St Clement's
Church
York
World War Two – Book of Remembrance
We have a Book of Remembrance that commemorates those from the parish who were killed in World War Two, both on active service and in air raids on the parish. The following list contains names from this book . Dates of death (where known) are shown in brackets after the names.
Name
Rank
Regiment
Additional Information
Betty Audrey Akers
Civilian
Neville Atkinson
Not Known
Not Known
Ethel Boyes
(29th April 1942)
Civilian
Killed in air raid. Died at 45 Nunthorpe Road, York.
Noel Boyes
(29th April 1942)
Civilian
Killed in air raid. Died at 45 Nunthorpe Road, York.
Harry Bristow
(26th February 1945)
Private
Somerset Light Infantry
Harry Brotherton
Not Known
Not Known
David Brown
(2nd December 1940)
Mess Room Boy
Merchant Navy
David Brown was on board MV Victor Ross when it was torpedoed 355 from Bloody Foreland by a German U Boat with the loss of the Master and all 41 crew members.
Sydney Joseph Cawley
(14th April 1945)
Private
Cheshire Regiment
Robert Leonard Charlton
(23rd November 1941)
Private
York and Lancaster Regiment
Jack Chivers
(30th December 1939)
Lance Corporal
Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Harry Dodd
(15th September 1942)
Gunner
Royal Artillery
Edward Gordon Essenhigh
(17th December 1944)
Flying Officer
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Frank Firth
Not Known
Not Known
Kenneth Gallimore
(19th August 1942)
Ordinary Seaman
Royal Navy
Kenneth Gallimore served on HMD Glengyle and was killed during the Dieppe Raid of 19th August 1942
Wilfred Kitchener Gott
(25th June 1944)
Private
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Laurence Arthur Halder
(23rd December 1941)
Lance Corporal
Royal Army Service Corps
Edna Halliday
Civilian
Charles Arthur Hardcastle
(8th October 1944)
Private
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Lydia Helstrip
(5th March 1945)
Civilian
Died at 28 Nunthorpe Grove
John Bernard Henry
(11th January 1945)
Able Seaman
Royal Navy
Elizabeth Huffam
(3rd March 1944)
Nursing Sister
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
John Basil O'Connor Huggard
(10th March 1943)
Flying Officer
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Cyril Kirby
(3rd June 1944)
Gunner
Royal Artillery
William Anthony Lain
Not Known
Not Known
George Lickiss
(7th August 1944)
Private
The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
George Littlewood
(11th September 1944)
Private
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Raymond Mawson
(29th April 1945)
Telegraphist
Royal Navy
Raymond Mawson served on HMS Goodall which was torpedoed by German U Boat no.286 on 29th April 1945 off Murmansk with the loss of 112 men.
Stanley Mellinson
(25th May 1940)
Private
Manchester Regiment
Charles Milford
Civilian
Joseph Arthur Murden
Not Known
Not Known
Cyril Naylor
Not Known
Not Known
George Robert Oakley
(9th April 1941)
Leading Seaman
Royal Navy
George Oakley served on HMS Voltaire which was sunk en route for Freetown by the German ship Thor on 9th April 1941
Cyril Rees
(4th January 1945)
Corporal
South Lancashire Regiment
Leslie Joseph Richardson
(22nd May 1944)
Sergeant (Flight Engineer)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Arthur Ruttle
(31st January 1945)
Private
Somerset Light Infantry
George Thomas Sawyer
(9th February 1941)
Private
Pioneer Corps
Ronald Saybourne
Not Known
Not Known
John Smith
Not Known
Not Known
Michael Smith
(29th April 1942)
Civilian
Died at Grant Avenue, Fulford Road, York age 2.
Robert Smith
Not Known
Not Known
George Snowball
(28th March 1942)
Motor Mechanic
Royal Navy
Malcolm Mason Stembridge
(31st March 1944)
Flight Sergeant (Pilot)
Royal Airforce Volunteer Reserve
Keith Swindells
Not Known
Not Known
Laura Thompson
(5th March 1945)
Civilian
Died at 28 Nunthorpe Grove, York.
Sidney Thompson
(2nd August 1942)
Civilian
Sidney was a fireman who died in a fire float at Kings Staith, York.
Harry Varey
(17th December 1944)
Sergeant
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Thomas Varey
(9th August 1944)
(Brother of the previous entry Harry Varey)
Sergeant
Special Air Service Regiment
Albert Walker
Not Known
Not Known
Charles Raymond Walker
(27th September 1943)
Sergeant
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Eric Noel Waring
(29th October 1942)
Private
East Yorkshire Regiment
George Waring
(29th October 1943)
Driver
Royal Army Service Corps
Leslie Waring
(4th July 1944)
Private
Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Harry Edward Weston
(18th July 1942)
Bandsmen
Royal Armoured Corps
Arthur Joseph Heathcote White
(9th August 1944)
Sergeant
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Frederick Williams
Not Known
Not Known
Hayden Wilson
18th December 1943)
Gunner
Royal Artillery