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Nundy, Harold W

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Name: Harold William Nundy

Rank: Private

Service No: 241315

Date of Death: 22/04/1917

Regiment/Service: Yorkshire Regiment 7th Bn

Panel Reference: Bay 5. Memorial: Arras Memorial

CWGC reference

 

Paul Allen writes:

Clara Stonehouse’s 19-year-old brother, 241315 Private Harold William Nundy, was killed in action on 22 April 1917 whilst serving with 9th Battalion, the Yorkshire Regiment.

The only son of Frederick and Elizabeth Nundy, Harry was amongst the 14 men from 9th battalion who were killed during the Arras Offensive between 9 – 25 April 1917. Much like brother-in-law, Herbert Stonehouse, Harry Nundy was initially been reported as missing in action, his parents receiving no news of their son’s fate until July 1917, when they were informed that he had been killed in action, probably on the date already quoted.

Like those of his brother-in-law, Harry’s remains have never been recovered from the field of battle to be given a decent burial, thus his name was later included amongst those commemorated on the Arras Memorial to the Missing (Bay 5). The young soldier’s name can also be found on Scarborough’s Oliver’s Mount Memorial, and on the ‘Rood Screen’ Memorial in the town’s St James’ Church, located in Seamer Road.

Paul Allen

 

Editor’s note: the CWGC reference states that Harold was part of 7th Battalion, the Yorkshire regiment, whilst Paul has him with 9th Battalion. To be clarified.

Lazenby, John W

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Name: John William Lazenby

Rank: Private

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Paul Allen writes:

John is one of two Scarborough casualties of the Great War commemorated on the Oliver’s Mount Memorial with the surname of Lazenby, the second being John’s cousin: Private George Lazenby [also incorrectly recorded as ‘Lazemby’].

Born in Scarborough during 1890 John was the eldest son of Sarah and George Lazenby and he had been a pre-war Regular Army soldier and veteran of the retreat from Mons. Badly wounded by shrapnel whilst serving in Belgium with ‘B’ Squadron of the 18th (Queen Mary’s Own) Hussars during 26 November 1914, John was evacuated to England and eventually returned to his mother’s home in Scarborough at 35 Harcourt Avenue, where he died almost exactly a year later from the effects of his wounds on 26 November 1915.

Aged 26 at the time of his death, Lazenby was afforded a full military honours funeral but, despite this, his remains were interred in Scarborough’s Manor Road Cemetery (Section O, Row 13, Grave 6) in a common, and unmarked grave. This, according to Scarborough Corporation does not allow him to qualify for a Commonwealth War Graves headstone to mark his final resting place, due to the grave belonging to all the people interred in the plot. It would appear that the final resting place of Private Lazenby will forever remain unmarked.

Apart from the Oliver’s Mount Memorial, John William Lazenby’s name is commemorated on the ‘Rood Screen’ Memorial in St James’ Church, located in Seamer Road.

Paul Allen

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