The parish war memorial in the churchyard of All Saints, Skeyton, Norfolk.
1920
ERECTED BY THE PARISH
IN MEMORY OF
30620 Gunner Alfred Allard, 72nd. Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery.
Born in Neatishead, Norfolk c.1888, the son of Edward and Anne Allard of Skeyton Road, Swanton Abbots, Norfolk, at the time of the 1911 census, Workhouse Corner, Scottow, Norfolk at the time of the 1911 census, later moved to Burgh Road, Aylsham, Norfolk.
Died in Mesopotamia on 6th. June 1916, aged 28.
Buried in Grave: VI, M, 5 at Basra War Cemetery, Iraq.
85139 Driver Bertie John Allard, 209th. Field Company, Royal Engineers.
Born in Great Plumstead, Norfolk c.1892, the son of Edward and Anne Allard, details as above.
Died of wounds on 1st. June 1916, aged 20.
One of only six men buried in Buire-sur-L'Ancre Communal Cemetery, Somme, France
G/69409 Driver Percy Walter Allard, 6th. Battalion Queens (Royal West Surrey) Regiment. Formally 38339 East Surrey Regiment and 21677 Kings Own Scottish Borderers.
Born in Swanton Abbotts c.1899, the son of Edward and Anne Allard, details above.
Killed in action on 10th. August 1918.
No known grave, commemorated on Panel 3 of the Vis-en-Artios Memorial, France.
300061 Private William Atkins, 16th. Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, formally 201846 Norfolk Regiment.
Born in Scottow, Norfolk c.1885, the son of Elijah and Eliza Atkins of 28 Workhouse Corner, Scottow.
A boarder at the Goat Inn, Skeyton at the time of the 1911 census.
Killed in action on 20th. June 1918.
Buried in Grave: C.9 at Thiennes British Cemetery, France.
5212 Private Frederick Horace Claxton, 1/4th. Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers.
Born in Skeyton on 19th. April 1896, the son of George and Emily Claxton of Cats Corner, Skeyton.
Baptised in Skeyton Church on 22nd. April 1896.
Killed in action on 29th. October 1916, aged 20.
No known grave, commemorated on Pier and Face 10B, 11B, 12B of the Thiepval Memorial, France.
R/14431 Rifleman George Dennis, 9th. Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Corps.
Born in Skeyton c.1897, the son of Thomas and Ellen Dennis of The Common, Skeyton.
Killed in action during the Arras Offensive on 9th. April 1917, aged 20.
No known grave, commemorated on Bay 7 of the Arras Memorial, France.
706030 Lance Corporal Bernard Walter Hugh Doughty, 'C' Company, 47th. Battalion, Weston Ontario Regiment.
Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada c.1897, the son of James, a grocer/shopkeeper and Emily Doughty.
In 1901 the family lived at Cats Corner, Skeyton, by 1911 they had moved to Victoria Villa, Bradfield Road, North Walsham, Norfolk.
Died on 27th. September 1918, aged 22.
Buried in Grave: B.37 at Queant Communal British Cemetery Extension, France.
130768 Gunner William Arthur Howard, 354th. Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery.
Born in Skeyton c.1886, the son of William and Heather Howard of Stoke Bridge, Norfolk.
Living with his mother and stepfather, George Greenacre, at Lamas, Norfolk in 1901.
In 1909 he married Ellen Spinks and by 1911 he was employed as a cowman, living in Scottow, Norfolk.
Killed in action on 11th. August 1918.
Buried in Grave: 11.H.8 at Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, France.
19596 Private Frederick James Sendell, 7th. Battalion, Norfolk Regiment.
Born in Skeyton in 1895, the son of Edward and Sarah Sendell of North Walsham, Norfolk.
Killed in action at the Battle of Cambrai on 30th. November 1917.
No known grave, commemorated on Panel 4 of the Cambrai Memorial, France.
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
1939 - 1945
5772941 Corporal Edward Sam Bernard, 5th. Battalion, Royal Notfolk Regiment.
Born in 1912, his mothers maiden name was Moore.
Died in Malaya on 10th. February 1942, aged 29.
No known grave, commemorated on Col. 47 of the Singapore Memorial.
1944263 Sapper Sidney Newland, 17th. Field Company, Royal Engineers.
Born in Sculcoates, Hull on 7th. April 1908, the son of George and Bertha Newland, later of Norwich Road, Skeyton.
Prior ton the war he was employed by the Government as a labourer at Scottow, Norfolk, on the construction of RAF Coltishall.
Died on 11th. November 1944, aged 36.
Buried in Grave: VIII.C.8. at Mierloc War Cemetery, The Netherlands.
5774162 Private Arthur Watson, 6th. Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment.
Born c.1914, the son of Arthur and Alice Watson and husband of Lillian of Mattishall, Norfolk.
Became a Prisoner of War on 15th. February 1942.
Died whilst working on the Thailand - Burma Railway on 27th. May 1943, aged 29.
Buried in Grave: 2.O.58. at Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand.