Clayton with Frickley War Memorial
The memorial is located at the junction of Tan Pit Land and Church Field Road. It carries the names of 7 men from WW1 and 4 from WW2. The inscription is:
REMEMBER THE MEN OF CLAYTON WITH FRICKLEY WHO DIED FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY
REMEMBER THE MEN OF CLAYTON WITH FRICKLEY WHO DIED FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY
Additional Details
Jack Athron (14580742)
Private - The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) - 1/6th Bn.
10 September 1944, aged 19
Born in Doncaster in Q1 1925
Son of Samuel and Helen Elizabeth Athron, of Thurnscoe, Yorkshire, England.
Lived at Knabbs Hill House, Clayton Lane, Thurnscoe
Adegem Canadian War Cemetery
The gravestone carries the inscription - Your voice, your smile We will always remember Because we loved you So dearly
Originally buried at Melle before being reburied in present location on 11 September 1945
Died of wounds in Belgium
Private - The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) - 1/6th Bn.
10 September 1944, aged 19
Born in Doncaster in Q1 1925
Son of Samuel and Helen Elizabeth Athron, of Thurnscoe, Yorkshire, England.
Lived at Knabbs Hill House, Clayton Lane, Thurnscoe
Adegem Canadian War Cemetery
The gravestone carries the inscription - Your voice, your smile We will always remember Because we loved you So dearly
Originally buried at Melle before being reburied in present location on 11 September 1945
Died of wounds in Belgium
George William Breckon (327105)
Trooper - Royal Armoured Corps - Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons
24 October 1942, aged 21
Born in Guisborough in Q4 1920
Son of George William and Annie Breckon, of Skelton, Yorkshire.
Lived at 5 Woodlands Terrace, Grassington
El Alamein War Cemetery
The gravestone carries the inscription - In loving memory Of our dear brother Pod RIP
Died on the first full day of the Battle of Alamein
Trooper - Royal Armoured Corps - Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons
24 October 1942, aged 21
Born in Guisborough in Q4 1920
Son of George William and Annie Breckon, of Skelton, Yorkshire.
Lived at 5 Woodlands Terrace, Grassington
El Alamein War Cemetery
The gravestone carries the inscription - In loving memory Of our dear brother Pod RIP
Died on the first full day of the Battle of Alamein
Arthur Fisher (2189551)
Lance Serjeant - Royal Engineers - 225 Field Coy
12 May 1944, aged 30
Born in Hemsworth in Q3 1913
Son of Arthur and Alice Fisher; Husband of Ivy May Fisher, of Clayton, Doncaster, Yorkshire.
Lived at Clayton
Married in Worksop - Q1 1934 - 1 Son 1 Daughter
Cassino War Cemetery
The gravestone carries the inscription - In loving memory of Arthur Beloved husband of Ivy Daddy of Peter and Eileen. Grant him, Lord, eternal rest
Originally buried in a battlefield cemetery before being reburied in present location on 9 April 1945
Died in Italy, during the final stages of the Battle of Monte Cassino. The 4th Infantry Division had made a crossing of the Gari on 11th May and were broadening the bridge by the afternoon of the 12th despite ferocious counterattacks.
Lance Serjeant - Royal Engineers - 225 Field Coy
12 May 1944, aged 30
Born in Hemsworth in Q3 1913
Son of Arthur and Alice Fisher; Husband of Ivy May Fisher, of Clayton, Doncaster, Yorkshire.
Lived at Clayton
Married in Worksop - Q1 1934 - 1 Son 1 Daughter
Cassino War Cemetery
The gravestone carries the inscription - In loving memory of Arthur Beloved husband of Ivy Daddy of Peter and Eileen. Grant him, Lord, eternal rest
Originally buried in a battlefield cemetery before being reburied in present location on 9 April 1945
Died in Italy, during the final stages of the Battle of Monte Cassino. The 4th Infantry Division had made a crossing of the Gari on 11th May and were broadening the bridge by the afternoon of the 12th despite ferocious counterattacks.
Walter John Spencer Whitfield (410257)
Private - West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) - 2nd Bn.
21 January 1941, aged 21
Born in Wortley in Q1 1920
Son of Spencer and Rosiland I. S. Whitfield, of Unstone Green, Derbyshire.
Lived at Keeper's Cottage, Frickley
Khartoum Memorial
The 2nd West Yorks were part of a force advancing into Eritrea. Possibly killed as a result of the road being mined.
Private - West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) - 2nd Bn.
21 January 1941, aged 21
Born in Wortley in Q1 1920
Son of Spencer and Rosiland I. S. Whitfield, of Unstone Green, Derbyshire.
Lived at Keeper's Cottage, Frickley
Khartoum Memorial
The 2nd West Yorks were part of a force advancing into Eritrea. Possibly killed as a result of the road being mined.