War Memorial

More work awaits someone who’d like to research fully the men commemorated on the village War Memorial.

The side facing the road lists those killed in the First World War:

• Sergeant Richard Ashley

• Private Joseph R Brown 

• Private William Keeley

• Private Alphonsus Lunt

• Private Joseph Lunt

• Private Oswald Lunt

• Private William Toes

• Private Claude Williams

• and below have been added those from the Second World War:-

• Squadron Leader Gerald Storey

• Flight Sergeant Norman Booth

• Private Fred Upsall

Not all these men still lived in the village at the time of their deaths, but all had a strong connection.

My bit of research was made more difficult as not all the names are repeated on the Roll of Honour in the Catholic Church and many of them are spelled differently there. 

William Keeley (Killie on Roll of Honour) of Everingham  No 19114?  East Yorkshire Regiment

Born Brome, Suffolk

Buried in Le Grand Hasard Military Cemetery, Marbecque, France

Also recorded as William Reiley?

William Toes (Harry on Roll of Honour)  No 272155

Born 1890  Driver, Royal Field Artillery

died 12th December 1918 and buried in Cairo War Memorial Cemetery

Son of Arthur and Susannah Toes of Everingham

Claude Williams  No260022 (8657?)

10th Yorkshire Battalion

Enlisted in Scarborough but gives residence as Everingham

Died 11th April 1917 and commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France

Alphonsus Lunt  (Alfred on Roll of Honour)

No 277837  born1884 and gives his residence as Everingham

Princess Louise’s (Argyll & Southern Highlanders)

Enlisted in Guildford and died 9th April 1917 in Flanders

Buried in Rodincourt Valley Cemetery, France

Joseph Lunt  No S/5860 native of Everingham born 1882

Enlisted Kirkaldy, Fife  12th Batallion, Argyll & Southern Highlanders

Died 4th April 1916 and buried in Lembert Road Military Cemetery, Salonika, Greece

Son of Austin and Mary Lunt

Oswald Lunt  No 158108  born Everingham

Enlisted in Pocklington Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery

Died 21st March 1918 in Flanders

Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, France

These three were brothers, sons of the Head Gardener at Everingham. The names of two other brothers, Frank and George, who survived the war are carved on the side of the memorial. Frank’s photo can be seen in the village hall where he’s pictured with four other estate gardeners.

The Roll of Honour in the church lists more men who died. Some must have been from Seaton Ross and be remembered on their own war memorial.

Maxwell-Stuart brothers 

Another six Maxwell-Stuart brothers are listed there, four of whom were killed. They were cousins of the then owners of Everingham and mourned by the family.

Henry of the 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards  born 1887

Died 9th October 1917

Buried in Artillery Wood Cemetery

Edmund of the Royal Engineers

Died 26th April 1916

Buried Poperinghe New Military Cemetery

Joseph born 1897 

Died 2nd March 1916

Buried in Reninghelst Military Cemetery

Alfred  born 1898  1st Battalion Coldstream Guards

Died 24th August 1918

Buried at Bagneux, Gezaincourt, France.

Two other brothers Lieuts Frank and William Maxwell-Stuart survived.

John Hadwin

Not listed on the War Memorial, but buried in the RC cemetery with a Commonwealth War Commission headstone is

John Hadwin 134041 of Priory Cottage, Everingham

Death certificate records he died on 28th August 1920 of primary malignant growth of lung.

His widow’s initial is given as M and his children of qualifying age were Helen, Mary and Fred when they’re awarded a pension in September ’21. There were two older children John and Kathleen.

The 1911 census shows them living in Hull and his occupation as Army Pensioner night watchman.

He first enlisted East Yorkshire Regiment Beverley 13/06/1883 age 18. Trade – labourer

Served:- 

Gibraltar 1885-1886, West Indies 1886 – 1888, South Africa 1988 – 1993, Egypt 1893 – 1894, Home 1994 – 1906 

Discharged  13/03/06 time served. Exemplary conduct Colour Sergeant

Served again Home 10/09/14 – 14/03/18 (posted to Liverpool Regiment?) ‘No longer physically fit for war service’

Enlisted again age 49 10/09/14 at Hull - Night watchman

Unsure why he has a War Graves Commission grave as his death was after the war and not apparently from wounds received in it.

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