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Reference WMO/206873

Address:

St. Peter's Church

Humberston Avenue

Humberston

DN36 4HU

England

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Status: On original site

Type: Freestanding

Location: External

Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace

Description: Wheel cross

Materials:

Stone Stone (any)

Lettering: Leaded

Conflicts:

First World War (1914-1918)
Second World War (1939-1945)

About the memorial: A wheel cross on a two-stepped plinth standing on a square base, located in the church yard. The memorial was erected in 1919, after the 1st World War, but after the 2nd World War, the names of the fallen in that war were added. In both cases, the names are listed, not in any particular order, and no ranks are given, or where they died. The memorial is in “wedding cake” style, with blocks stacked above one another. The memorial is a cenotaph with Celtic cross upon it, containing names inscribed as above. The base of the structure is York Stone blocks, with blocks of grey unpolished granite. There then is a concrete base, followed by 2 tiered blocks of grey unpolished granite, with a Celtic cross above this also in grey unpolished granite. The base surrounds measures 2330mm x 1230mm. The base concrete block measures 860mm x 760mm and including the cross, the whole structure is 2700mm high. There are 2 incense burners each measuring 340mmlong x 440mm wide x 500mm high, standing within the base surrounds, and partially obstructing the shields and symbols on the base block. There is no ornamentation.

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Information moved from the 'About the memorial' section:
 History of the memorial

In 1914, 63 men out of a total of 250 left the village to fight the Great War. At the end of the conflict, 8 of these men were killed.

They were:

1.	Viscount Wendover, the only son of the Marquis of Lincolnshire, formerly Lord Carrington, Charles Robert Wynn-Carrington (1843 – 1928), the owner of the village of Humberston, who was killed on the 19th May 1915, serving with the Royal Horse Guards. Lt AESCG Wynn Carrington, to give him family name is buried at Moulsoe (ST Mary) Churchyard, Buckinghamshire. Albert Edward Samuel Charles Robert, Viscount Wendover, was born on the 24th April, 1895.  He was the only son of Robert Wynn-Carrington, the former governor of New South Wales, Australia, and Member of Parliament for High Wycombe, Earl Carrington in 1895 and Marquis of Lincolnshire in 1912, friend of the Prince of Wales. His mother was the Hon. Cecilia Margaret Harbard, Lady of the Bedchamber of Queen Alexander. He had 5 sisters, Marjorie Cecilia born 1880, later Lady Nunburnhome, Alexander Augusta born 1881, Ruperta born 1883, Judith Sydney Maree, born 1892 and Victoria Alexandria, born 1892.
  
He went to war as Lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards, following his father into his former regiment, a unit of the Household Cavalry, the traditional personal bodyguard of the Monarch. On the 13th May, 1915, he was mortally wounded in the charge of “The Blues”, the 10th Hussars, and the Essex Yeomanry, near Ypres, and died in hospital at Boulogne, France on 19th May.   The Viscount Wendover is buried in St. Mary’s Parish Churchyard at Moulsoe, Buckinghamshire, which is the burial place of the Carrington family.  


2.	Eric Arthur Milner Lane, the son of the vicar of Humberston, who died in Mesopotamia in March 1918.
Eric Arthur Milner Lane, the only son of Rev. F.J. Lane, the Vicar of Humberston was born at Havelock House, Darfield, Yorkshire, on the 30th January, 1892, and was educated at St. John’s School, Leatherhead, Surrey.

In 1909 he joined the Lincolnshire Yeomanry, and when war broke out, went with them to Oakley Park, Northamptonshire. In October, 1914 he received a commission as Probationary Second Lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion (Special Reserves) of the Manchester Regiment, being confirmed in rank in May, 1915. In the same month, before proceeding to France he was gazetted First Lieutenant and was appointed to the post of Regimental Bombing Officer. 

In November, 1915, he had the offer of either a captaincy in the Special Reserves or being transferred to the 1st Battalion or line regiment of the Regular Army, a distinction given to those who are specially recommended for good work in the Field by the Commanding Officer. He chose the latter and went with his regiment and Ghurkas to Mesopotamia in the Second Great Expeditionary Force sent to relieve Kut-al-Amara. 

