War Memorial - Bainton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Inside of St. Andrew's church are some panels to find.

We pray you remember in the Lord
Luke Harrison Blakeston, Priest M. A.
Clare College, Cambridge,
who died August 22^nd 1916, aged 55 years,
and is buried at Little Driffield.

And his son
Bernard Moore Blakeston B. A.
Selwyn College, Cambridge,
Lieutenant Gurkha Rifles,
killed in action in Mesopotamia,
March 25^th 1917, aged 25 years.

In whose memory the altar in this chancel
is given by Mary Gertrude Blakeston,
wife and mother of the above,
and daughter of the late William Angas,
of this parish.

Receive them O Lord in the land which
is lighted by the Brightness of thy face.

Rev. Luke Harrison Blakeston

Bernard Moore Blakeston, Second Lieutenant. Indian Army Reserve of Officers,
attached 1st Battalion, King Georges Own Gurkha Rifles (Malaun Regiment).
Killed in action Jebel Hamrin 25th March 1917, aged 25 years.
Son of Rev. Luke Harrison Blakeston (late Vicar of Womersley, Yorks) and Mary Gertrude Blakeston (nee Angas).
Born Rotherhithe, LND and noted as 'Theological Student' 1911. Commemorated Basra Memorial.

England Census 1911 about the Blakeston family Residence: Womersley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Luke Harrison Blakeston Mary Gertrude Blakeston Bernard Moore Blakeston Lily Darley Watson James Charles Elson	Head Wife Son Servant Servant	Married Married Single Single Single	50 48 19 24 16	abt. 1861 abt. 1863 abt. 1892 abt. 1887 abt. 1895	Driffield, Yorkshire Bainton, Yorkshire Rotherhithe, Surrey Conisborough, Yorkshire Ewell, Surrey

in loving memory of
Thomas Bielby Topham
late of Field House, Bainton and Churchwarden
of this parish 1906-17 who died at Driffield
16^th October 1940. This memorial is placed
here by his widow Alice Topham.

Also of their nephew
Captain Theodore Cecil Ormond Williams, M. C.
who died of wounds received in action 24^th March 1918.

"The souls of the righteous are in the hands of God."

Theodore Cecil Ormond Williams
Rank: Service No.: Awards: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Captain Military Cross abt. 1885 24 March 1918 33 16th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) Dernancourt Communal Cemetery, France Son of the Rev. Theodore Williams and Mrs. I. Williams, of "Kirklea", St. John's Rd., Driffield, Yorks.

in loving memory of
Major Darcy George Wrangham
2^nd Batt. the East Yorkshire Regiment
died of fever in India July 22^nd, 1920,
aged 41 years.
Buried in Peshawer.
Erected by his mother.

England Census 1881 about the Wrangham family Residence: Hotham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Walter Francis Wrangham Fanny Wrangham Digby Francis Wrangham Fanny Margaret Wrangham Walter George Wrangham Wilmot John Wrangham Darcy George Wrangham Jane Grimston George Crombie Annie Dyer Annie Holtchkiss	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son Son Mother-in-law Servant Servant Servant	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	51 41 11 10 9 6 2 73 36 38 50	abt. 1830 abt. 1840 abt. 1870 abt. 1870 abt. 1872 abt. 1875 abt. 1879 abt. 1808 abt. 1845 abt. 1843 abt. 1831	St. Georges, Hanover Square, Middlesex Chaddesdon, Derbyshire Bainton, Yorkshire Hotham, Yorkshire Hotham, Yorkshire Hotham, Yorkshire Hotham, Yorkshire Plymeth, Devon Haddington, Scotland Baypath, Gloucestershire Newtown, Montgomeryshire

Killed
Pte. R. C. Wilson, 5^th Yorks. Regt.
Sept.
27^th
1916

The birth of Richard Colley Wilson was registered in Driffield, Yorkshire, England during the second quarter of 1896.

Richard Colley Wilson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 3199 abt. 1896 27 September 1916 20 1st/5th Bn. Yorkshire Regiment Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, France Son of John William and Ada Wilson, of "Church View", Bainton, Yorkshire.

In the churchyard of St. Andrew is the grave of Margaret Duffin located.

W/225616 Private
Margaret Duffin
Aux. Territorial Service
15th November 1945 Age 22
"He shall gather the lambs
with his arm"

Margaret H. Duffin, Private, W/225616, Auxiliary Territorial Service.
Died 15th November 1945.
Daughter of Henry and Jane Duffin (nee Nicholson) of Bainton, Yorks.
Born 1923. Commemorated Bainton Churchyard

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We should always remember the immense grief and loss each war brought to the world.


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