Memorials St Mary's Church

"TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS
PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNRTY
1935-1945
George Anson
Charles Atkinson
John Y Cunliffe Lister
Willie Furby
John S Heddon
Roy Lamb
Albert Lambert
Francis Y Mallaby
Ernest Metcalfe"
Unveiled 8 May 1949 by Major General R.T.O Cart, Commandant Catterick Camp
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ANSON, George Albert. 1017931. Sgt Pilot. 77th Sqdn RAFVR. Died 16 Feb 1942. Aged 29. Buried Selby Cemetery
ATKINSON Charles, 4540372 Private 2/4th Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Died 13 Sep 1943. Aged 24. Buried Salerno War Cemetery.
CUNLIFFE-LISTER John Yarburgh. 88329. Captain Staffordshire Yeomanry. Died 14 Apr 1943. Buried at Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia.
FURBY, Willie. 537429. Sergeant. 40 Sqdn RAFVR. Died 6th Jun 1940. Aged 23. Commemorated Runnymead Memorial.
HEDDON John Sampson. 277895. Lieutenant, Royal Tank Regiment. Died 23 May 1944. Aged 24. Buried Casino War Cemetery Italy.
LAMB Roy, 10574962. Private REME. Died 27 May 1944. Aged 22. Buried St Mary's Churchyard, Masham.
LAMBERT Albert.944386. Gunner 125 Anti Tank Regt, Royal Artillery.. Died 21 Aug 1943. Buried Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand.
MALLABY Francis Y. Unknown
METCALFE Errnest. PO/215951 Marine, HMS Tamar. Died 2 Oct 1942 Aged 50. Commemorated Portsmouth Naval Memorial

Stained glass window with RAF badge and Staffordshire Yeomanry badge
"TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN
MEMORY OF JOHN YARBURGH
CUNLIFFE-LISTER AND PHILLIP
INGRAM CUNLIFFE-LISTER"

The Honourable John Yarburgh Cunliffe-Lister. 88329. Captain. Staffordshire Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps. Died 14 April 1943. Buried at Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia.
Squadron Leader Honourable Phillip Ingram Cunliffe-Lister, D.S.O. served in and commanded Bomber Commands 1409 (Meteorlogical) Flight. On 18th July 1943 his Mosquito Mk1X LR502 ran out of fuel due to a navigational error and made a forced landing in Nazi occupied Holland. He and his navigator, P/O Kernon evaded capture, were arrested after 4 days and sent to Stalag Luft 3 at Sagan. He survived the war and died in 1956.

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• Text: Sharky Ward
• Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward