An appeal from Bishdotnet reader, Ken Haywood:
My intention was to carry out research into the lives of these men who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country; this with a view to producing a publication as a tribute to them. That is still my intention, but my timescales have considerably expanded. This has been principally due to other more recent personal commitments which I could not have foreseen when initiating the War Memorial project.
As an example of one of the stories of these local men, one airman from the Second World War died when his aircraft was shot down. He was sitting alongside his pilot, who was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross for this action. They both now lie side by side in the same Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery.
Bishopthorpe War Memorial from a Walter Scott postcard, c1928
Some considerable time ago, I made an appeal in Link for any information regarding the men whose names are inscribed on the Bishopthorpe War Memorial. There are fourteen men from the First World War and ten men from the Second World War.My intention was to carry out research into the lives of these men who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country; this with a view to producing a publication as a tribute to them. That is still my intention, but my timescales have considerably expanded. This has been principally due to other more recent personal commitments which I could not have foreseen when initiating the War Memorial project.
As an example of one of the stories of these local men, one airman from the Second World War died when his aircraft was shot down. He was sitting alongside his pilot, who was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross for this action. They both now lie side by side in the same Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery.
Continue reading The Men Commemorated on Bishopthorpe's War Memorial.
