Arksey
An oak table is located within All Saints Church to commemorate four casualties from the second world war, it is inscribed:
IN MEMORY OF (NAMES) WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945. R.I.P.
IN MEMORY OF (NAMES) WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945. R.I.P.
Herbert Edward Mottishaw
Lancelot Tagg
George Webster
George William Rowley
Lancelot Tagg
George Webster
George William Rowley
Additional details
Herbert Edward Mottishaw (1593482)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 97 Sqdn. - Sergeant
14 January 1944, aged 19
Son of Herbert Mottishaw, and of Alice Mottishaw, of Arksey, Yorkshire.
Runnymede Memorial
Lancaster JB726 coded OF-Y airborne 16:50 on 14 January 1944 from Bourn for a raid on Brunswick. One of the crew is buried in Hannover War Cemetery; the others are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
George William Rowley (1074254)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - ATS Craig Army Air Field, USA - Leading Aircraftman
5 February 1942, aged 19
Son of Charles William and Edith Rowley, of Bentley, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England.
Montgomery (Oakwood) Cemetery Annexe
Killed on active service, training in USA. Killed in A6-A serial number 41-745 of 380 School Squadron killed as a result of a mid-air collision with 41-75 and subsequent crash at Tyler, Alabama.
Lancelot Tagg (1425260)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 90 Sqdn. - Sergeant
21 April 1943, aged 28
Son of Lancelot and Frances Tagg; Husband of Frances Mabel Tagg, of Arksey, Yorkshire.
Copenhagen (Bispebjerg) Cemetery
Stirling BF463 coded WP-Q airborne 2153 20Apr43 from Ridgewell on a mission to Rostock. Shot down by Flak and crashed 0019 into the waters of the Storebaelt near Sprogo, W of Halsskov- Korsor, Denmark.
George Webster (6201463)
Middlesex Regiment - 1st Bn. - Private
21 March 1944, aged 28
Sai Wan Memorial
Died as a Japanese PoW after being captured in Hong Kong
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 97 Sqdn. - Sergeant
14 January 1944, aged 19
Son of Herbert Mottishaw, and of Alice Mottishaw, of Arksey, Yorkshire.
Runnymede Memorial
Lancaster JB726 coded OF-Y airborne 16:50 on 14 January 1944 from Bourn for a raid on Brunswick. One of the crew is buried in Hannover War Cemetery; the others are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
George William Rowley (1074254)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - ATS Craig Army Air Field, USA - Leading Aircraftman
5 February 1942, aged 19
Son of Charles William and Edith Rowley, of Bentley, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England.
Montgomery (Oakwood) Cemetery Annexe
Killed on active service, training in USA. Killed in A6-A serial number 41-745 of 380 School Squadron killed as a result of a mid-air collision with 41-75 and subsequent crash at Tyler, Alabama.
Lancelot Tagg (1425260)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 90 Sqdn. - Sergeant
21 April 1943, aged 28
Son of Lancelot and Frances Tagg; Husband of Frances Mabel Tagg, of Arksey, Yorkshire.
Copenhagen (Bispebjerg) Cemetery
Stirling BF463 coded WP-Q airborne 2153 20Apr43 from Ridgewell on a mission to Rostock. Shot down by Flak and crashed 0019 into the waters of the Storebaelt near Sprogo, W of Halsskov- Korsor, Denmark.
George Webster (6201463)
Middlesex Regiment - 1st Bn. - Private
21 March 1944, aged 28
Sai Wan Memorial
Died as a Japanese PoW after being captured in Hong Kong