Grayrigg and Dillicar

On the Boulder Stone at base (roadside) SOME MEN/HAVE NO MEMORIAL/BUT THESE ARE THEY/WHOSE RIGHTEOUSNESS/HATH/NOT BEEN/FORGOTTEN/[names] On the Boulder Stone at base (churchyard side) TO THE MEMORY/OF THE MEN/FROM/GRAYRIGG CHAPELRY/WHO DIED IN/THE GREAT WAR/AD 1914-1918

WILLIAM AIREY/DOCKER/HARRY CROFT/DILLICAR/JOSEPH FLINT/LAMBRIGG/A S HOLLIDAY/WHINFELL/ FRED LANGHORN/GRAYRIGG/F ROWLANDSON/GRAYRIGG/J ROWLANDSON/LAMBRIGG/ A RT SHEPHERD/PATTON/G H THEXTON/DILLICAR/ CYPRUS 1956/BENET CARR/BLAKEWAY/; DETAILS OF CASUALTIES- AIREY William, Lance Corporal 15295, 11th Border Regiment killed in action 1st July 1916. Born at Bowness on Windermere and lived at Grayrigg both in Westmorland. He is Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Some notes from what remains of his Army record. He joined up on the 14th October 1914 at Carlisle and was posted to the Army Reserve as Private 15295. He has previously served with the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Border Regiment. He was born at Bowness -on-Windermere, and he lived at Docker Hall, Grayrigg, Westmorland. He was aged 27 years and 186 days and working at a farm labourer. He was called to the colours on the 22nd November 1915 and posted to France the next day. he was promoted to Lance Corporal on the 28th June 1916 and was reported missing in action on the 1st July 1916 His father Adam was his next of kin and his mother, Fanny later received his medals and effects. CROFT Harry -Lance Corporal S/7731, 2nd Seaforth Highlanders killed in action 11th April 1917 aged 19. He was the son of John Henry and Grace of Station Road, Staveley, Kendal, Westmorland. He is at rest in Browns Copse Cemetery, Roeux, Pas de Calais, France. The Westmorland Gazette dated 23 June 1917 page 3 colums 3 b to e confirms it is this man and that he was living at Lowgill by then. FLINT Joseph -he is identified from The Westmorland Gazette dated 19 December 1914 pages 5b and 9b as being of the 2nd Battalion Welsh Regiment, service number 7791, died 5 November 1914, buried at Poperinghe, Belgium, lived at Lambrigg Crossing. The article has a photograph of him. HOLLIDAY Alan, Sergeant 44952, Machine Gun Corps, formerly 2926 Royal Lancashire Regiment died of wounds 4th October 1917. Born at Grayrigg and lived at Kendal both of Westmorland. In 1911 he was working at Rowell Dairy Farm, Milnthorpe, Kendal as a farm labourer. He is at rest in Bard Cottage Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium. Some notes from what remains of his Army record. He joined up at Ulverston, Lancashire on the 16th November 1914 as Private 2926, 4th Lancashire Regiment. He lived with his parents, Thomas Edward and Deborah at Howe Stone, Whinfell, Kenda aged 20yrs and 8 months. He was promoted to Lance Corporal 23rd January on the 26th January 1915 was promoted to Corporal and on the 5th January 1916 promoted to Sergeant, still with the Lancashire Regiment. 26th July 1916 he was transferred as Sergeant to the Machine Corps training centre, Grantham. He embarked Southampton on the 14th December 1916 and disembarked at Le Harve on the 16th December as Private, Acting Sergeant to 197 Coy, Machine Gun Corps in France. He was again promoted to sergeant on the 16th December 1916 whilst with 197 Coy. On the 4th October 1917 he was wounded and died the same day with (it looks like wound to head). He was in France from the 14th December 1916 to his death. (The CWGC have him buried in Belgium) LANGHORN Frederick ( Fred). Private 25438, 8th Border Regiment died of wounds 19th June 1917 aged 30. In 1911 he was working as a farm labourer for Elizabeth Barnes (widow) Farmer at Patton Hall, Kendal. He was born at Grayrigg. His parents were William and Mary. His brothers Alfred, Harold and William Edward all survived the war. He is at rest in Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension Nord France ROWLANDSON John. Private 260611, 7th West and Cumberland Yeomanry, Border Regiment died 19th September 1918 aged 23. He was the son of John William and Hannah Rowlandson, of Kiln Head, Lambrigg, Kendal, Westmorland. He is commemorated on the Vis-En-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France SHEPHERD Arthur Robert Tailzour Private 27577, 7th Oxford and Buckingham Light Infantry died 9th May 1917 aged 21. He was the son of H A and Mary of Shaw End, Kendal, Westmorland. He is at rest in Doiran Military Cemetery, Greece (Index of Wills and Administrations) He died on the 9th May 1917 in Servia. His effects went to his father Henry Anthony Tailzour Shepherd, esquire of £2224 1s. 1d. THEXTON George William Sergeant 41113 Royal Engineers died 10th April 1917. He was the son of George William and Fanny, nee Airey, who in 1901 were living at 52, Main Street, Kirkby Lonsdale. He is at rest in Bowness Cemetery, Bowness on Windermere Cyprus Emergency 1955 - 1959 Marine CH/X5377 Benet Carr BLAKEWAY-died on 9/2/1956 1 day before his 26th birthday. He was Royal Marine CH/X 5377 and is buried at Wayne’s Keep Military Cemetery, Nicosia, Cyprus in grave 19C6. He perished from exposure when his vehicle fell into a mountain gully during a blizzard in the Troodos mountains. He was with 45 Commando-Headquarters 3 Commando Brigade. Other sources (Ancestry.co.uk), and (for Cyprus) military papers released May 2014 on 'find my past'