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THORALBY
THROUGH TIME
Roll of Honour
World War One
Aysgarth Parish
[This section is still under construction, and is being regularly added to.]
Below is a Roll of Honour showing the 218 names of the known men and women from Aysgarth Parish who served during the Great War 1914-1918. It seeks to commemorate all who served, not just those who lost their lives. It is incomplete and further names will be added as they become known. Those who made the ultimate sacrifice are shown with a + alongside their names.
The population of Aysgarth Parish in 1911 was 1,229. The table is in alphabetical order of surname to make it easy to scroll down to find a particular name. Rank, regiment and service number have been included, where they are known. Please note that some regimental titles have been shortened. Also shown is where in the parish they were either born or residing at the time of the conflict. A hyperlink indicates that there is more detail about that person.
If you have additional people to add to the list or more information or a photograph about anyone already listed, please contact me. I would also be grateful to be notified of any errors. Thank you.
The 'banner heading' for the Roll of Honour, below is from the Roll of Honour displayed in Aysgarth Methodist Chapel, see Aysgarth in the Home Front section, where names of individuals from each village who served can be found.
Additional information has been added to the site since the Festival of Remembrance in 2018 and is in green text; for example, the number of people in the Roll of Honour has increased from 193 to 218. Three prisoners of war (P.O.W.s) have also been identified since the Festival of Remembrance in 2018.
'Lest We Forget'
The Great War 1914-1918
Those Who Served from Aysgarth Parish
No. Surname First names Birth-Death Rank/Regiment/No. Where From
1 Airey William (1892-1959) Lce., Corpl., Royal Engineers Aysgarth
257379
2 Alderson William (1884-1968) Corp., Royal Field Artillery Aysgarth
3 Archer Constance Emma (1871-1935) Commander, Voluntary Aid West Burton
Detachment
4 Archibald John Pybus (1896-1968) Pte., Royal Air Force West Burton
19295
5 Atkinson George James (1892-1980) (?) Thoralby
6 Atkinson Richard Matthew (1896-1952) Pte., 4th Yorkshire Thoralby
61852
7 Atkinson John William (Bill) (1900-1955) (?) Thoralby
8 Auton Willie Ernest (1881-1948) 4th Yorkshire Aysgarth
9 Bailey Thomas William (1872-1942) Sgt., Middlesex Aysgarth
G/1078
10 Beckwith George Alexander (1894-1949) Army Cyclist Corps Thoralby
202834
11 Bell Albert Dinsdale + (1896-1917) Pte., Sherwood Foresters Thoralby
67050
12 Bell Barbara (1902-?) Red Cross, Voluntary Aid Detachment Aysgarth
13 Bell Barbara Alice (1893-1971) Red Cross, Voluntary Aid Detachment Aysgarth
14 Bell James William (1898-1963) Pte., West Yorkshire Thoralby
268675
15 Bell John (1876-1954) Pte., 4th Yorkshire Newbiggin
499478
16 Bell James Pickard + (1888-1916) Pte., Cameron Highlanders Aysgarth
(Canadian Force)
153353
17 Bell Robert (1890-?) Gnr., Grenadier Guards Aysgarth
18 Binks Harold + (1894-1918) Pte., 13th Yorkshire West Burton
235223
19 Binks Horace (1898-1981) Pte., 13th Yorkshire West Burton
20 Blades Jessie (1893-1957) Women's Army Auxiliary & France Aysgarth
21 Blades Madge (1889-1983) Red Cross, Voluntary Aid Detachment Aysgarth & Military Hospital, Leeds
