Ecclesfield
Ecclesfield War Memorial carries the names of 53 casualties from WW1, 36 from the Second World War and 1 from the Falklands War
St Mary the Virgin Church
Church St Ecclesfield Sheffield South Yorkshire England OS Grid Ref.: SK 353 942 Denomination: Church of England |
Tapered base surmounted by square pillar with celtic crosses carved on each side. Inscription carved into the sides of the column. Celtic knotwork design on the faces of the crosses. Carved symbols of four Evangelists on pillar: St Matthew, St Mark, St Luke, St John. Pillar has carved rose, leek, shamrock and thistle.
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6 0'clock top left: TO THE GLORY/ OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF/ ECCLESFIELD/ WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING/ AND COUNTRY/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918 6 0'clock top right: WE/ DIED FOR/ ENGLAND/ YOU FOR/ ENGLAND/ LIVE 6 0'clock, main section: (Names) 12 0'clock: THESE ALSO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ 1939 - 1945/ 'AT THE GOING DOWN/ OF THE SUN/ AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM/ (Names) Other sides: (Names)
R Brooke
T W Barlow F Crossland A W Dunning L W Dyson E C M Caton J French H G Greensmith A Gillott E M Grant L Hague J H Harriss H Higgins A Hemingfield H L Haynes D Hodkin N Hull S Hall A Morgan |
S Sayles
J A Stainsby F Staves C Stringer J Sutherland F Waite G Wastnege E Whitham F Wild F Wilmot F H Worth L Worth |
Ecclesfield Grammar School
Ecclesfield Grammar School War Memorial lists 20 names from WWII
ECCLESFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Chapeltown Rd Ecclesfield Sheffield South Yorkshire S35 9WD England OS Grid Ref.: SK 350 940 |
MOUNTED PLAQUE
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Awaiting photo
IN HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE OLD BOYS WHO GAVE/ THEIR SERVICE AND THEIR LIVES/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
(Names not known)
Additional details
J W Barlow
Not Yet Identified
Ronald Brooke - D/JX 176656
Royal Navy - H.M.S. Naiad - Able Seaman
11 March 1942
Son of Vancin and Amanda Brooke, of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire.
Plymouth Naval Memorial
F Crossland
Not Yet Identified-
Alfred William Dunning - 2604606
Royal Army Medical Corps - Warrant Officer Class I
29 December 1945, aged 50
Son of John and Prudence Mary Dunning; Husband of Ethel Maud Dunning, of Ecclesfield.
Ecclesfield Cemetery
Leslie W Dyson - 822671
Royal Artillery - 23 Field Regt. - Warrant Officer Class II
1 July 1946, aged 33
Son of William Henry and Agnes Dyson; Husband of Annie Dyson, of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire.
Phaleron War Cemetery
Eric Claude Marcus Eaton - 1378211
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - Flight Sergeant
26 August 1943, aged 28
Son of Leonard and Doris Mary Eaton, of Ecclesfield; Husband of Eileen Eaton, of Hull.
Ecclesfield Cemetery
John French - 4745026
Royal Armoured Corps - 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars. - Lance Corporal
15 June 1944, aged 29
Son of Fred and Mary Ellen French; Husband of Dorothy French, of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire.
Bayeux War Cemetery
Arthur Gillott - P/JX 389244
Royal Navy - H.M.S. Collingwood - Ordinary Seaman
16 January 1943, aged 31
Son of Arthur and Alice Gillott; Husband of Winifred Florence Gillott, of Sheffield.
Ecclesfield (St. Mary) New Churchyard
Eric Manson Grant - 1675664
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - Aircraftman 1st Class
26 October 1944, aged 22
Son of William and Jane Grant, of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England.
Vereeniging Old Town Cemetery
Harry Greensmith - D/KX 92099
Royal Navy - H.M.S. Neptune - Stoker 1st Class
19 December 1941, aged 25
Son of Frank and Margaret Annie Greensmith; Husband of Martha Greensmith, of Shire Green, Yorkshire.
Plymouth Naval Memorial
Leonard Hague - P/KX 85018
Royal Navy - H.M.S. Wild Swan - Petty Officer Stoker
18 June 1942, aged 26
Son of Horace and Lucy Hague; Husband of Kathleen Hague, of Bristol.
Portsmouth Naval Memorial
S Hall
Not Yet Identified
J H Harriss
Not Yet Identified
Herbert Leslie Haynes - 14315813
Royal Artillery - Gunner
12 February 1944, aged 19
Son of Herbert and Eveline Haynes, of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire.
East Africa Memorial
Arthur Hemmingfield - 1722938
Royal Artillery - 8 Coast Regt. - Gunner
1 October 1942, aged 23
Son of William and Annie Hemmingfield, of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England.
Sai Wan Memorial
H Higgins
Not Yet Identified
Douglas Harold Hodkin - 14369496
Royal Artillery - 51 Heavy Regt. - Gunner
18 July 1944, aged 22
Son of John C. Hodkin and Wilhelmina Hodkin, of Ecclesfield.