On the night of March 7th, 1916, two strong columns began the march across 14 miles of desert; they were timed to be in position in the Dujailah Redoubt before the Enemy’s lines at dawn on the 8th. The 1st Battalion formed part of Major-General Keary’s Column. This night march proved most difficult, but was successfully carried out. However, in the morning of the 8th the Turkish trenches were found empty, but the attack was delayed until the afternoon, giving the Turks time to bring up their forces. The battle commenced at 4-40pm, and by 5-45pm, out of an army of 5,000 only around 50 survived.

Lieutenant Lane was killed leading his platoon close to the Turkish trenches by a piece of shrapnel from a shell exploding near him, as testified by a brother officer stood about 10 yards away. His Colonel spoke of him as a valuable officer, very keen on his work, which when last seen, he was doing splendidly. He added that the whole attack was magnificent adding that “no troops in the world could have put up a finer display”

Lieutenant Lane is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq, panel 31 & 64. The memorial bears the names of 40, 500 members of Commonwealth forces who died in operations that took place in Mesopotamia from the autumn of 1914 to August 1921, where there is no known grave.

3.	Robert Parker, the son of William Parker a farmer at Field House who died during the Battle of the Somme on July 1st 1916. Private Parker, service number 20315, 22nd Battalion of the Manchester Regiment is buried in the Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, and number IX D 6. 

Private Robert Parker, the son of Mr. William Youhill Parker, and his wife Sarah Elizabeth of Field House, Humberston, a farmer, was one of four brothers all of whom served in the Armed Forces during World War 1. He spent some of his years farming but at the outbreak of the war was employed on the Grimsby Docks, and one month after the Declaration of War, he enlisted as a private in the 10th Lincolns, commonly known as “The Chums”. He received his army training at Brocklesby Camp, and according to his friends, he “maintained his character as a keen and enthusiastic churchman”.

On the morning of the 1st July, 1916, “The Chums” went “over the top” in the first Battle of the Somme. Private Parker, “much against his will”, was engaged in carrying stores at the rear of the advancing force, but was killed when heavy machine gun fire of the Enemy, swept even over the transports, and Private Parker was hit in the temple which killed him instantly.

The “Humberston War Souvenir”, says that one of his Sergeants wrote of him “as one of the best; we all admired him for his exemplary behaviour, and loved him for his noble big heart”

According to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Private Parker is buried in Serre Road Cemetery. The village of Serre is 11 kilometres north-north-east of Albert. Using the D919 from Arras to Amiens you will drive through the villages of Bucquoy, Puiseux then Serre Les Puiseux (approximately 20 kilometres south of Arras). On leaving Serre Les Puiseux, 1.3 kilometres further along the D919, Serre Road No.2 Cemetery can be found on the left hand side.

4 Private Eric Shaw
Private Eric Shaw was born at Driffield, East Yorkshire on 14th October, 1895, the son of the Rev. James Shaw, a Primitive Methodist Minister, who at the time of the War was living at Mexboro’ House, Humberston Avenue, Humberston. He was employed as an analytical chemist in Preston. On 10th December, 1914, Eric joined the 20th (or Public Schools) Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers as a private. He was killed at Givenchy, France, on the 22nd June, 1916. His death occurred about 1-30pm that afternoon, when he was instantly killed by either a trench mortar or a shell-it was hard to tell which, because the German Army had just exploded a tremendous mine which was followed by a huge bombardment. His friend, Fred Lucas, wrote about his death in a letter home. According to his friends he was always “merry and bright”, whatever duty he was called upon to perform, and he was a great favourite of the platoon.

He was buried in the evening of the day in a little churchyard of Goire, just behind the firing lines and his grave is marked with a cross and inscription

 “In memory of P.S.5617 E. Shaw, C Coy, 20th R. Fus., killed in action, 22nd June, 1916”

Information for the above from “Humberston War Souvenir”, by Rev F.J. Lane, of Humberston, published in Grimsby, 1919.

According to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Private Eric Shaw is buried within the Gorre British & Indian Cemetery 2.5 kilometres north of Beuvry, and 4 kilometres east of Bethune. The Cemetery is 150 metres from the church in Gorre, to the left of the D72 (Rue de Festubert).

The war graves site confirms that he was the son of Mr. J. Shaw, of High St., Nafferton, East Yorks.
5 Second Lieutenant Alfred Denzil Jennison 
Second Lieutenant Alfred Denzil Jennison was born in Grimsby on 1st January, 1897, and attended De’ Aston Grammar School, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire. His father, George Robert Jennison lived at “Lamorna”, Humberston Avenue, Humberston, Grimsby, where he was employed as a portrait painter.

