Friends of Gainsbrough Cemeteries and Chapel

General and North Warren Cemeteries

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  • Restoring WWI Headstones Project
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Sapper William Clarke Barlow 48261

Sapper William Clarke Barlow died, age 21, on the 29th October 1916.

He was a member of the Royal Engineers.

He is remembered on his family headstone and is buried in the Karasouli Military Cemetery in Greece.

He apprenticed as a fitter at Marshalls and enlisted on September 2nd 1914. A year later he went to France and two months after that he was transferred to Salonika.

On October 28th he was wounded when taking part in a raid on the enemy’s trenches, taking a wound to to the stomach from a rifle bullet. He died of his wounds on the 29th.

He had been a member of the St. John Ambulance Corps at Morton, the Choral Society and the Church Choir. He also was a teacher at the Gainsborough Poor Sunday School.

He also took part in ”Dick Whittington’ a pantomime by the well-known local pantomime producer, Dairy Girdlestone.

His parents lived at Elder Cottage, Morton.

How to get in touch

If you would like to get in touch with the Friends group, please email:

susan@friendsofthegeneralcemetery.com

Peter Bradshaw

We’re deeply saddened to say that our WWI historian, Peter Bradshaw, died in March 2020.

Peter co-founded the Friends and his dedication and determination to see WWI servicemen honoured with a restored or new headstone is an inspiration to us all.

Shortly before Peter passed away, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission installed the latest headstone in the General Cemetery for Uriah Collett.

 

About the Friends

The Friends of Gainsborough Cemeteries and Chapel was set-up to help restore the family headstones of servicemen and women who died during WWI and WWII.

Both cemeteries have graves recognised by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

We also work to preserve both the General Cemetery, its Chapel, and the North Warren (Non-Conformist) Cemetery. With the kind permission of Gainsborough Town Council.

The General Cemetery is situated on Cox’s Hill in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. And the North Warren Cemetery is on Ropery Road in Gainsborough.

 

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Email: susan@friendsofthegeneralcemetery.com

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