22 Braithwaite Amy (1892-1979) Women's Army Auxiliary Aysgarth
23 Brunskill John Atkinson (1883-1955) A/Cpl., Labour Corps Aysgarth
24 Bushby William Edmund + (1899-1918) Pte,. 20th Durham L.I. West Burton
Croix de Guerre 82230
25 Capstick Robert Harold (1894-1949) A/Bom., Royal Artillery West Burton
134711
26 Carr James (1890-1933) LS, R.N. Thoralby
239644
27 Chapleo William (1889-1969) Pte., Northumberland Fusiliers Aysgarth
17/93
28 Charlton George + (1893-1918) Pte., Reserve Cavalry Thornton Rust
Regiment, 5th H/69129
29 Close George Robert (1892-1971) Pte., Yorkshire Regiment Bishopdale
28408
30 Close John Edmund (1888-1967) 2nd Lieut., 5th Res. Royal Field Bishopdale
Artillery
31 Coates George Harold (1882-1966) Pte., Royal Army Veterinary Corps West Burton
20127
32 Coates Thomas (1891-1949) Gnr., Royal Garrison Artillery Thoralby
117418
33 Cockburn Bryan (1880-1955) M.S., Royal Naval Reserves Aysgarth
34 Cockburn George Henry (Harry) (1887-1953) Pte., Royal West Kent Aysgarth
38346
35 Cockburn William Henry (1889-1974) Gunr., Royal Garrison Artillery Aysgarth
69517
36 Cornforth John William (1882-1945) Lce., Corpl., Yorks. Hussars Thoralby
2360
37 Coulston Alexander (1892-1970) Acting Corp., Remounts Thoralby
504540
38 Cowper Claud (?) Lieut., Royal Engineers Aysgarth
39 Cowperthwaite Richard (?) Dvr.,Royal Engineers Thornton Rust
209038
40 Dickinson John William (1881-1972) Pte., 4th Yorkshire Aysgarth
235009
41 Dinsdale Edward (1899-1984) Pte., Royal Newfoundland Aysgarth
42 Dinsdale Margaret Ann (Mrs) (1871-1954) Red Cross, Voluntary Aid Detachment Aysgarth
43 Dinsdale Thomas (1894-1982) Pte., Army Vet. Corps Aysgarth
4665
44 Dixon Matthias + (1892-1917) Pte., Coldstream Guards Walden
18774
45 Dougill Laurence Victor (1897-1976) Corp., Royal Army Medical Corps Aysgarth
106531
46 Dougill Ruth Vincent (1889-1970) Red Cross, Nurse Queen Mary’s Aysgarth
Military Hospitals & France
47 Dougill Thomas Haxby (1878-1933) L/Corp., Roy. Army Ordnance Corps Aysgarth
416791
48 Dougill Wesley (1893-1943) 2nd Lieut, Royal Engineers Aysgarth
49 Dougill William (1887-1977) Spr., Royal Engineers Aysgarth
217032
50 Ellener John (1887-1962) Pte., Army Service Corps Aysgarth
(Mechanical Transport)
208964
51 Ellener William (1889-1940) Gunr., Royal Garrison Artillery Aysgarth
166979
52 Ewbank Elizabeth (1877-1966) Voluntary Aid Detachment Swinithwaite/
Aysgarth
53 Fawcett James Bell + (1879-1917) Pte., Yorkshire Thoralby
32973
54 Fryer James William (1900-1980) Dvr., 52nd Liverpool, Bishopdale
288785
55 Fryer Thomas (1897-1967) Gunr., Royal Garrison Artillery Bishopdale
160469
56 Furnish Matthew Heseltine (1889-1931) 4th Yorkshire West Burton
57 Furnish Thomas (1887-1980) Pte., Agric. Coy. Aysgarth
526300
58 Gibson Francis Edwin (?) (?) West Burton
59 Glendinning John (1870-1948) Pte., Gen. Service Bishopdale
Army Veterinary Corps
4521
60 Gould Albert Edward (1887-1942) Sgt., Army Pay Corps Thoralby
6853
61 Gould George Sydney + (1890-1917) Pte., Canadian Infantry Thoralby
423027
62 Gould John Mills + (1889-1915) Pte., 17th Northumberland L.D. Thoralby
Fusiliers 17/1135
63 Graham Annie (1875-1952) Voluntary Aid Detachment Aysgarth
64 Graham Richard Frederick (1899-1952) Pte, Yorkshire West Burton
60533
65 Gregory A. (?) Pte., 3rd Yorkshire Carperby
66 Hammond George Iveson + (1896-1916) Pte., Duke of Wellington, West Burton