He enlisted in the 10th Battalion of the Lincolnshire Regiment, better known as “The Grimsby Chums”, in September 1914, even though he was only 17 years old. In 1915, he obtained a commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the 14th Manchester Regiment, and was afterwards attached to the 14th King’s Liverpool Regiment, and gazetted as 1st Lieutenant. 

In 1915, he was posted to Salonica, where he contracted malaria. Then he was sent to Egypt where he twice contracted dysentery. While on his way home to England in 1916, he was put ashore in Malta, where he died on the 16th September. He is buried in the Pieta Military cemetery on Malta.

6. James George Fisk was born at Great Yarmouth on 15th January 1892, the son of James George Fisk, a mariner, and his wife Eliza Jane Fisk, both of Great Yarmouth. He resided with his sister (Mrs. Arthur Staff) at “Endsleigh”, Humberston Avenue, Humberston. 

Prior to war being declared, George was a deck hand on a trawler, but as with many fishermen, when War was declared, he became a member of the Royal Naval Reserve. In this capacity he served on a minesweeper as a position as gunner.  In 1914 he went to the Dardanelles, where he ship was blown up. He survived this explosion, and continued in this hazardous service being blown up again in the North Sea in 1915, where he was injured and spent some time in Dover hospital recovering. He then volunteered for duty in the Mediterranean, where he was killed by the guns of the Turkish forts on 23rd February, 1918. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, as his only grave was the sea.

Information from “The Humberston War Souvenir”, by Rev. F. J. Lane and Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
 7. Private 1728 Frederick Russell was born at Binbrook, Lincolnshire on 29th April, 1892, the son of William Russell and his wife Mary. The family resided in Midfield Cottages, Humberston, where William Russell was employed as a milkman for Joseph Green, a local farmer. The family later moved to 5, Cambridge Street, Cleethorpes, where they were living at the time of Frederick’s death. At this time, William was employed as a dock labourer. Frederick was employed by a Mr. J.F. Andrew, another local farmer. 

On 24th November, 1915, he enlisted as a Private in the 1st Battalion of the Lincolnshire Regiment. He had twice offered his services, but had been rejected owing to poor health. He went to France in 1916, and was wounded in October of that year, but recovered. On 25th January, 1918 he was killed and is buried at Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-le-Grand, France in the region of the Somme.
 
8. Francis Norman Duncomb was born at Luton, Bedfordshire, on the 9th April, 1885, the son of Charles Duncomb. According to the “Humberston War Souvenir”, Sergeant Duncomb resided in Peak’s Lane, Humberston Avenue, however to my knowledge, Peakes Lane is in New Waltham. His father, Charles was at one time the station master at New Waltham, and also a gardener. 

Francis Duncomb enlisted in the Lincolnshire Royal Field Artillery as a gunner, and was sent to Luton for training. He was made Bombadier in July, 1915; Corporal in July, 1916 and promoted Sergeant in March, 1917. Between April & December 1916, he was serving in Ireland. 

In March, 1917, he went to France, and fought at Rheims, Arras and at Passchendaele. During the retreat in March, 1918, he volunteered to help in the rescue of some guns, and received a wound in the head from which he never gained consciousness and died on 1st April, 1918, leaving a widow and three children.

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission does have a record of his grave, but it is recorded as Dimcombe F.M., Sergeant, Royal Field Artillery, “B” Battery, 295 BDE; Date of Death, 01/04/1918; Service No. 801040;  

The memorial was unveiled by Lady Nunburnholme (the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Lincolnshire), on Wednesday 28th May, 1919. The ceremony was led by the vicar of St. Peter’s, the Rev. F.J. Lane, assisted by Rev. R.N. Matthews, vicar of Tetney, and Rev. R. Burnham, rector of Grainsby. After the singing of hymns, Messrs J.F. Andrew and Thomas Green placed laurel wreaths in front of the vases and Lady Nunburnholme and Mrs. Lane, placed flowers in the vases. Then, after an address by Rev. F.J. Lane, Lady Nunburnholme unveiled the memorial. A guard of honour was formed by an officer and six coastguards from the Wireless Station. 

The Grimsby News & Grimsby Daily Telegraph carried reports of the memorial’s opening on, the 16th May, 1919, whilst a photo of the memorial appeared a fortnight later in the Grimsby News. 

