Native historian Richard Younger found via researching his e-book “The Historical past of Wrelton”, that there have been three males from the village who died throughout the battle however that there was no battle memorial to them within the village.
Richard, who lives in Wrelton, stated: “Their names do seem on the battle memorial on the wall of the Memorial Corridor in Pickering and in addition on a plaque in St.Andrew’s Church, Middleton together with others from Middleton and Aislaby however not Wrelton’s.
“We thought that we should always have a memorial in Wrelton itself and one of many Woodcarvers Group who meet weekly in our Village Corridor has carved a plaque that we plan to unveil within the Village Corridor on November 10, Remembrance Sunday.
“Six descendants of one of many males are attending however we have now not been capable of hint any descendants from the opposite two.”
Albert William Shaw was born in Hull in 1888 to John and Eliza and married Lydia Ringrose in Middleton in 1913. That they had a daughter referred to as Phyllis in 1915 and he or she turned an orphan in 1919 after the deaths of her mom in 1918 and her father in 1919. She was introduced up by her grandmother Annie Ringrose in Wrelton and married Frank Hudson in York in 1937. We do not know if Phyllis and Frank had any kids or grandchildren. Phyllis died in York in 1983. Albert died because of his wounds in February 1919 and has a Commonwealth battle grave in St.Andrew’s Churchyard, Middleton.2
Aubrey Adams was born in Lingcroft, close to Naburn, York in 1893 to Thomas and Elizabeth. He was certainly one of seven kids and he was not married on the time of his loss of life in April 1918. He’s buried in France. His siblings have been Edward (b. 1873) Albert (b.1879) George (b.1881) Eleanor (b.1895) Lucy (b.1896) and Thomas (b.1902). Eleanor married George Charlton in Middleton in 1922 they usually had a daughter referred to as Hilary who was born in 1923 and who married Reginald Redgate in Ryedale in 1943. That they had two kids Carol (b.1944) and George (b.1947) each born in Ryedale. On the time of his enlistment his mother and father have been residing in Aislaby they usually stayed within the space till their deaths in 1930 and 1935 and are buried in St.Andrew’s churchyard.
Michael Edward Allan was born in Wrelton in 1884 to Tom and Sarah Allan and married Alice Hill at St.Gregory’s Minster in 1911. That they had two daughters Mabel, born in 1911 and Doris, born in 1913. Michael additionally had a step daughter referred to as Beatrice born in 1907. Michael had 4 brothers and one sister.
Michael was killed on the Somme in September 1916 and is buried in France.
Michael’s household moved to the Middlesborough space previous to the First World Struggle and his daughters probably settled there.
Richard stated: “It’s descendants from Michael’s siblings that we have now managed to hint and three great-nephews and two great-nieces and one great-great niece are coming alongside on to the disclosing.
“I might additionally wish to hint any great-grandchildren of Michael Edward Allan, any kids or grandchildren of Phyllis Hudson (nee Shaw) the daughter of Albert William Shaw and any descendants of Carol and George Redgate, the grandchildren of Aubrey Adam’s sister Eleanor.”
Anybody who will help ought to e-mail Richard at helenyoungy52@hotmail.com or cellphone 01751 473841.