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Note the new building in the photo on the corner.
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Note the independent chapel built in 1807 to the left.
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Commonwealth War Graves
Barmby Moor Churchyard
Thanks to John Nottingham who supplied the information and photographs for this web page. This graveyard contains many of the dead of the brave young men that flew from Pocklington Airfield in the Second World War and gave their lives for their mother country.

Memorial

headstones

Headstone Plan

1
1478651 Sergeant M C C SQUIERS (of South Africa) Air Gunner Royal Air
Force 29th March 1943 age 20 Ave Atque Vale.

2
404529 Sergeant J D GARROW Royal Australian Air Force 5th January 1942
age 21 Called to higher service.

3
R.54040 Sergeant J M MAXON Air Gunner Royal Canadian Air Force 18th
September 1941 age 33 of Galesburg, Illinois, U.S.A. died near this spot
in discharge of his duty R.I.P.

4
R.354.A. Sergeant R P PAYTON Air Gunner Royal Canadian Air Force 17th
August 1941 age 24.

5
755999 Sergeant W I STROTHER Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Royal Air
Force 18th September 1941 age 28 Beautiful memories are all we have left
of one we loved and will never forget.

6
402127 Sergeant C G LORD Royal Australian Air Force 13th October 1941
aged 24 Loved son of ROY and EMMA LORD Brother of RICHARD and BERNARD.

7
R.50333 Flight Sergeant O B Le FURGEY Pilot Royal Canadian Air Force
5th January 1942 age 32 Always in my heart.

8
Pilot Officer R B ALBRIGHT Pilot Royal Canadian Air Force 24th July
1942 age 26.

9
Pilot 0fficer D W F HARPER Navigator Royal Air Force 29th March 1943
aged 22 The strife is o'er the battle done Now is the victor's triumph
won.

10
R.80002 Flight Sergeant P WITYCK Pilot Royal Canadian Air Force 5th
January 1942 aged 2O "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace because he
trusteth in Thee". Isa:xxvi:3.

11
937811 Sergeant F P TURTON Observer Royal Air Force 18th September 1941
age 26 Until we all meet again we can only say "Well done".

12
402914 Sergeant N W THOMPSON Pilot Royal N.Z. Air Force 18th September
1941 age 24.

13
R.71909 Sergeant H E DONSON Pilot Royal Canadian Air Force 13th October
1941 age 21 Dearly loved younger son of J W and M DONSON Thine eyes
shall see the King in his beauty.

14
R.18039 A. Flight Sergeant J B GAYFER Air Gunner Royal Canadian Air
Force 5th January 1942 age 22 Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.

15
R.64344 Flight Sergeant CHARLES HAROLD LATSHAW BROWN Wireless 0perator/
Air Gunner Royal Canadian Air Force 26 February 1942 age 30 of Hamilton,
Ontario, Canada.

16
534437 Sergeant M W APPERSON Flight Engineer Royal Air Force 24th
July 1942.

17
1387742 Sergeant V E BETTERTON Pilot Royal Air Force 5th May 1943.

18
933433 Sergeant K WINTERTON Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Royal Air
Force 26th February 1942.

19
R.59266 Sergeant W A ROBERTSON Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Royal
Canadian Air Force 5th January 1942.

20
R.72335 Flight Sergeant R F ROBB Pilot Royal Canadian Air Force 26th
February 1942 age 25 To you who are left behind is a task Create a new
order so all may live in Peace.

21
Flight Lieutenant W H FETHERSTON Air Observer Royal Canadian Air Force
4th April 1942 age 25 Father in thy gracious keeping leave we now thy
servant sleeping.

22
Squadron Leader J MCCORMACK Pilot Royal Canadian Air Force 4th April
1942 age 21 His daring courage and leadership will long be remembered
by all.

23
R.7208l Flight Sergeant C HACKNEY Pilot Royal Canadian Air Force 26th
February 1942 age 20 His life a beautiful memory His absence a silent
grief.

24
R.79143 Flight Sergeant T R OWENS Air Gunner Royal Canadian Air Force
24th July 1942 age 21 His loved ones far away In Jesu's keeping He is
safe and they.