The Grimsby News reported that this was the first part of the war memorial; the second consisting of a book recording the war work of parishioners. This was to contain about 38 portraits of those who had served in Army & Navy. Copies of this book were to be preserved in Parish Church and the Wesleyan Chapel which is in Humberston Avenue, opposite St. Peter’s church.

The monument was erected by the parishioners of Humberston in conjunction with the parents of the departed.

The book was called “The Humberston War Souvenir” complied by the vicar of Humberston Rev. F. J. Lane.

It was published by Richardsons, Printers, Ltd, 87a to 103a, Victoria Street, Grimsby in 1919

Inside the first page was the following:-

A Souvenir of the GREAT WORLD-WAR from 1914 to 1919, as it concerns the parish of Humberston in the county of Lincoln.

There was also a picture of the memorial at Humberston as it was in 1919.

From enquiries that I have made in Humberston, there was a copy of this book kept on the altar of the parish Church. In fact there is a black and white photograph taken in 1948, which shows the book in place on the altar. However, it seems to have gone “missing”.

However there is a copy of the book in Grimsby Central Library, Local Studies section under reference H804-940.467. The book is quite small, about the size of an exercise book measuring 230mm by 140mm. It contains pen portraits and photographs of the 8 men, who were killed in the war, and then photographs and written descriptions of those who went to war and survived. 

There is also information of how the war affected the lives of the people of Humberston, the effect of the bombing raids there, and it also lists other servicemen who were killed or injured, who were not resident within Humberston, but had worked for Humberston employers. 

The book also describes and pictures the war memorial in Humberston, and describes the events in the village leading up to its placement in the churchyard.

I have used this book when compiling reports of the fallen in the First World War. 

Those who survived are listed in Alphabetical order, showing in most cases a photograph, full name and rank and war history, together with details of former occupation and family.

9. Alfred Abraham was the son of Nathaniel John Abraham, a wireless operator at H.M. Wireless Station in the Parish of Humberston, was born at Portsmouth, Hampshire, on 4th March, 1899. He was a photographer at Scarborough until 3rd March, 1917, when he was received into the Lincolnshire Yeomanry being transferred later to the 13th Corps or Cyclist Battalion. He was employed in France as a Lewis Gunner, being mentioned in Dispatches in October and November, 1918.
10. John Abraham was the son of Nathaniel John Abraham, Wireless operator at H. M. Wireless Station in the Parish of Humberston. He was born at Portsmouth, Hampshire on 14th November, 1897, and was a warehouseman in Scarborough until 1915, when he enlisted in the 3rd Battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment as a signaller. He was wounded in the neck on 9th October, 1917, by being shot by a sniper.
11. Henry Adlard was the son of William Adlard, of Humberston, a farm servant. He was born in Alford, Lincolnshire, on 10th August, 1893. Henry too was a farm servant, but on the 18th May, 1910 he enlisted into the Royal Field Artillery as a Gunner. 

At the outbreak of the War he was at once sent to the Front serving throughout the campaign with very few home leaves. The battles in which he took part included Mons, The Marne, The Aisne, Ypres in 1914 and 1917, Nieuve Chapelle, Loos, The Somme in 1916 and 1918,  Messines and Nieuporte. 

He was appointed Bombadier, February 10th, 1915, Corporal, July 16th, 1915, Sergeant, October 21st, 1916 and Brigade Quarter-Master-Sergeant in March, 1919.

Q.M. Sergeant Adlard was awarded the Military Medal on August 13th, 1916. He also wore the 1914 star.

12. Harry Clark was the son of Jack Clark, of “The Grange”, Humberston Avenue, a farmer. He was born in Waltham on 10th February, 1884 and enlisted in the New Zealand Mounted Rifles as Trooper, in April, 1915. He took part in the defence of the Gallipoli Peninsular and contracted Enteric fever. At the evacuation in December 1915, he was successfully removed to Alexandria where he was carefully treated by Hindu Staff.