Ecclesfield Cemetery
George Norman Hull - 6608951
Essex Regiment - 2nd Bn. - Corporal
13 June 1944, aged 31
Son of Arthur and Lucy Hull; Husband of Vera Hull, of Brentwood, Essex.
Southampton (Hollybrook) Cemetery
Joseph Massey - 185868
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 110 Sqdn. - Flying Officer
25 March 1946, aged 25
Son of John William and Millicent Massey, of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire; Husband of Annie Massey, of Ecclesfield.
Kranji War Cemetery
A Morgan
Not Yet Identified
Arthur James Paget - 6140627
East Surrey Regiment - 2nd Bn. - Private
15 December 1941, aged 21
Husband of D. V. Paget, of Folkestone.
Singapore Memorial
James Plowright - 4758366
York and Lancaster Regiment - 6th Bn. - Private
7 January 1944, aged 26
Son of James B. and May Plowright, of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire.
Naples War Cemetery
Arthur Ridge - 1056063
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 218 Sqdn. - Sergeant
8 April 1943, aged 31
Son of John and Alice Ridge, of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire.
Runnymede Memorial
Frank Ridge - 657328
Royal Air Force - Flight Sergeant
26 August 1943, aged 26
Son of Wilson and Annie Ridge, of Ecclesfield; Husband of Margaret Ridge, of Ecclesfield.
Ecclesfield Cemetery
Arthur Rollinson - 4692138
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 1/4th Bn. - Private
21 January 1942, aged 23
Reydarfjordur Cemetery
Alfred Sugden Rushby - 1337178
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 207 Sqdn. - Sergeant
2 December 1943
Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
John Winston Scholey - 1112154
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 97 Sqdn. - Sergeant
19 March 1944, aged 23
Son of John William and Martha Ann Scholey, of Sheffield.
Rheinberg War Cemetery
Donald Alwyne Senior - 4351464
East Yorkshire Regiment - 2nd Bn. - Private
28 February 1945, aged 23
Son of Samuel and Ida Senior, of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire.
Uden War Cemetery
M Simpson
Not Yet Identified
R Slaughter
Not Yet Identified
Charles Kenneth Stringer - 14407652
The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. - 7th Bn. - Private
6 June 1944, aged 19
Son of Charles and Olive May Stringer, of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire.
La Delivrande War Cemetery, Douvres
Edmund Stuart Sutton - 1039959
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 78 Sqdn. - Leading Aircraftman
5 September 1945, aged 23
Son of Arnold Stewart Sutton and Annie Winifred Sutton, of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire.
Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseilles
Norman Whitham - P/JX 425814
Royal Navy - H.M.L.C.I. (L) 105 - Able Seaman
8 June 1944, aged 19
Son of Joseph and Emily Whitham, of Scholes, Yorkshire.
Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Walter George Whitham - 4746962
York and Lancaster Regiment - 7th Bn. - Lance Serjeant
13 April 1945, aged 23
Taukkyan War Cemetery
Fred Widdison - 889288
Royal Artillery - 5 Medium Regt. - Lance Bombardier
11 January 1946, aged 26
Son of John William and Avahilda Widdison; Husband of Marjorie Widdison, of Southey, Sheffield.
Padua War Cemetery
Sidney Wigley - 13070969
Pioneer Corps - Aux. Mil. - Private
17 November 1940
Ecclesfield Cemetery
Not Yet Identified
Ronald Brooke - D/JX 176656
Royal Navy - H.M.S. Naiad - Able Seaman
11 March 1942
Son of Vancin and Amanda Brooke, of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire.
Plymouth Naval Memorial
F Crossland
Not Yet Identified-
Alfred William Dunning - 2604606
Royal Army Medical Corps - Warrant Officer Class I
29 December 1945, aged 50
Son of John and Prudence Mary Dunning; Husband of Ethel Maud Dunning, of Ecclesfield.
Ecclesfield Cemetery
Leslie W Dyson - 822671
Royal Artillery - 23 Field Regt. - Warrant Officer Class II
1 July 1946, aged 33
Son of William Henry and Agnes Dyson; Husband of Annie Dyson, of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire.
Phaleron War Cemetery
Eric Claude Marcus Eaton - 1378211
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - Flight Sergeant
26 August 1943, aged 28
Son of Leonard and Doris Mary Eaton, of Ecclesfield; Husband of Eileen Eaton, of Hull.
Ecclesfield Cemetery
John French - 4745026
Royal Armoured Corps - 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars. - Lance Corporal
15 June 1944, aged 29
Son of Fred and Mary Ellen French; Husband of Dorothy French, of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire.
Bayeux War Cemetery
Arthur Gillott - P/JX 389244
Royal Navy - H.M.S. Collingwood - Ordinary Seaman
16 January 1943, aged 31
Son of Arthur and Alice Gillott; Husband of Winifred Florence Gillott, of Sheffield.
Ecclesfield (St. Mary) New Churchyard
Eric Manson Grant - 1675664
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - Aircraftman 1st Class
26 October 1944, aged 22
Son of William and Jane Grant, of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England.
