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Bentley Civilian War Memorial

The memorial is situated in the cemetery on Station Road, Arksey. The inscription is:
1939-1945 IN MEMORY OF CIVILIAN WAR DEAD
 (14 NAMES)
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In Memory of Civilian War Dead
Rowland John Smith                   Henry John Jones
Winifred Smith                           Henry John Jones Jnr
Douglas Smith                           Pamela Doreen Jones
James Veater                            Lilian Emily Windle
Doris Wyatt                               George William Windle
                      Roy Ellis Windle
Peter Albert Whittles                 Abraham Wheat
                         Elsie Buttery
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Note - John Henry Jones and John Henry Jones Jnr are both shown on the memorial as Henry John

Additional Details

On the night of 21 December 1940 bombs fell on the city of Doncaster killing a number of civilians.
Royston Avenue, Bentley suffered the following killed who are listed on the memorial wall.
At number 57    Doris Wyatt, aged 50 - wife of James Thomas Wyatt
At number 59    Elsie Buttery, aged 53 - widow of Roland Buttery; and also Abraham Wheat, aged 77
At number 61    Rowland John Smith, aged 33, son of John Smith, of 116 Bentley Road, Doncaster; also Winifred Smith, aged 30; 
                       and their son Douglas Smith, aged 3
At number 63    George William Windle, aged 47; also his wife Lilian Emily Windle, aged 42; and their son Roy Ellis Windle, aged 13
At number 65    John Henry Jones, aged 40, husband of Olive Jones; and his two children John Henry Jones jnr, aged 11
                        and Pamela Doreen Jones, aged 9
Also died - Peter Albert Whittles, aged 16, son of Albert Hansden Whittles, and Jessie Ada Whittles, of 40 Watch House Lane. 
Injured 21 December 1940, at Watch House Lane; died at Royal Infirmary on 22 December 1940.

Civilians that also died that night and were reported by Bentley with Askern, Urban District

Emma Barker, aged 65
of 62 West End Avenue, Bentley Road, Bentley. Daughter of Harry Rodgers, of Newmarket Road, Bulwell, Nottinghamshire; wife of Walter Wilmot Barker. Died at 62 West End Avenue.
 
Margaret Cadman, aged 21
of 100 Woodlands Road, Adwick-le-Street. near Sun Inn, Bentley.
 
Raymond Jarvis, aged 18
Son of John and Beatrice Jarvis, of 82 Spring Gardens, Doncaster. Died at 75 Royston Avenue, Bentley.
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