Roll of Honour
Clarence Bellwood
Frank Boddye
Edgar Oswald Bradley – photo
Son of Fred Bradley served in the RAF
Fred Bradley - photo
Husband of Mrs Bradley who ran the village shop
Rank: Lt (promoted 1943)
Served in the RNVR
Fred Buckle – photo
Served in the RAF
Edith Calvert – photo
Sister of Ken Calvert. Served in the WAAF.
Margaret Calvert – photo
Another sister of Ken. Also served in the WAAF.
Kenneth Calvert – photo
Joined the Green Howards – April 1944
Ken involved in the retaking of Arnhem then with the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry attached to
the Canadian 49th Division. Later in Germany he was involved in controlling displaced persons. On
returning to England he was despatched to Haifa (Palestine) with the Royal Berkshire’s. He was
demobbed on a Class B Release meaning he had to retun to work at Foxton’s Farm at Skelton.
Robert E J Crompton - photo
Owner of Newby Hall, enlisted in August 1941.
Served in 4th Battalion Coldstream Guards. Engaged in the Battles of Caumont and Overloon in
Holland, part of Operation Market Garden. Here he was wounded on the 14th October 1944,
thereafter serving as Military Attaché to the UK Ambassador in Vienna from 1945, being demobbed
in October 1946.
Bernard Harker - photo
Served in the RAF, volunteered in 1939 at the age of 26. At the time he was a ganger for McAlpine’s
managing the labourers constructing Dishforth aerodrome. In the RAF he was an aircraft controller
and recovery/salvage expert in Orkeney and later in Belgium.
Percy Lancaster – photo
Served in the Royal Engineers?
Harold Leake - photo
Served in the Green Howards, signing up in 1939 – posted to Northern Ireland, later Indi, The Suez
Canal Zone, Sicily and Italy.
Winifred Leake - photo
Served in the ATS.
R N Linder
Rank: Captain
Kathleen Linder
Served in the WRNS, daughter of the above and sister to Joyce.
Joyce Linder
Served in the WRNS, daughter of the above and sister to Kathleen.
George William Marsh - photo
Enlisted on 18th birthday, to serve the Royal Army Service Corps. Spent most of his time in India.
Sidney Metcalfe - photo
Served in the Royal Artillary. Believed to have been in the Battle of Arnhem.
Rank: Sergeant
John Needham – photos
Enlisted at 18 and joined the Kings Dragoon Guards, then transferred to the Sherwood Rangers
Yeomanry. As part of the 8th Army was involved in the North African campaign including the siege of
Tobruk. Returning to England to train on tanks, preparations for D Day. One of the first tanks to
make the beach on the landings. – full description of gallantry available.
Medals: Africa Star, Defence Medal, The France and Germany Star, and the War Medal, together
with the French Croix de Guerre with Bronze Star.
Leonard Needham
Edward Robinson
Served possibly in the East Yorkshire Regiment and took part in the Normandy invasion, injured and
sent home.
George Robinson
Served with the West Yorkshire Regiment.
Lewis Henry Neil Ross - photo
Served with the York and Lancaster Regiment, in Egypt, onto Syria, North Africa and Crete. Involved
in the siege of Tobruk. Due to an injury sustained at Tobruk he was eventually invalided back to the
UK and out of the army by August 1943.
Medals: General Service Medal, War Medal, Africa Star, Star for Service in Operational Command,
Greek Medal
Harry Scarisbrick
C H Simpson – photo
Rank: Private
Served with the Green Howards.
John Steele
Called up on 27th November 1941, joining the RASC. Served at Catteick, Cotherstone and Fairford.
Then despatched to Normandy on D day plus 2, with the job of burying the fallen. Wounded at
Falaise Bridge on 15th August, flown back to the UK for treatment then returned to France as a VIP
Chauffeur, three weeks of which he was seconded to the Nuremberg Trials.
Thornley ?
John Umpleby
Joan Umpelby
Frank Walker
Alfred Wilks
John Gatenby Willey – photo
No. JX 130133
Volunteered for service in 1931 in Submarines, becoming a Petty Officer in 1938. Served on HMS
Unbroken – 600 tonne sub. Promoted to Chief Petty Officer in 1942. It is understood that HMS
Unbroken was one of the first vessels to relieve Malta.
Medals: Distinguished Service Medal. Atlantic Star, The Itlay Star, The Africa Star, The War Medal,
Oak Leaf. His records and medals are held by The Castle Museum, York.
Archibald George Wight – photo
Joined the RAF.
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