlefield in 1916 and it now hangs over the pulpit in St. Andrews Church, Normanby

Rev'd John Edward Norman Jackson

(1886 - 1971)

Royal Army Chaplains' Department (RAChD)

 

British War & Victory Medal

Padre John E. N. Jackson medals are in the ownership

of Bernie awaiting repatriation with a family member.

 

The Hornby Family

 

This Hornby family (not to be confused with the George Stevenson Hornby’s family at Normanby) of Lance Butts Farm, Lance Butts Cottage (Normanby Lane), Rook Barugh and later White Thorn Farm not strictly Normanby Parish but Salton Parish.  However, in formal documents all the children are declared by their parents to be born at Normanby and lived in the parish.  It is therefore appropriate that the sacrifices this family made in First World War be fully recorded as accurate as possible.

 

The above Yorkshire Gazette has reported incorrectly the brother’s names and Regiments.

 

Corrections

 

Top Left;

Wilfred Harrison Hornby 1896-1916 (Pte 1494 Yorkshire Regt & 6538 York & Lancaster Regt Killed In Action 7 Sept 1916).

Remembered at Marton (Church School) Mission Room

 

It is unclear why H. (Wilfred Harrison) Hornby is remembered on Marton’s School Memorial Plaque, other than all the children were reported absent at Normanby School in January 1901 and discovered at Marton School six weeks later by the attendance officer (Kid catcher).

 

Wilfred H Hornby was working at Brecks Farm, Pockley before joining the Territorial Force on the 25th June 1913 some 14 months before war was declared.

C.W.G.C. Authuille, France

 Top Right

Ernest Hornby 1897-1962 (Pte T/37307 Army Service Corp & 51391 Cheshire Regt).

 

Bottom Left:

Robert Edwin Hornby1892-1964 (Pte 36924 East Yorkshire Regt & 445882 Labour Corp).

 

Bottom Right:

John William Hornby 1890-1962 (Pte 64988 Durham Light Infantry & 21822 Labour Corp).

 

Identified by their Service cap badges and Service documents in 2016.

James Timms

Yorkshire Regiment (The Green Howards)

 

 

King's Silver Medal award to the wounded

Jim's Medals

 

Jim against all odds, survived three evacuations and twice returned to the Frontline,  surviving a direct hit to the head.

 

 

15 July 1915 James (Jim) Timms (1895-1965) enlisted in the Yorkshire Regiment (The Green Howards) regimental number, 201507.

21 March 1916, Jim was posted to the 1/4th Battalion in France, Jim’s first experiences of the trenches was on the 31 March, when the Battalion took over trenches in front of Kemmel from the 31st Canadian Battalion.

28 June 1916, Jim was invalided back to England, and was admitted to the County of Middlesex War Hospital, St. Albans.  

24 December 1916, Jim was posted to the 37 Infantry Base Depot at Etaples, France.  Jim spent Christmas day travelling from Folkestone to Boulogne on a troopship.

27 July 1917, Jim was invalided back to England arriving at the Military Hospital Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 14 August 1917.

7 November 1917, Jim had recovered enough to be sent back to France.

22nd to 31st March 1918, Jim would have been involved in heavy fighting, his unit the 1/4th Battalion lost 368 other ranks in 10 days.

10 April. 1918, Jim suffered a bullet wound to the back of the head and was evacuated to the 17 Casualty Clearing Station, near Hazebrouck, the same day. 

31 May 1918, for the third time in the war, Jim found himself once more at an Infantry Base Depot in Etaples, France and transferred to the Labour Corp, due to wounds unfit for frontline service. Regimental number 601380

 24 February 1919, he was discharged at Nottingham, having served 3 years, 7 months and 9 days

Frederick Dawson Clarke

Mounted Military Police & Corp of Dragoons

 

Medal Index Card (MIC)

Frederick was selected to serve in the Mounted Military Police and after training promoted Lance Corporal (L/Cpl) with number P/1026.  He disembarked with the British Expeditionary Force in France on the 2nd October 1915.