In April 1916, he was sent to the New Zealand Convalescent Home at Walton-on-Thames, and after a year in England was sufficiently recovered to rejoin his regiment in Egypt. He was returning on the “Transylvania” when she was torpedoed in the Mediterranean Sea on the 4th May, 1917. After being in an open boat for two hours he was picked up and conveyed to Savona, where the rescued were most generously treated by the inhabitants, and on their departure on 7th May, each man was presented with a printed expression of goodwill from the Mayor, in English, in which he said 

“This city that was so anxious for you and suffered so much on account of your mischance, greets you. We wish you to obtain against our common enemy, a victory suiting both your bravery and the heroic acts achieved by the Allied Armies for the triumph of civilisation”. 

The refreshed troops were then conveyed to Egypt, but Trooper Clark was not well enough to take part in the glorious Palestine Expeditions and was returned to Wellington to await his discharge.

13. George Edward Dishman was born on at Humberston 2nd June, 1894, the son of George Dishman, a farm labourer. He was educated in the Humberston Elementary School, and at the Humberston Foundation School, which was later known as Clee Grammar School situated on Clee Road, Cleethorpes. He took up employment as a clerk at the Fish Docks, Grimsby where he was employed first by J.L. Green and later by a Mr. Jackson.
14 & 15 THE GOWER BROTHERS
The Gower Brothers

Reuben George Gower of “Chavington”, Humberston Avenue, secretary to the Orient Steam Fishing Company had two sons, both of whom featured in the “Humberston War Souvenir”. They were Norman Henry George, and William Frank. 

On June 15th 1918, he enlisted in the 2nd Line Regiment of the Lincolnshire Yeomanry, being transferred later to the 4th Irish Dragoon Guards with whom he went over the German Frontiers when they crossed the Rhine and entered Cologne on 6th December, 1918.

Norman Henry George Gower was born in Grimsby on the 23rd October, 1895, He became cashier of the Orient Steam Fishing Company, until the 25th June, 1917, when he enlisted in the Royal Garrison Artillery as a Gunner; he was appointed Range Finder on the 6th March, 1918.

He proceeded to France on the 27th April, 1918, serving with the Second Siege Battery of the R.G.A. and with General Rawlinson’s 4th Army from Albert to Landrecies (including the Hindenberg Line) on August of that year.

He was invalided to England early in 1919 and attended 4th London General Hospital, Denmark Hill, until 3rd April, 1919, when he was demobilised.

16 William Frank Gower was also a son of the same Ruben George Gower and brother to Norman Gower. He was born at Graaf Reinet, in South Africa, and was employed as a Fish Salesman in Grimsby.

On 1st November, 1914, he enlisted in the Lincolnshire Yeomanry as a Trooper, being promoted in due course to the ranks of Lance-Corporal, Corporal, Lance-Sergeant, and Sergeant. On the 2nd of November, 1915, he was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in the North Midland (or 230th) Brigade of the Royal Artillery, and was made Lieutenant on the 1st July, 1917.

Lieutenant Gower served with his Brigade in France from the 9th of March, 1916, to the 13th of September, 1918. On the 1st of July, 1916 he was acting as Forward Observing Officer, with the Right Attacking Battalion, in Gommecourt, and in endeavouring to keep up communication with the Advancing Battalion headquarters, laid no less than five wires during a period of twelve hours, although exposed to an extremely heavy fire. Each wire almost as soon as laid out was cut by heavy shell fire, but continual efforts were made to repair them. For this courage and devotion to duty, he was awarded the Military Cross.

He was slightly wounded in the left forearm on the 28th February at Gommecourt, and, as a result of an accident on the 13th September, 1918, had his left arm crushed and his thigh injured. He was demobilised on the 10th of January, 1919.

17 & 18 The Green Brothers
The “Green” Brothers of “Craig Royd”, Humberston Avenue
William Green was the son of Thomas Green, a Master Tailor born in Grimsby on 8th August, 1882. At the time of the War the family lived at “Craig Royd”, Humberston Avenue, Humberston.

On 22nd February, 1917 he joined the Royal Air Force serving as an Air-Mechanic until he demobilisation on the 25th February, 1919.
Frank Green was born on 13th December 1889, another son of Thomas Green, a Master Tailor, who lived at “Craig Royd”, Humberston Avenue. Before joining up he was employed as an Assistant Grocer and Provision Dealer in Grimsby.

On 1st February, 1917, he joined the Royal Field as a Gunner, and was attached to the Tank-Corps with whom he served on the Western Front until demobilisation on 1st March, 1919.
Percy Green was born on 11th March, 1899, also a son of Thomas Green, the Master Tailor, from “Craig Royd”, Humberston Avenue.

On the 23rd February, 1917 he was accepted for Wireless Operative Service in the Navy, and was Chief Wireless Officer on the Transport “South Point” and on the Transport “David Lloyd George” the latter carrying Ambulance Material. Both these vessels were torpedoed whilst he was serving on them.

He survived the War and was demobilised on 8th February, 1919.
19 & 20 Harold Green, born 1st August 1894, and his brother Charles Everingham Green, (pictured above) born 21st October, 1896, were sons of Samuel Everingham Green, a Fish Merchant who lived at “Coniston”, Humberston Avenue.

Before the War, Harold was a Fish Dealer, but left this on 1st July, 1915 when he joined the Royal Naval Reserve Force as a Wireless Telegraph Operator, later becoming a Chief Petty Officer.

 Charles was a Fish Curer, until July, 1915 when he joined the Minesweeping branch of the Royal Navy, being Chief Wireless Officer.

 Harold was demobilised on 15th January, 1919, whereas, Charles was demobilised on 29th January, 1919. 
21. Gilbert Stanley Hunter was the son of Samuel P. Hunter, of “The Orchards”, Humberston Avenue, and Secretary to the Grimsby Steam Trawling Company, born in Grimsby on 13th May, 1896, and educated at Matthew Humberston Foundation School, Clee Road, Cleethorpes. On 1st April, 1911, he travelled to Canada to learn farming, living in Clare Holm, Alberta. 

He made 4 attempts to join the army, but was turned down each time on account of his physical unfitness. He therefore joined the Canadian North-West Mounted Police (commonly known as the Strathconna Horse), and in June, 1918, was accepted in the 260th Battalion of the Canadian Rifles, proceeding with them in the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force to Vladivostok.
22 & 23. The Hutchinson Brothers
The Hutchinson Brothers

Thomas Hutchinson was the schoolmaster at Humberston School, and he had two sons serving in World War 1, Leslie and James Hedley Hutchinson.
Leslie Hutchinson was born at the School House, Humberston on 27th September, 1894. On 28th August, 1914 he enlisted in the 10th Battalion of The Lincolnshire regiment, known as “The Chums”, and was trained at Brocklesby. In April, 1915, he was given a Commission as Second Lieutenant in the 14th Battalion of the Manchester Regiment receiving his Lieutenancy on 1st July, 1917.

He took part in the first Battle of the Somme, which began on 1st July, 1916, and after five days of terrible fighting, was seriously injured in the right shoulder at Mametz. This necessitated his return to England: on recovering he was sent to the 14th Training Reserve at Stafford, where he became Bombing Officer. On 7th April, 1917, he was attached to the 27th Battalion of the Manchester Regiment, serving with them on the La Bases, Nieuport, Ypres and St. Quentin Fronts. In the fourth battle of Ypres, at Passchendaele, October, 1917, the Company Commander becoming incapacitated by shell shock, Lieut. Hutchinson assumed command, and was the only officer of the Company who survived. At the end of the battle he was invalided into Rouen Hospital suffering from frost bite.

On rejoining his unit, he was made Area Commandant at Potijze, near Ypres, and held this position until February, 18th, 1918, when he moved with his unit to the Somme, remaining with them until the 20th March. He was then transferred to the Machine Gun Corps, and returned to England for training at Grantham.

On June 7th, he went to France for the third time, and was posted to the 3rd Machine Gun Battalion serving on the La Basse and Arras front until September, when he was again invalided home to England, suffering from Trench Fever.
In February, 1919, he volunteered, and was accepted for the Army of Occupation in Germany.

James Hedley Hutchinson was born in the School House on 3rd March, 1897.

When war broke out he was a clerk in the offices of the Great Grimsby Coal, Salt and Tanning Company.

On 14th December, 1915, he enlisted in the 19th (Reserve) Battalion of the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, as Rifleman, being trained at Andover and Banbury. On 1st April, 1916, he was posted as an Observer on the London Air defences at Hamnell, and in September following was made Lance-Corporal and sent to York for clerical work, remaining there until 13th September 1918.