25
39740 Sergeant F H BROWN Navigator Royal N.Z. Air Force 5th May 1943 age
27. (New Zealand)

26
R.95238 Sergeant W P JAMES Air Observer Royal Canadian Air Force 12 August
1942 age 24 Quo virtus vocat.

27
Pilot Officer G F STRONG Pilot Royal Canadian Air Force 24th July 1942
age 21.

28
1023368 Flight Sergeant J E NICHOLSON Pilot Royal Air Force 8th September
1942 age 28.

29
Flying Officer A J GRAHAM Air Gunner Royal Canadian Air Force 24th
October 1942 age 23 Asleep In God's beautiful garden in the sunshine of
perfect peace.

30
Wing Commander S B BINTLEY, D.S.O., A.F.C. Pilot Royal Air Force 24th
October 1942 age 29 “On se retrouve au ciel" MOTHER, BRYAN and LIONEL
our Love.

31
778696 Sergeant C R RUNDLE (of Southern Rhodesia) Air Gunner Royal Air
Force 8th September 1942.

32
R.70102 Warrant Officer II W C THURLOW Air Observer Royal Canadian Air
Force 24th July 1942 age 22 At the going down of the sun and in the
morning we will remember them.

33
Flying 0fficer T ARCHIBALD, D.F.C. Royal Australian Air Force 13th May
1943 age 32 Deeply mourned.

34
536790 Sergeant J T MURRAY Flight Engineer Royal Air Force 8th September
1942.

35
1171174 Sergeant M H GRIFFITH Pilot Royal Air Force 7th November 1942
age 20 O may I join the choir invisible whose music is the gladness of
the World.

36
571587 Sergeant D A D SOGGEE Flight Engineer Royal Air Force 30th
November 1942 age 22 Tho' for him we loved In lonely grief we sigh
Dear Lord still we reply "Thy will be done", MOTHER.

37
1335250 Sergeant B NORRIS Bomb Aimer Royal Air Force 12th December 1942
age 19 In proud and loving memory of BASIL He died that we might live.

38
108123 Sergeant G J MORGAN Pilot Royal Air Force 12th December 1942 age
21 May he rest in peace Amen.

39
1459372 Sergeant D A BELLERBY Air Gunner Royal Air Force 30th November
1942 age 19.

40
Squadron Leader G S BARRETT Flying Instructor Royal Air Force 30th
November 1942 age 31.

41
Flight Lieutenant D C MOON, D.F.C. Air Bomber Royal Air Force 26th July
1943 age 24 In proud and loving memory Beloved husband of BUNNY
Darling daddy of KEITH He died that we might live.

42
R.92407 Sergeant J A McPHEE Air Gunner Royal Canadian Air Force 12th
December 1942.

43
R.87266 Sergeant F ALLEN Air Gunner Royal Canadian Air Force 12th
December 1942 age 23 Lies our dear son Among the brave He never shunned
His Country's call.

44
1026227 Corporal W McG. STAG Royal Air Force 21 December 1942 In the
sunshine and the shadow comes the lovely thought of you.

45
Pilot 0fficer C A SAUNDERS Navigator Royal Air Force 29th December 1942
From the contagion of the world's slow stain He is secure.

46
Flying 0fficer H FAROUHARSON-LEY Navigator Royal Air Force 11th February
1943 age 22 My darling and only son He flies with the crew And rests in
good company.

47
411796 Sergeant A W FLANSBURGH-WASHBOURNE Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Royal N Z Air Force 11th February 1943 age 24. (New Zealand)

48
569527 Sergeant T C COLES Flight Engineer Royal Air Force 11th February
1943 age 22 Until the day break.

49
785073 Sergeant H E R SAUNDERS (of Australia) Pilot Royal Air Force
11th February 1943 age 26 We give thee back the loan O God And praise
Thee while we weep.

50
1559119 Sergeant M N REILLY Air Gunner Royal Air Force 11th February 1943
age 20 If a man die shall he live again. Job xiv There shall be a
resurrection. Acts xxiv.

51
1320473 Sergeant H E AMOS Air Bomber Royal Air Force 11th February 1943
age 22 God takes our loved ones from our homes But never from our hearts.

52
1335639 Sergeant B G HART Navigator (Bomber) Royal Air Force 10th March
1943 age 21

53
657584 Sergeant W BROWNING Navigator (Bomber) Royal Air Force 10th March
1943 age 31.

54
R.95452 Warrant 0fficer W P COMRIE Pilot Royal Canadian Air Force 29th
March 1943 age 27 In proud and loving memory of BILL "They shall grow not
old".