West Riding 202801
67 Hammond Harold (1900-1982) Pte., 4th Yorkshire Aysgarth
68 Hammond Joseph Powell (1900-1981) Pte., Northumberland Fusiliers Thornton Rust
69 Hammond Mark (1894-1981) Gunr., Royal Garrison Artillery Aysgarth
69516
70 Hammond Walter (1878-1954) Sapr., Royal Engineers West Burton
28247
71 Harker Gilbert John + (1894-1915) Pte., South Staffordshire Carperby
8935
72 Hemsley Ralph (1891-?) Pte., Machine Gun Corps Aysgarth 120187
73 Hemsley William + (1897-1917) Corp., Alexandra Princess of Wales, Aysgarth
Yorkshire 20542
74 Hemsley William (?) Gunr., Royal Field Artillery Aysgarth
75 Heseltine Earnest (1896-1982) Dvr., 4th Yorkshire Thoralby
284825
76 Heseltine Francis (Frank) (1884-1946) Gunr., Royal Garrison Artillery Thoralby
156261
77 Heseltine John (Jack) (1874-1938) L/Corp., Yorkshire L.I. Thoralby
WR 26500
78 Heseltine John Arthur (1895-1961) Pte., Agric. Lab. Corps Newbiggin
457500
79 Heseltine Matthew + (1894-1916) Pte., Alexandra, Princess of Wales, Newbiggin
Yorkshire 20348
80 Heseltine Matthew + (1894-1916) Pte., Alexandra, Princess of Wales, Thoralby
Yorkshire 20349
81 Heseltine Matthew Webster (1896-1972) Pte., 7th E. Yorks. Newbiggin
37192
82 Heseltine Mary [May] (1887-1964) Red Cross, Nurse: Egypt Thoralby
83 Heseltine Robert (1884-) Pte., 4th Yorkshire Bishopdale
2439
84 Heseltine Robert (1886-) 4th Yorkshire Aysgarth
85 Heseltine Robert (1892-1956) Pte., Farmer’s Battalion, Newbiggin
Yorkshire 19480
86 Heseltine Thomas (1888-1960) Spr., Royal Engineers Newbiggin
230789
87 Hime Edward Maurice (1876-1934) Lieut., Royal Army Medical Corps Aysgarth
88 Horner Leonard Wiseman (1891-1955) Pte., Royal Army Medical Corps Aysgarth
79864
89 Horner William James (1894-1985) Pte., 4th Yorkshire Aysgarth
311591
90 Horner John Sayer (1880-1951) Pte., Durham Light Infantry West Burton
7485
91 Iveson James (1876-1939) 3rd A.M., R.A.F. Aysgarth
92063
92 James William Henry (1879-1937) Pte,. Cambridgeshire Aysgarth
93 Jaques Leonard Junr., (1878-1921) Lieut., 6th Battalion, The Duke of Thoralby
Wellington's, (West Riding
Regiment)
94 Jaques Thomas Coulton (1889-1964) Trpr., Royal Household Cavalry Thoralby
2266
95 Johnson Allan Fraser (1896-1960) Pte., Duke of Wellington Thoralby
455214
96 Johnson Ethel (1888-1970) Voluntary Aid Detachment Aysgarth
97 Johnson Frank (Francis Wm.) (1889-1958) Pte., East Lancs. Aysgarth
32441 P.O.W. Germany
98 Johnson George Edwin (1881-1972) Pte., Royal Field Artillery Carperby 92082
99 Johnson Robert (1883-1944) Pte., Labour Corps Newbiggin
32082
100 Kilburn Chapman (1886-1972) A. Mech., Royal Naval Air Carperby
214405
101 Kilburn William Herbert + (1897-1916) Pte., Duke of Wellington Carperby
202833
102 King William Bernard (1889-1963) Capt., Royal Welsh Fusiliers West Burton Robinson
103 Lambert James (1886-1963) Sgt., Yorkshire Thoralby
20326
104 Lambert Thomas + (1892-1916) Pte., East Lancashire Aysgarth
17998
105 Lodge John William + (1856-1917) Col., Alexandra Princess of Wales, Bishopdale
Yorkshire
106 Longstaff George (1893-1953) Pte., West Yorkshire Aysgarth
19/172
107 Mason Alice Ann (1892-1969) Red Cross, Voluntary Aid Detachment Aysgarth
108 Mason John (1887-1947) Sapr., Royal Engineers Aysgarth
19553
109 Mason Nathaniel (1889-1963) Gnr. Royal Field Artillery Aysgarth
166512
110 Mason William (1898-1847) Pte., 11th Yorkshire Aysgarth