It is not known how long he served with the Mounted Military Police.  However, he was transferred in France to the Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line, “Corp of Dragoons” in which he served whilst in India (1904-09), being issued with number D/17702.  Again being transferred to the 1st Dragoons with the same number.

1915 Star, British War & Victory Medals

After The Great War Fred became a rural Postman, retiring to Box Cottage, Normanby.

 

Robert (Bob) Henry Stead

Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards)

 

Medal Index Card (MIC)

The MIC records Robert Henry Stead enlisting in the 4 Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) a Territorial Unit in the rank of Private, Regimental number 2301, and in August 1918 transferred to the 1/4th Yorkshire Regiment with a new number of 200510.

 

Bob landed in France 18th April 1915 and was discharged 18th February 1919 having served 1402 days.

1915 Star, British War & Victory Medals

 

After The Great War Robert (Bob) Stead was employment by Samuel S Lockwood's, foremost at Normanby Hill Farm before moving to Barn Farm Cottages to become the milk delivery foreman to the "Jersey Herd", later with Cora his wife became housekeeper for Caroline Lockwood after the death of Samuel S Lockwood.

Second Lieutenant Samuel Sugden Lockwood J.P.

Royal Army Service Corp

 

British War & Victory Medal

 

 

Second Lieutenant Samuel Sugden Lockwood

Medal Index Card and Medals awarded

      Served Salonika

General Sir Roy Butcher KBE. CB. MC

1 Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), August 1914, in Glasgow:

11 August 1914, landed at Rouen as Lines of Communication troops;

 (wounded 1915 France):

 

World War One service records for the above mentioned can be viewed at St. Andrew's Church, Normanby, copies can be supplied via Emailing the web site.

 

 

During the Second World War men associated with Normanby served in all theatres.

 

 

Lieutenant Colonel Arthur John Reginald Hill

(1903 - 1944)

23663, H.Q. 455 Army Troops Engineers, Royal Engineers

who died on 17 March 1944

(also commemorated in Normanby churchyard the

son of The Rev Reginald James Hill

rector of the Normanby 1894 -1897)

Remembered with honour.)

RANGOON MEMORIAL

Lieutenant Colonel Alec Sugden Lockwood - Army

(son of Samuel Sugden Lockwood)

William (Gilla) Frank - Army

West Yorkshire Regiment

 

William (Gilla) Frank

Calcutta India December 1945

Burma Star & Silver Rose, 1939/45 Star, & Defence Medal.

 

King's Medal award to the wounded

William Frank wounded notification 7 April 1945 Burma

Now on 10 shillings per day (50p) early February 1945 and we are told to be ready for a return to the battle for Burma.  March 1945 arrived and the West Yorkshires with the rest of 9 Brigade were flown in to Merktila, in central Burma.  Behind the Japanese lines and across their lines of communications, by the end of March the Japanese withdrew, after a month of heavy fighting we the West Yorkshires also suffered heavily again (William Frank wounded).

Quote "War Diary"

John Wood - Army & Special Constable

Royal Artillery

 

John Wood c.1946

John Wood's W.W.2 Medals

 

John Wood's

Special Constable

Medal & Badge

Palestine 1945-48

 

Sergeant Thomas  Foxton - Army

 

Tom served as a Blacksmith in the Palestine campaign unsure of his Regiment.

 

 

A number stayed in the forces or joined after 1945

 

Captain  McDonald Smith- Army

 

David Cairncross TA

 

 

 Alan Smith - RAF (National Service), Special Constable & 

Royal Observer Corps

 

 

 Dennis Stead - RAF (National Service)

 

 

Johnny Hodgson - Royal Marines

 

 

John Dickinson ( National Service)

 

 

Brian Simpson - 30 years RAF

 

 

Robert Hunt - Royal Navy

(including Ark Royal)

 

 

Bernard Frank - 25 years Royal Engineers

Regular Reserve of Officers - 14 years (total 39 years service)

 

 

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