After a course of instruction on the Sound Locator he was transferred for duty, with that instrument, to the Royal Engineers, in the Anti-Aircraft Defences at Dover; and was demobilised on the 14th march, 1919, having served for three years and three months in the Army.
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The Lowe Brothers
 John Lowe lived at “Wad House”, Humberston Fitties, and had 3 sons all of whom served in World War 1 and featured in this “Humberston War Souvenir”. 
George William Lowe was born at Tetney Lock Fitties, Lincolnshire on the 4th September, 1890. George was employed as a Farm Waggoner at Little Casterton, near Stamford, when he joined the 7th Battalion of the Lincolnshire Regiment, as a Private, on the 19th September, 1914.

He embarked for the front on July 14th, 1915; was in the engagement at Ypres, (where he was wounded in the head on the 4th August, 1915 and had trench feet in September, 1915), Armentieres, Mericourt (where his battalion went to relieve the Yorks and only found eight men surviving out of the whole battalion). At Frincourt, Private Lowe prides himself in having taken the first German prisoners. At Mametz Wood his battalion captured a few guns. At Delville Wood he was wounded in the right shoulder on the 29th August, 1916. At Le Transloy all his company, but about thirty, were lost after severe hand-to- hand fighting, and the capture of four enemy machine guns and several prisoners. He was also at Montauban, Carnoy, Combles, Cappy,  and Sailly. From April to October, 1917, he experienced some battle hardships at Halloy and other places in the neighbourhood of Arras. After this he was at Poperinghe, Bourlon Wood (where he was again wounded in the right hand). He was in the big retreat from the Marne, where the Germans were killing women and children. After that he was at Ascheaux, Mailly-Maillet, Beaumont, Hamel, Bapaume, Fismes, and was again wounded in the hand and arm outside Wallencourt.
Leonard Lowe was born at Riby, Lincolnshire, on the 5th October, 1892. When war broke out he was a farm Horseman, in the Parish of Great Kendall, Yorkshire. He enlisted as a Private in the 5th East Yorkshire Regiment, in July, 1915, embarking for Le Havre on 6th November in the same year.

He had experience at Ypres, “Hill 60”, Zillebeke, Dickiebusch, and Sanctuary Wood. He was not wounded, but had some narrow escapes, especially at Zillebeke, where the dug-out next to him was blown up and every man wounded, two being killed by concussion.

In 1917, he was appointed Transport Driver, and he tells us that one night while taking bombs to the line a piece of enemy shell tore his tunic in pieces, though it did not tear his skin.

Fred Stanley Lowe was born at Riby on the 15th February, 1898. He was employed as a labourer, an attendant at the Humberston Golf Links.

Early in the War he offered himself for service but was rejected on account of his eyes.

On the 9th of October, 1916, he was accepted as a private in the Durham Light Infantry, and was transferred to the Army Service Corps in 1917.

He was demobilised on January 22nd, 1919.

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IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE PARISHONERS OF HUMBERSTON WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WORLD-WAR FROM 1914 TO 1919 PRO PATRIA THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM MORE THAN CONQUERORS THROUGH HIM THAT LOVED US The symbol is the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet “A”, (alpha) and “O” (omega), symbolising the eternal nature of Christ. West facing side THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY THE PARISHONERS OF HUMBERSTON IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PARENTS AND FRIENDS OF THE DEPARTED. THE PARISH WAR RECORDS ARE PRESERVED IN A BOOK WHICH IS KEPT IN THE CHURCH Below it is a shield with the following words upon it: THESE LAID THE WORLD AWAY; POURED OUT THE RED SWEET WINE OF YOUTH; GAVE UP THE YEARS TO BE OF WORK AND JOY, AND THAT UNHOPED SERENE THAT MEN CALL AGE South Facing Side Below it is a shield with the following inscription: DESIRE THAT YE FAINT NOT AT MY TRIBULATIONS FOR YOU. The letter P superimposed on the letter X is the Christian symbol known as the Chi Rho, (Chi “P”, & Rho “X”) the most ancient of the Christian symbols forming the first two letters of the Greek word XPICTOC pronounced “Christus”.

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Robert Parker, July 1st 1915 / A Denzil Jennison, Sep 15th 1916 / Frederick Russell, Jan 25th 1918 / T. C. Cook / M. Croft / H.R. Edwards / H. Gossop / Viscount Wenover, May 19th 1915 / Eric A Milner Lane, March 8th 1918 / Eric Shaw, June 22nd 1816 / S. Joel / J. Showler / E.C. Townsend / J.D. Warwick / H. Rowntree / James Gworge Fisk, Feb 23rd 1918 / Francis N Duncomb, April 1st 1918

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