111 Matthews Gaspard Hewett (1883-1961) Pte., Inns of Court O.T.C. Thornton Rust
12666
112 Matthews Harold Carey + (1879-1915) Mjr., 4th Yorkshire Aysgarth
113 Mawer Arthur + (1896-1916) Trpr., 1st Life Guards Walden
Household Cavalry
3108
114 May George Neville + (1883-1918) Capt., Royal Garrison Artillery Thornton Rust
115 Metcalfe James (?) Canadian Rifle Engineers Aysgarth
116 Metcalfe Robert Pickering + (1894-1917) Rifleman, King's Royal Rifle Corps Thornton Rust
R/24155
117 Metcalfe William (1893-1943) Dvr., Royal Field Artillery Thornton Rust
165232
118 Metcalfe William Henry (1889-1956) Pte., Duke of Wellington's Thoralby
T3/025666
119 Miller John (1879-1960) Sapr., Royal Engineers West Burton
327838
120 Mudd George Edmund (1875-1934) Pte, Royal Fusiliers West Burton
1004
121 Myres Robert Skelton (1873-1920) Pte., Agric. Coy. West Burton
1187391
122 Nicholson Francis Richardson (1886-1944) Cpl., Mech., Royal Air Force West Burton
41772
123 North Alfred (1891-1952) L/Corp., 4th Yorkshire Thornton Rust 120222
124 North Charles Earnest (1893-1975) Pte., 10th York & Lancaster Thornton Rust
125 North Kathleen (1895-1980) Voluntary Aid Detachment Thornton Rust
126 North Lester (1899-1990) Pte., 4th Yorkshire Thornton Rust
51836
127 Percival Edward (1891-1967) Pte., Durham Light Infantry Carperby
44060
128 Percival James William (1882-1951) Pte, Royal Engineers Thornton Rust
129 Percival John (Jack) + (1897-1918) Pte., Yorkshire/Motor Corps Aysgarth
M/279604
130 Percival John Thomas (1887-1970) L/Corp., King's Own, Thoralby
Yorkshire Light Infantry
34746 P.O.W. Germany
131 Percival Joseph (1884-1956) Pte., Royal Flying Corps Aysgarth
122149
132 Percival Timothy Spensley + (1889-1918) Gunr., Royal Field Artillery Carperby
771813
133 Percival Walter + (1899-1918) Pte., Yorkshire Hussars Thornton Rust
(Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own)
34874 P.O.W. Germany
134 Percival William, junr. (1882-1962) Dvr., Royal Engineers Aysgarth
551102
135 Pickard John William (1894-1971) Cpl., 1st Queen's R.W. Surrey Carperby
284125
136 Pickering Robert (1872-1946) Pte., Army Service Corps Thornton Rust
C/413
137 Pickles John Jagger (1888-1944) Leiut., Royal Army Medical Corps Aysgarth
138 Pickles William Norman (1885-1969) Surgeon-Lieutenant, R.N.V.R. Aysgarth
139 Plews Alfred (1876-1960) Pte., Canadian Engineers West Burton
115783
140 Plews James (1890-1952) Pte., Royal Medical Corps Carperby
117138
141 Plews Thomas (?) (?) West Burton
142 Pounder William (1893-1968) Pte., Somerset Light Infantry West Burton
38258
143 Raw Joseph Dixon + (1897-1918) Pte., Yorkshire West Burton
30709
144 Raw Robert James (1899-1966) Pte., 5th Yorks. L.I. Carperby
39237
145 Raw Simon (1895-1960) Pte., Yorkshire West Burton
28140
146 Richardson Jeremiah (1881-1947) Gunr., Machine Gun Corps Aysgarth
147 Richardson James Christopher (1901-1976) Gunr., Royal Field Artillery Thornton Rust
148 Rider Henry (1879-1953) (?) West Burton
149 Ridehalgh James Stewart (1887-1963) A. Mech., Royal Air Force Thoralby
31779
150 Riggs Cecil (1892-1979) Pte., 3rd Yorkshire Aysgarth
28302
151 Robinson Albert (?) Pte., Army Sig. Coy. West Burton
650148
152 Robinson Herbert (1893-1985) Pte., Labour Corps West Burton
61082
153 Robinson William (1888-1944) Pte., H.L.I. Thornton Rust
154 Routh* John (1858-?) Pte., Army Service Corps Aysgarth
