Priest's Door Filey Heading South Porch

St Oswald's Churchyard.

Commonwealth War Graves.


 War Graves

The following list shows details of the twenty two Commonweath War Graves in the churchyard of St Oswald's Church, Filey:-

 
Rank
Date of Death
Age
Service
Abbott. E.A. Private 18.11.1918   Huntingdon Cyclist Bn.
Bennett. Stanley Idris (Mick) Private 16.04.1941 32 King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
Cammish. John Ordinary Seaman 03.03.1941 24 Royal Navy Patrol Service
Cappleman. Thomas Warcup Skipper 24.06.1918 54 Royal Naval Reserve
Colling. William Johnson Skipper 16.10.1940 39 Fishing Fleet
Coultas. Thomas Hobbs Seaman 02.08.1945 28 Royal Naval Patrol Service
Cowling. David Livingstone Corporal 28.04.1946 28 Green Howards (Yorkshire Reg.)
Harrison. Robert Corporal 23.01.1947 42 West Yorkshire Reg. (Prince of Wales's Own)
Harrison. William Edmund Leslie Sergeant (Air Bomber) 12.07.1943   Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve
Hunter. Frank Ordinary Seaman 20.01.1941 32 Royal Naval Patrol Service
Jarvis. William Isaac David Private 24.10.1940   Royal Berkshire Regiment
Jenkinson. John Wheeler Deck Hand 29.10.1918 26 Royal Naval Reserve
Jenkinson. Matthew Crompton Sapper 02.12.1917 22 Royal Engineers
MacDonald. Robert George Sergeant (Obs) 10.10.1942 33 Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve
Morley. Thomas Arnold Sapper 29.11.1943 31 Royal Engineers
Parish. Joseph Herbert Corporal 17.03.1944 31 Royal Air Force
Pearson. George Robert Skipper 20.03.1941 36 Fishing Fleet
Priestley. F.N. Major 02.09.1918   Royal Field Artillery
Robertson. Donald Roy Flight Sergeant (W.Opp/Air Gunner) 10.10.1942 21 Royal Canadian Air Force
Sparrow. Bruce Harry Sergeant (Air Gunner) 10.10.1942 20 Royal Canadian Air Force
Watkinson. William Jenkinson Skipper 28.09.1915 47 Royal Naval Reserve
Watkinson. Robert Able Seaman 25.03.1941 20 Royal Navy

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