Askern War Memorial
This modern memorial, created in 2000, is located in the car part of the Alexander House Community Resource Centre.
The roll of honour lists 33 casualties from WWII.
In addition there is 1 casualty from 1952 in Egypt, plus 19 casualties of the coal industry between 1932 and 1981.
The roll of honour lists 33 casualties from WWII.
In addition there is 1 casualty from 1952 in Egypt, plus 19 casualties of the coal industry between 1932 and 1981.
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William Cavnor (4260539)
East Yorkshire Regiment - 30th Bn 21 December 1941, aged 54 Son of Thomas and Cathrine Cavnor; Husband of Louisa Maud Cavnor, of Askern. Askern Cemetery Joseph Stanley Atter (781739) Royal Artillery - 20 Bty, 2 HAA Regt 21 August 1941, aged 34 Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Atter, of Askern, Yorkshire. Nicosia War Cemetery Ronald Sykes (D/JX 254069) Royal Navy - HMS Raleigh 28 April 1941, aged 18 Son of James and Annie Sykes, of Askern, Yorkshire. Torpoint (Horson) Cemetery Henry Herbert Mills (S/FX. 2454) Royal Navy - HMS Kestrel 1 September 1941, aged 18 Son of Henry and Florence Emily Mills, of Askern. Askern Cemetery John Mons O'Grady (960478) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 114 Sqdn 10 August 1941 Fakenham Cemetery John William Hardy (1880920) Royal Engineers 12 May 1941 Walsall Wood Church Cemetery George Nicholas Fenney (4387270) Royal Artillery - 12 Bty., 6 H.A.A. Regt. 11 December 1942 Yokohama Cremation Memorial Fred Horton (568589) Royal Air Force - 258 Sqdn 13 March 1943 Son of A. R. and Louisa Horton, of Askern, Yorkshire. Alamein Memorial John William Flint (936661) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 104 Sqdn 30 September 1942, aged 24 Son of John Samuel and Evelyn Beatrice Lily Flint, of Askern, Yorkshire. Alamein Memorial James O'Grady (118202) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 21 Sqdn 4 February 1942, aged 22 Son of Joseph and Florrie O'Grady, of Askern, Yorkshire. Catania War Cemetery, Sicily Joseph Auburn Neild (1512082) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 30 September 1942, aged 19 Son of Joseph and Lily Beatrice Neild, of Askern, Yorkshire, England. Ponca City (independent Order of Odd Fellows) Cemetery John Ruddock (1379252) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 29 January 1942, aged 20 Son of Richard and Bertha Ruddock; husband of Joan Patricia Ruddock. Caversfield (St Laurence) Churchyard John Bernard Riley (995062) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 19 January 1942, aged 23 Son of Edgar and Edith Marie Riley; husband of Joyce Riley, of Askern, Yorkshire. Dyce Old Churchyard George Henry Kaye (1590013) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 576 Sqdn 3 December 1943, aged 19 Son of George and Kate Stockdale Kaye, of Askern, Yorkshire. Rheinberg War Cemetery Harry Millership (1094949) Royal Artillery - 80 Anti-Tank Regt. 1 February 1943, aged 35 Sai Wan War Cemetery Clifford Pattinson (2992572) Argyll And Sutherland Highlanders - 8th Bn 3 March 1943, aged 23 Son of Richard James Pattinson and Nellie Pattinson, of Askern, Yorkshire; husband of Lily Pattinson, of Askern Oued Zarga War Cemetery Horace Cash (2664543) Coldstream Guards - 3rd Bn 11 September 1943, aged 22 Son of John and Rose A. Cash; husband of Jessie Cash, of Hucknall, Nottinghamshire. Salerno War Cemetery |
Leslie Richardson (1043804)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 620 Sqdn 24 August 1943, aged 23 Son of Joseph and Margaret Richardson, of Askern, Yorkshire. Runnymede Memorial John Leivers Oldershaw (953465) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 103 Sqdn 28 August 1943, aged 33 Son of Alfred and Caroline Oldershaw, of Askern, Yorkshire Durnbach War Cemetery Clarence Bilson (3966005) Welch Regiment - 1st Bn 6 September 1944, aged 27 Gradara War Cemetery Joseph Higham (1094932) Royal Artillery - 80 Anti-Tank Regt. 5 November 1944, aged 37 Sai Wan War Cemetery Walter Gummerson (4613216) Duke Of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) - 6th Bn 17 June 1944, aged 26 Son of Charles Henry and Emily Ann Gummerson, of Askern, Yorkshire. Hottot-Les-Bagues War Cemetery John Morris (4534684) Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. - 10th Bn 20 September 1944, aged 31 Son of Orlando and Margaret Ann Morris, of Askern, Yorkshire. Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery Fred Beynon (2734301) Welsh Guards - 1st Bn 3 October 1944, aged 24 Son of Fredrick and Eleanor Beynon, of Askern, Yorkshire. Jonkerbos War Cemetery Arthur Allonby (1017481) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 29 April 1944, aged 28 Son of Lancelot and Annie Elisabeth Allonby, of Askern. Askern Cemetery Arthur Betts (876020) Royal Artillery - 12 Field Regt. 11 January 1944, aged 24 Bone War Cemetery, Annaba Reginald Douthwaite (14253358) Suffolk Regt - 1st Bn 28 August 1944, aged 28 Son of Reginald and Mary J. Douthwaite, of Grassington. Linton-in-Craven (St Michael) Churchyard possibly John Lea (1115657) Royal Artillery - 88 Field Regt. 12 September 1944, aged 31 Son of Arthur and Sarah Lea, of Carcroft, Yorkshire Singapore Memorial Frank Edward Nightingale (1530509) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 14 Sqdn 8 February 1945, aged 27 Askern Cemetery James Robert Howard (1624902) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 7 June 1945, aged 30 Son of John Thomas Howard and Ada Howard; husband of Kathleen Howard, of Askern. Askern Cemetery James Cottam (1596259) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 19 December 1945, aged 33 Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Cottam; husband of Marian Joan Cottam, of Thornhill, Yorkshire. Kirkee War Cemetery Albert Edward Roe (1115668) Royal Engineers - 1048 Port Operating Coy 25 June 1946, aged 23 Son of David Warren Roe and Mary Alice Roe; husband of Rose Ann Roe, of Askern, Yorkshire. Stranraer (Glebe) Cemetery |