Vereeniging Old Town Cemetery
Harry Greensmith - D/KX 92099
Royal Navy - H.M.S. Neptune - Stoker 1st Class
19 December 1941, aged 25
Son of Frank and Margaret Annie Greensmith; Husband of Martha Greensmith, of Shire Green, Yorkshire.
Plymouth Naval Memorial
Leonard Hague - P/KX 85018
Royal Navy - H.M.S. Wild Swan - Petty Officer Stoker
18 June 1942, aged 26
Son of Horace and Lucy Hague; Husband of Kathleen Hague, of Bristol.
Portsmouth Naval Memorial
S Hall
Not Yet Identified
J H Harriss
Not Yet Identified
Herbert Leslie Haynes - 14315813
Royal Artillery - Gunner
12 February 1944, aged 19
Son of Herbert and Eveline Haynes, of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire.
East Africa Memorial
Arthur Hemmingfield - 1722938
Royal Artillery - 8 Coast Regt. - Gunner
1 October 1942, aged 23
Son of William and Annie Hemmingfield, of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England.
Sai Wan Memorial
H Higgins
Not Yet Identified
Douglas Harold Hodkin - 14369496
Royal Artillery - 51 Heavy Regt. - Gunner
18 July 1944, aged 22
Son of John C. Hodkin and Wilhelmina Hodkin, of Ecclesfield.
Ecclesfield Cemetery
George Norman Hull - 6608951
Essex Regiment - 2nd Bn. - Corporal
13 June 1944, aged 31
Son of Arthur and Lucy Hull; Husband of Vera Hull, of Brentwood, Essex.
Southampton (Hollybrook) Cemetery
Joseph Massey - 185868
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 110 Sqdn. - Flying Officer
25 March 1946, aged 25
Son of John William and Millicent Massey, of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire; Husband of Annie Massey, of Ecclesfield.
Kranji War Cemetery
A Morgan
Not Yet Identified
Arthur James Paget - 6140627
East Surrey Regiment - 2nd Bn. - Private
15 December 1941, aged 21
Husband of D. V. Paget, of Folkestone.
Singapore Memorial
James Plowright - 4758366
York and Lancaster Regiment - 6th Bn. - Private
7 January 1944, aged 26
Son of James B. and May Plowright, of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire.
Naples War Cemetery
Arthur Ridge - 1056063
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 218 Sqdn. - Sergeant
8 April 1943, aged 31
Son of John and Alice Ridge, of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire.
Runnymede Memorial
Frank Ridge - 657328
Royal Air Force - Flight Sergeant
26 August 1943, aged 26
Son of Wilson and Annie Ridge, of Ecclesfield; Husband of Margaret Ridge, of Ecclesfield.
Ecclesfield Cemetery
Arthur Rollinson - 4692138
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 1/4th Bn. - Private
21 January 1942, aged 23
Reydarfjordur Cemetery
Alfred Sugden Rushby - 1337178
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 207 Sqdn. - Sergeant
2 December 1943
Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
John Winston Scholey - 1112154
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 97 Sqdn. - Sergeant
19 March 1944, aged 23
Son of John William and Martha Ann Scholey, of Sheffield.
Rheinberg War Cemetery
Donald Alwyne Senior - 4351464
East Yorkshire Regiment - 2nd Bn. - Private
28 February 1945, aged 23
Son of Samuel and Ida Senior, of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire.
Uden War Cemetery
M Simpson
Not Yet Identified
R Slaughter
Not Yet Identified
Charles Kenneth Stringer - 14407652
The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. - 7th Bn. - Private
6 June 1944, aged 19
Son of Charles and Olive May Stringer, of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire.
La Delivrande War Cemetery, Douvres
Edmund Stuart Sutton - 1039959
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 78 Sqdn. - Leading Aircraftman
5 September 1945, aged 23
Son of Arnold Stewart Sutton and Annie Winifred Sutton, of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire.
Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseilles
Norman Whitham - P/JX 425814
Royal Navy - H.M.L.C.I. (L) 105 - Able Seaman
8 June 1944, aged 19
Son of Joseph and Emily Whitham, of Scholes, Yorkshire.
Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Walter George Whitham - 4746962
York and Lancaster Regiment - 7th Bn. - Lance Serjeant
13 April 1945, aged 23
Taukkyan War Cemetery
Fred Widdison - 889288
Royal Artillery - 5 Medium Regt. - Lance Bombardier
11 January 1946, aged 26
Son of John William and Avahilda Widdison; Husband of Marjorie Widdison, of Southey, Sheffield.
Padua War Cemetery
Sidney Wigley - 13070969
Pioneer Corps - Aux. Mil. - Private
17 November 1940
Ecclesfield Cemetery
Information about the memorial includes that given on the IWM War Memorials Register -
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© IWM (WMA-27814) (Grammar School)
© IWM (WMA-27510) (War Memorial)
© IWM (WMA-27814) (Grammar School)