Pte. Joseph Berry
New Zealand Rifles

Pte. Farrand Earnshaw
Yorkshire Regiment

Sgt. Kayley Earnshaw
West Yorkshire Regiment

Pte. Robert Jones
Grenadier Guards
Lt. Ronald Morkill
West Yorkshire Regiment & RFC Pte.

John Redfearn
Royal Engineers

In grateful memory of the brave men of this district who gave their lives for the cause of Freedom in the Great War 1914-1918

Ronald F Morkill 1st West Yorks Regt, RFC

Kayley Earnshaw Sgt. DCM

Farrand Earnshaw Pte.

Arthur W Bailey Pte.

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends”

Lance Cpl James Thomson
Pte George Henry Perrett
Robert Jackman
Herbert Clarke
Robert Bateson

Also in the church yard is a grave inscribed:

Sacred to the memory of Elizabeth the beloved wife of the Revd John Stansfeld who died at Coniston Parsonage Feb 9th 1861 aged 41 years
also in proud ond loving memory of
Lt Col John Raymond Evelyn Stansfeld DSO
grandson of the above, and only son of John Birkbeck Stansfeld MA
He served with great distinction in the 2nd Btn Gordon Highlanders through the South African War 1899 – 1901 and died gloriously on the field of battle while commanding the same Btn at Loos
Sept 28th 1915 aged 36 years
giving his life for his King and Country.
His body lies in the military cemetery at Chocques, France

Compiled and edited by John T Clayton editor of the Craven Herald, this Roll of Honour for the dead of Craven was published in 1919 and wholly paid for by Walter Morrison MP of Malham Tarn.
A copy was presented to each member of the Forces who joined up from the Skipton Parliamentary Division or to their next of kin.
It contains photographs of most of the men who died, as well as some brief details about them.
No single source seems complete, so the list of First World War casualties below, was compiled from this publication, the actual War Memorials and Rolls of Honour, the online version of

Soldiers Died in the Great War

the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Debt of Honour Register

Parish magazines and local newspapers.

Died 22 June 1915 aged 23

Killed in flying accident at Shoreham. Son of John William & Hannah Shaw of Newfield Hall.

(The only Commonwealth War Grave in Kirkby Malham churchyard.)

(Craven’s Part in the Great War page 53)

Died 9th June 1916 aged 36.

Born Calton

Husband of Ellen Earnshaw, of Chapel St., Salterforth, Colne, Lancs.

(Craven’s Part in the Great War page 133)

Died 1st July 1916 aged 26.

Born Calton

Son of Jane Earnshaw of West Bank, Kirkby Malham

(Craven’s Part in the Great War page 143)

Died 13th July 1918 aged 23.

Son of John & the late Ruth Redfearn of Main Street, Kirkby Malham.

(Craven’s Part in the Great War page 357)

Died 26 Mar 1918 aged 32

Son of John & Alice Berry, of Airton

(Craven’s Part in the Great War page 336)

Died 23 August 1918 aged 19

Son of Elizabeth Jones of St. Luke’s Hospital, Bayswater, London. Grandson of Mr. J Winskill, Malham Tarn.

(Craven’s Part in the Great War page 359)

Died 27 Mar 1918 aged 22

Eldest son of John William & Emily Caton, born Kirkby Malham.

(Craven’s Part in the Great War page 337)

Died 18 Sept 1918 aged 19

Died of pneumonia at Rouen.

Youngest son of John William & Emily Caton, born Kirkby Malham.

(Craven’s Part in the Great War page 362)

Died 8 Aug 1918 aged 21

Son of Robert & Catherine Orr of Dale House, Malham.

(Debt of Honour Register)

Died 29 July 1916 aged 20

Son of William George & Anne Elizabeth Bailey, of 41, Fazakerley Rd., Liverpool. From Otterburn.

(Craven’s Part in the Great War page 138)

Died 1 July 1916 aged 20

Son of Wm. Thomson, Castle Douglas, and lately of Coniston Hall, Bell Busk.