28110
155 Rowland Henry Nathaniel (1878-1955) Dvr., Royal Engineers Thornton Rust
182589
156 Sadler Hugh Vernon (1891-1970) Pte., 4th Yorkshire Thoralby
36426
157 Sadler Victor (Vic.) Aubrey (1896-1976) Pte., 4th Yorkshire Thoralby
200552
158 Saverton Joseph (1893-1936) Pte., 4th Yorkshire Bishopdale
3909
159 Sayer John (1888-1949) Pte., 3rd Yorkshire Bishopdale
532957
160 Sayer Thomas (1893-1962) Sgt., Royal Engineers Thoralby
472098
161 Sayer William (1896-1986) Spr., Royal Engineers Aysgarth
149038
162 Sayer William Bushby (1886-1959) Pte., King's Own Royal West Burton
Lancaster 241977
163 Scott Alice (1888-1966) Voluntary Aid Detachment Aysgarth
164 Senior Albert Morton + (1883-1916) Cpt., 9th Punjabi, Light Infantry Carperby
165 Shannon John + (1878-1916) L/Corp., Prince of Wales's Carperby
West Yorkshire 19978
166 Shannon James (1883-1954) Leeds Rifles Carperby
167 Smith Albert Edward (1897-1986) Pte., 3rd W. Yorks. West Burton
76433
168 Smith Charles Oswald Routh (1886-1970) Pte., Royal Army Service Corps West Burton
260187
169 Smith Francis Whaley (1877-1944) Royal Garrison Artillery West Burton
283083
170 Smith Frank (1899-1960) Pte., 3rd. Yorks. West Burton
60546
171 Smith George Henry (1894-1979) Dvr., Royal Field Artillery West Burton
85872
172 Smith Wilfred (1891-1973) Pte,. Royal Field Artillery West Burton
85779
173 Smithson Thomas (1877-1958) Pte., Lancashire Fusiliers Aysgarth
34060
174 Smorthwaite Nellie (1868-1958) Voluntary Aid Detachment West Witton/
Aysgarth
175 Spence Bertie (1901-1965) Pte., Air Force West Burton
307594
176 Spence Thomas + (1895-1919) Pte., Yorkshire Walden
2425
177 Spence William Robert (1892-1961) Pte., Army Service Corps Walden
CMT/2208
178 Squance Thomas Hall Conradie (1887-1971) Capt., Royal Army Signal Corps West Burton
179 Stainsby John Ralph (1877-1949) Pte., Argyll and Sutherland Aysgarth
Highlanders
180 Stainsby William (1830-1901) Pte., Canadian Field Artillery Aysgarth
181 Storey Henry Armistead + (1894-1916) Pte., Alexandra Princess Carperby of Wales, Yorkshire 238034
182 Storey James (1884-?) Pte., Agric. Coy. Thornton Rust
433127
183 Storey John (1892-1991) Royal Army Medical Corps Carperby
184 Terry Edward (1892-1973) Gunr., Royal Artillery Aysgarth
185 Terry James (1883-1953) Cpl., 52nd Bn. King's Liverpool Thoralby
51418
186 Terry Thomas (?) 4th Yorkshire Aysgarth
187 Thompson George William (1876-1969) Gunr., Royal Field Artillery Aysgarth
188 Thompson Frank (Francis) (1895-1977) Pte., G.A.M.C., Aysgarth
NZ – Medical Corps
189 Thompson James (1900-?) Pte., Royal Air Force Aysgarth
182895
190 Thompson John (1877-1942) Pte., Roy. Army Supply Corps Aysgarth
191 Thompson Richard (1863-1916) Sgt., Duke of Wellington's Aysgarth
(West Riding) 11914
192 Thwaite Edward Rider (1877-1955) Pte., Devonshire Reg. West Burton
66635
193 Tunstill Alice Ecroyd (1887-1952) Red Cross, Voluntary Aid Thornton Rust
Detachment
194 Tunstill Gertrude Adelaide (1891-1969) Red Cross, Voluntary Aid Thornton Rust
Detachment
195 Walls Richard/Robert (?) Pte., King's Royal Rifle Corps Carperby
196 Watson** Eric Thomas + (1893-1916) Serg., W. Yorks Aysgarth
904
197 Watchorn Frederick (1882-1948) Staff-Sgt., Army Veterinary Corps West Burton
4018
198 Webster Matthew Heseltine (1891-1939) Drvr., Roy. Army Supply Corps Aysgarth
160283
