 Clarborough
St John the Baptist
War Memorial
The marble First World War memorial is on the west wall of the nave. The inscription reads:
JOHN WILLIAM BRIGGS
WILLIAM JOHN COBB
CHARLES GANT
JOHN HATCH
JOHN WILLIAM STEVENSON
ALFRED WELTON
THESE MEN OF CLARBOROUGH GAVE
THEIR LIVES FOR THE HONOUR AND
FREEDOM OF THEIR COUNTRY AND ALL
LANDS IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1918.
LET THEIR MEMORY AND EXAMPLE EVER
LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THEIR
GRATEFUL COUNTRYMEN. |
Either side of the memorial are framed Rolls of Honour. The one on the south reads:
Name |
Regiment, Ship, Flying Corps |
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Name |
Regiment, Ship, Flying Corps |
|
Briggs John Wm |
2nd Lincoln’s Regiment |
Served in India,
South Africa
Killed in Action in France Oct 21st 1914 |
Stevenson Tom |
4th Troop
King’s Own
Hussars |
|
Drury Albert Henry |
20th Hussars |
|
Berry Noel |
Sherwood Rangers |
|
Drury Geo: Wilfred |
Royal Engineers |
|
Durham Frank |
Sherwood Foresters |
|
Gant Alfred |
Army Service Corps |
|
Lee John Wm |
71st Brigade
Royal Field Artillery |
|
Swindin George |
A Battery
Royal Horse Artillery |
|
Swindin Tom |
21st Battery
Royal Field Artillery |
|
Westland George |
Royal Field Artillery |
|
Windle Frank |
East Lancashire Regiment |
|
Wilkinson Ernest |
Sherwood Rangers |
|
Spencer Williams |
Seaforth Highlanders and 16th Battalion CAncadian Scottish |
Died from wounds April 23rd 1915 |
Wilkinson Percy |
Royal Field Artillery |
|
Thorpe Leonard |
Sherwood Rangers |
|
Gant Arthur |
Royal Field Artillery |
|
Stevenson John |
King’s Own Scottish Borderers
3rd Staffords |
Missing presumed dead April 12th 1917 |
Gant Charles |
K. O. Y. L. I. |
Died from wounds in France Nov 12th 1916 |
Jeffcock Lieut: W. H. Claude |
2/7 West Yorkshire Regmt |
|
Jeffcock Lieut: Harold C. J. |
2/8 Sherwood Foresters |
Died from wounds in France May 30th 1917 |
Groves Arthur |
C. Company 2nd Cheshires |
|
[?]ham Leonard |
Northumberland Fusiliers |
|
Briggs Leonard |
B. CoY 7/8 Sherwood Foresters |
|
Bartle Joseph |
Sherwood Foresters |
|
Thorpe Roger |
Sherwood Rangers |
|
Carter Frank Justice |
Royal Garrison Artillery |
|
Jeffcock Lieut P. Eric |
Royal Flying Corps |
|
Worthington Jno Wm R |
Sherwood Foresters |
|
Hatch John |
Royal Garrison Artillery |
Died from wounds Feby 14th 1919 |
Cobb Wilfred |
Royal Garrison Artillery |
|
Allen George |
Sherwood Foresters |
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The Roll of Honour on the north of the memorial reads:
Name |
Regiment, Ship, Flying Corps |
|
Name |
Regiment, Ship, Flying Corps |
|
Oldfield Frank |
Organist Clarboro’ church
4TH North Staffords |
|
Hebden Randolph |
H.M.S. Vulcan |
|
Bland George |
Royal Garrison Artillery |
|
Bland Charles |
Sherwood Foresters |
|
Walker Wm Hy S |
15th Batl
Sherwood Foresters |
Killed in action in France May 16th 1917 |
Briggs Titus |
Sherwood Foresters |
|
Walker Ernest |
1/8th Sherwood Foresters |
|
Briggs Geo: Hy |
Royal Garrison Artilly. |
|
Walter Leonard |
Training Reserve |
|
Briggs Albert |
Northampton Fusilrs |
|
Eason Arthur |
H.M.S. St Vincent |
|
Swannack Geo Ed |
C Compy 1/5 Lincolns |
|
Sanderson Albert |
Sherwood Foresters |
|
Swannack Arthur |
13th King’s Liverpool Regt |
Died from wounds Decr 29th 1916 |
Walks Edgar |
York & Lancaster |
|
Gant George |
Sherwood Foresters |
|
Smith James |
Sherwood Foresters |
|
Smith Walter |
Durham Light Infty |
|
Whitworth Clifford |
Sherwood Foresters |
|
Doncaster Tho |
Royal Engineers B.E.F. Eqypt |
|
Wilkinson Arthur |
Royal Garrison Artly |
|
Wilkinson Tom |
Leeds Rifles West Yorks |
|
Thorpe Roland Jno |
East Yorkshire |
|
Briggs John |
|
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Fullard Arthur |
32nd Royal Fusiliers |
|
Jackson Chas Wm |
A Company 5th Reserve Battn Sherwood Foresters |
|
Chambers Edward |
Sherwood Foresters |
|
Weeton Alfred |
Royal Fusiliers |
Missing presumed dead Sept 20th 1917 |
Swannack Jno Wm |
D Compy 9th Irish Fusiliers |
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Green Charles |
48th Labour Coy France |
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