(War memorial, St Peter’s Coniston Cold, Craven Herald)

Died 31 January 1918 aged 26

Son of Thomas Perrett, Bell Busk station master.

(Craven’s Part in the Great War page 333)

Died 18 April 1915 aged 22

Born Giggleswick

Son of John Ashworth and Annie Jackman.

(War memorial, St Peter’s Coniston Cold & Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19)

Died 14 July 1916 aged 24

Youngest son of Mr. Richard Clark, Kirkgate, Settle, and formerly postman at Bell Busk, Airton, Malham, &c.

(War memorial, St Peter’s Coniston Cold & Craven’s Part in the Great War page 141)

Died 28 Nov 1917 aged 22

Born Airton

Son of Mr and Mrs J Bateson, Station Cottage, Bell Busk.

(Craven’s Part in the Great War page 312)

Died 10 Nov 1917 aged 23.

Born Bell Busk

Son of Tom and Ada Richmond, of Mosside, Alberta.

(Craven’s Part in the Great War page 379)

Died 14 May 1918 aged 47

Born Bell Busk

Son of Thomas and Mary Pilling, of 14, Firth St, Skipton.

(Debt of Honour Register)

Died 14 April 1917 aged 30

Son of William Duckett Butler and Margaret Butler; husband of Sarah Hargreaves (formerly Butler), of 30, Preston Rd., Freckleton, Kirkham, Lancs. Born at Bordley Hall

(Debt of Honour Register)

Died 3 May 1917 aged 29

Son of Edwin and Mary Ann Burton of Nottingham, husband of Fanny Burton, of Reservoir House, Winterburn.

(Debt of Honour Register)

Died 24 March 1916 aged 24

Son of Ellen Callow (formerly Burton), of Winterburn and the late Percy William Burton.

(Debt of Honour Register)

Died 17 Nov 1918 aged 25

Son of George and Rose A Richardson, of Coniston Cold, husband of Minnie Dodsworth (formerly Richardson) of Trees Cottages, South St., Gargrave.

(Debt of Honour Register)

Died 9 Nov 1916 aged 19

Born Airton.

(Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19)

Died 10 March 1918 aged 39

Born Bell Busk.

(Craven’s Part in the Great War page 337)

Died 27 Oct 1917 aged 31

Born Malham.

(Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19)

Died 24 April 1917 age 25

Born Malham. Son of William and Ann E Peart formerly of Middle House.

(Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19)

Died 30 May 1915 age 22.

(Craven’s Part in the Great War page 51)

Died 31 Oct 1918 age 20

Born Kirkby Malham

Son of Richard and Betsy Clapham formerly of Capon Hall.

(Craven’s Part in the Great War page 366)

Died 12 July 1915 age 35

Born Kirkby Malham

Son of William and Isabella Redmayne formerly of Kirkby Top.

(West Yorkshire Pioneer 6 Aug 1915)

Died 1 July 1916 aged 21

Born Hellifield

Son of Hubert and Jane Eliza Gomersall, of Urmston, Manchester formerly of Otterburn and Bell Busk.

(Craven’s Part in the Great War page 59)

Letters home

Died 28 Sep 1915 aged 35

(Craven’s Part in the Great War page 76)

Much additional information, including news reports are included on the

Craven’s Part in the Great War

website.

To the Glory of God

And in memory of

Stoker

Roland Cundall

Who laid down his life

for his Country in the

Great War 1939- 45

Died 17 January 1942 aged 21

Son of Daniel and Mary Ann Cundall; husband of Sylvia Cundall, of Coniston Cold. (Debt of Honour Register)

Died 29th Mar 1945. Age 18.

Son of Reginald and Winifred Kirkham of Airton

HM Submarine Sterlet

Died 27th April 1940. Age 24.

Son of John Walker Crone and Ida May Crone; husband of Phyllis Irene Crone of Kirkby Malham

Died 26 May 1943 aged 29

Lived at Tranlands, son of William and Rebecca Lund; husband of Dorothy Lund of Garstang, Lancashire.

Died April 1941. Age 31.

Son of Edwin and Elisabeth Burton of Winterburn