199 Webster** Matthew Willis + (1894-1916) Bomb., Royal Field Artillery Thoralby
795547
200 Webster** Michael Harold + (1896-1918) Lieut., W. Yorks Thoralby
123456
201 Webster Joseph (1891-?) Pte., Lancashire Fusiliers Bishopdale
3002
202 Webster William (1888-?) Pte., Canadian Expedition Force Bishopdale
706850
203 Whitehead George (1870-?) Drvr., Royal Field Artillery West Burton
90585
204 Whiteley Frederick (1887-1963) Pte., Motor Transport West Burton
38428
205 Willis Fred (1898-1953) Northumberland Fusiliers Thoralby
32/734
206 Willis George Dent (1893-1974) Pte., Royal Engineers Thoralby
55374
207 Willis Matthew (1893-1928) Gnr., Royal Field Artillery Thoralby
200567
208 Willis Matthew Heseltine (1873-1926) Gnr., Royal Field Artillery Thoralby
209 Wilson Edward (1889-) Sgt., Labour Corps Carperby
259953
210 Wilson John (?) 4th Yorkshire Bishopdale
211 Wiseman D. (?) Royal Naval Air Carperby
212 Wiseman Foster (1893-1970) Sgt., Mech., Royal Flying Corps Carperby
12723
213 Wiseman John Edward Norman (1897-1978) Gnr., Royal Field Artillery Carperby
185288
214 Wiseman Oliver William (1895-1971) A. Mech., Air Force Carperby
22862
215 Wiseman Thomas Leonard (1885-1964) Cpl. , Mech., Royal Air Force Carperby
78925
216 Wood John (1886-1959) L/Cpl., Royal Engineers Carperby
354296
217 Wray Edmund (1872-1926) Lieut/. Col., Royal Marine Aysgarth
Light Infantry 2762/16
218 Wray Lily [Elizabeth] (1881-1963) Voluntary Aid Detachment Aysgarth
* (Only served 3 months, aged 58 when enlisted)
** (Commemorated on parents' graves)
Twenty-nine men from Aysgarth Parish and three whose
parents were from the parish made the Ultimate Sacrifice
“When you go Home, tell them of us and say,
For your Tomorrow, we gave our Today”
(John Maxwell Edmonds, 1916)
Additional information since the Festival of Remembrance in 2018 has been added to the site and is in green text, see above Roll of Honour and individual villages in the Home Front.
The following servicemen are also remembered in Aysgarth Church and churchyard: -
Surname First names Birth-Death Rank/Regiment/No. Connection
Watson Eric Thomas + (1893-1916) Serg. W. Yorks. Aysgarth
Son of J.W. & R.M. Watson remembered on their headstone in Aysgarth churchyard.
Webster Matthew Willis + (1897-1918) Bomb., Royal Field Artillery Thoralby
Webster Michael Harold + (1894-1916) Lieut. W. Yorks Thoralby
Sons of R. & M.A. Webster remembered on their headstone in Aysgarth churchyard.
Whitehead Roderick Hamilton (1898-1985) Capt., York & Lancaster Thornton Rust
Husband of E.M. Whitehead remembered on her headstone in Aysgarth churchyard.
Wilson James Alban (1865-1928) Lieut., Col. 1st/8th Gurkha's, D.S.O. West Burton
Husband of M. C. Wilson remembered on her headstone in Aysgarth churchyard and also on a brass plaque
in Aysgarth Church.
For a biography of Lieut., Col. James Alban Wilson see 'Pip's Patch' - December 18, 2013' in the Links.
Above is the Roll of Honour as it was displayed in Aysgarth Church during the commemoration of the ending of the Great War. All 193 names from Aysgarth Parish are listed in alphabetical order, with a alongside the fallen. They are written in the following order: Rank, Christian Name, Surname, Regiment and Where From.
In the Sunday Order of Service Booklet all 193 names were listed by village, click the hyperlink to view them or see the individual villages in the Home Front.
